Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Civil Litigation
Nov. 3, 2017
The music of mediation
There is a correlation between popular song titles and what happens at mediations. Consider these examples.





Michael D. Marcus
Mediator
ADR Services, Inc.
Judge Marcus (Ret.) has a well-deserved reputation throughout California as a skilled, personable and forceful mediator and a fair and impartial arbitrator, having been honored by the Daily Journal as a "Top Neutral" for six years and as a "Southern California Super Lawyer" for 2008-2020. He has mediated over 3,000 matters and arbitrated more than 100 cases.
"Welcome to my world" - Dean Martin 1958
Mediators ask the parties and their counsel to come to mediation and to trust the process.
"I'm a believer" - The Monkees 1966
Music to a mediator's ears.
"Take this job and shove it" - Johnny Paycheck 1977
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