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Oct. 4, 2012

Russell A. Bostrom, Judicate West

Mediation sessions typically begin with what Russell A. Bostrom calls the "offended/insulted" stage. But attorneys say that initial bluster doesn't get in Bostrom's way.

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By Don J. DeBenedictis

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - Mediation sessions typically begin with what Russell A. Bostrom calls the "offended/insulted" stage.

One side takes great offense at the outrageous settlement demand of the opposing side, while the opposing side claims profound insult at the paltry counteroffer.

"Inevitably, you have to go through it," said Bostrom, a former Orange County Superior Court judge who ... (continued)

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