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Mar. 17, 2011

Melinda A. Johnson

Melinda A. Johnson of JAMS Inc. takes the time to understand the emotions involved in the cases she mediates.

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By Ciaran McEvoy

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Melinda A. Johnson of JAMS spends her professional life dealing with two subjects most people tend to avoid discussing openly - death and money.

This kind of topic avoidance tends to work in the short term, especially with families, she said, but it can lead to problems down the road.

In one mediation, Johnson recalled how two middle-aged brothers were opposing their youngest brother in a ... (continued)

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