IRVINE — Stephen Lepley believes the best way to become a better mediator is through teaching. While he was a civil trial and appellate practitioner for most of his career, he said he has never made more breakthroughs with the craft than when he’s in front of his students.
Lepley received a master of laws degree from the Straus Institute in Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School in 2015 and shortly afterward was ask... (continued)