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Aug. 10, 2018

Straight Talk

San Diego Mediator Joel Pressman prefers to speak directly with parties.

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Judicate West
Personal injury, catastrophic injury, real estate, home owners associations, commercial

SAN DIEGO — During a wrongful termination case he was mediating, Joel M. Pressman posed questions to the plaintiff early in the session.

Scot D. Wilson, one of the plaintiff’s lawyers, said Pressman interviewed his client much in the way an attorney would conduct a direct examination.

It was clear the neutral was trying to get a sense of how likable and credible the client was, Wilson s... (continued)

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