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Jun. 21, 2024

A Gentle Approach

Attorneys say neutral Janet Fields brings kindness and understanding to her mediations.

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A Gentle Approach
Judicate West
Sexual abuse, wrongful death, catastrophic injury, employment, professional liability
Justin L. Stewart / Special to the Daily Journal

Longtime mediator Janet R. Fields is a firm believer in flexibility.

"I'm in the improvisation business," Fields said. "Every case is unique, and you have to go with what's happening at the moment."

A 1984 Empire College of Law graduate, Fields started her career as a trial attorney, representing plaintiffs in personal injury, commercial litigation and real estate cases. Then in the early 1990s, she ... (continued)

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