The Case Is Morris S. Getzels v. State Bar. We are pleased to be able to give readers a direct link to our July 2, 2025 Daily Journal article about the Getzels case. The article is entitled “The curious exclusion of inactive attorneys from mediation.” And here is a link: https://calmediation.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Getzels-DJ-7-2-25.pdf
Inactive Licensed Attorneys Cannot Serve As Mediators Or Arbitrators And That Does Not Violate Equal Protection. Morris S. Getzels v. The State Bar of California, No. B338089 (2/4 pub. 6/27/25) (P. J. Zukin, Justice Mori, and Judge Daum (sitting by assignment), held that inactive licensees of the California State Bar cannot serve […]
The Setting: Dispute Is More Than Ten Years Old, This Is Second Appeal, And There's Still Plenty Of Fight Left In the Old Boys . . . Early on the Court's opinion oozes frustration: "As much as we are loathe to drag on this protracted litigation any longer, we conclude we must reverse and remand […]
Mediator Gallup Walloped For Failure To Exhaust Administrative Remedies. Family services mediator Emily Gallup complained to her supervisor and other court management about “insufficient time for mediation appointments, inadequate review of records and gathering of facts, failure to consider criminal histories, failure to advocate for the best interests of the children, failure to offer […]
New Breed of Mediator Helps to Resolve Bones of Contention Pet mediation is the subject of Veronica Dagher’s April 30, 2012 article in the venerable Wall Street Journal, entitled “A Dog’s Bark Is Better Than Litigation’s Bite.” During my years as a litigator, I’ve actually encountered several acrimonious lawsuits involving dogs – one […]
Party Timely Sought to Withdraw from Mediation Prior to Appointment of Mediator The “take away” of this case comes in its opening paragraph: “Petitioners (defendants below and their attorney) seek a writ to vacate an order sanctioning them for failing to personally attend a mediation session and requiring them to participate in further […]