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Retired Los Angeles County judge joins Signature Resolution
February 22, 2024 - R etired Judge Amy M. Pellman joined the panel of neutrals at the Signature Resolution. Pellman retired from the Los Angeles County Superior Court o...
Announcement
Signature Resolution Welcomes Hon. Amy M. Pellman (Ret.) to Panel of Neutrals
February 21, 2024 - Media Contact: [email protected] (949) 995-1459 Signature Resolution Welcomes Hon. Amy M. Pellman (Ret.) to Panel of Neutral...
Thought Leadership
Successful mediations call for an artist’s touch
February 20, 2024 - Mediation is essentially an art, not a science. Along the lines of Jus-tice Potter Stewart’s de- finition of pornography, you will know a good me...
Announcement
Signature Resolution Welcomes Jim Leonard to Panel of Neutrals
February 12, 2024 - Media Contact: [email protected] (949) 995-1459 Signature Resolution Welcomes Jim Leonard to Panel of Neutrals ...
Neutral Spotlight
Signature Resolution Expands To East Coast With Ga. Litigator
February 12, 2024 - ...
Thought Leadership
Liquidated damages could nullify a settlement agreement
February 09, 2024 - A settlement agreement is typically the capstone of a successful mediation. Parties to a legal dispute have negotiated a mutually agreeable resolu...
Neutral Spotlight
Client Whisperer: Neutral Joseph Lovretovich draws on 40 years in employment law to connect with parties.
February 09, 2024 - Client Whisperer Neutral Joseph Lovretovich draws on 40 years in employment law to connect with parties. Mediator Joseph M. Lovretovich spent the l...
Thought Leadership
Unraveling the Gordian Knot of damages
February 09, 2024 - Shutterstock Greg Derin is a mediator and arbitrator at Signature Resolution. He can be reached at gderin@ signatureresolution.com. I n the Fourt...
Thought Leadership
Worker classification: New rules shouldn’t change settlement calculus
February 02, 2024 - Shutterstock O n Jan. 9, the U.S. Depart-ment of Labor announced a new rule, effective March 11, that could impact how California businesses class...
Thought Leadership
Can adult survivor claims disregard arbitration agreements under the EFAA?
February 01, 2024 - President Joe Biden signs H.R. 4445, the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act, into law in the East Room of the Whi...
Announcement
Judges Think Differently
February 01, 2024 - LOS ANGELES LAWYER FEBRUARY 2024 12 R IC H A R D EW IN G tion of an otherwise “nor- mal” brain into an “Abby Normal” one? Why do judges an...
Announcement
Arbitrator disclosure: designed to ensure fairness
January 30, 2024 - Shutterstock A bitration has frequently garnered disfavor among plaintiff’s counsel. Arbi- trators are inherently biased, they say, with conf...