ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers)
The first time Sidney Kanazawa tried being a mediator, it didn't go well. It was a few decades ago when the Los Angeles County Superior Court was so overloaded with aging lawsuits that it brought in volunteer mediators into a crash program to settle as many as possible.
"I was totally unsuccessful. I think I settled one case," he recalled. "I told my wife 'I'm not very good at it.'"
Years later, he re... (continued)