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Oct. 19, 2011

Robert J. Kaplan

Neutral, Judicate West San Diego

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Daily Journal: How did you prepare and train to become a neutral?

Kaplan: I think that most "Top Neutrals" would tell you that they are wired to be able to wear the many hats that mediators have to wear during the course of a challenging mediation; and to seamlessly be able to change hats in a millisecond, countless times during that mediation. Those hats include lawyer, psychologist, trial judge, appellate judge, priest or rabbi, Monty Hall and used car sal... (continued)

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