Max Factor III
As a mediator, my goal is to assist the parties to a principled and reasonable resolution. We discuss the real long-term interests, the management of risk, and the potential rewards which each of the parties can achieve. In appropriate situations, compassion, candor and encouraging mutual respect and understanding are necessary ingredients of a successful resolution.
My basic strategy as a mediator is to respect counsel and clients by using disciplined approaches to conflict resolution; I exercise common sense and practical knowledge developed from years of litigating and resolving business, real estate and partnership disputes; and I am delighted and determined to explore and assist in creating options to facilitate resolution. Without undermining the parties' right to self-determination or the clients' relationship to their attorneys, I will be evaluative in analyzing the realistic costs, the probable risks, and the potential rewards of "a litigated result".
Upon request of counsel, I am prepared, once properly informed, to be forceful and evaluative, rather than simply facilitative of the settlement process. I have been fortunate to have a remarkably high success rate by working diligently and collaboratively to foster "win-win" solutions tailored to the business, community and/or personal needs of the clients.
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Zoom
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Fees for Mediation & Neutral Evaluation: Hourly rate: $650 Full-day Mediation: total of $6,250 (8 hours + up to 2 hrs prep & follow through) Half-day Mediation: total of $3,750 (4 hours + up to 2 hrs prep & follow through) Lower cost mediations available, upon request, when appropriate. (Member of the ARC Low Cost Panel)
- California
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- Harvard Univ
- Undergraduate Degree
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- Yale Law School
- Law Degree
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- Volunteer of the Year (one of 81)
- Los Angeles County
- Nominated by the Los Angeles Superior Court ADR office for volunteer work done over many years to promote mediation and arbitration.
- California State Bar Committee on the Administration of Justice
- Chairman (2006-7)
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- USC Board of Councilors
- Member
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- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
- Adjunct Professor
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- International Academy of Mediators
- Distinguished Fellow
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- Southern California Mediation Association
- Past President, 2005-6
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- California State Bar # 46367
- Member
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- Please see www.FactorADR.com for details
- Please see www.FactorADR.com for details
