Greg D. Derin became an ADR neutral by happenstance.
Because of his background in volunteering and pro bono litigation, Derin applied to the Los Angeles County Superior Court’s pro bono mediation panel in 2002.
But the court rejected his application because he lacked the proper training. So Derin took a mediation training course at Pepperdine University Straus Institute for Dispute Resol... (continued)