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Alternative Dispute Resolution,
Law Practice

May 7, 2021

Should we ‘flip the system’ from litigation to mediation first?

Full disclosure: I’ve learned and practiced in the litigation and trial system for over 25 years. Yet, it appears more and more that traditional dispute resolution — litigation through jury or court trials — is failing to meet today’s needs.

Leonid M. Zilberman

Partner
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP

550 West C Street Suite#1050
San Diego , CA 92101

Phone: (619) 236-9600

Fax: (619) 236-9669

Email: lzilberman@wilsonturnerkosmo.com

Lonny practices employment law, diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as mediation and alternative dispute resolution and provides anti-harassment and other employment-related training to California Employers.

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Full disclosure: I've learned and practiced in the litigation and trial system for over 25 years. Yet, it appears more and more that traditional dispute resolution -- litigation through jury or court trials -- is failing to meet today's needs. One of the little secrets that the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed is the fact that jury trials -- often touted as the purest form of obtaining justice -- are, at best, not the answer to the ever-skyrocketing lawsuits, most recent...

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