Lisa Hart Cole said she loved her nearly 25 years on the Los Angeles County Superior Court, but there is one aspect of her role now as a private neutral that she really appreciates.
“When you’re on the bench, there’s such a formality associated with being a judge. You’re elevated, you’re wearing the black robe, and the proceedings really require and deserve a sense of formality,” she explained. “But private mediation is really i... (continued)