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Nov. 26, 2021

Conversation Starter

Barry Ross tells lawyers his role is to facilitate dialog and negotiation, not to direct outcomes.

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Ross Mediation Services
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Mediator Barry Ross likes to think of a lawsuit as merely an invitation to a conversation.

"And that conversation is usually negotiation often formalized by mediation," said Ross, who spent nearly 20 years as a real estate, real property, trust and estate litigator. "I always saw my role as a lawyer as working to resolve disputes."

Ross represented plaintiffs and defendants before deciding to focus fu... (continued)

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