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Employment, family law, construction, land use, landlord/tenant, elder care and abuse
OAKLAND -- Retired justice Maria P. Rivera, who has worked as a neutral at ADR Services Inc. since May 2018, dismisses the idea that mediators have any special skills enabling them to settle disputes.
"There's nothing magical about a mediator," Rivera said, though she emphasizes the importance of possessing the social skills to talk to lawyers and clients who are often angry or hurt in contentious cases, such as employmen... (continued)