I was interviewed on TV about Mediation (YouTube Link)

For over ten years, I have hosted “The Law and You” on San Jose Community Channel 15.    The show covers a wide variety of practical legal issues relating to everyday life.  Each week I present a different topic and a different guest who is an expert in his or her field.   My guest roster includes judges, district attorneys, public defenders, government officials, and attorneys in private practice. 

The topics we discuss include mediation and alternate dispute resolution (ADR), real estate,  immigration, estate planning, business law, criminal law, and many other areas of law.   You can find some of my recent shows at Community Channel 15's website, www.creatvsj.org

Recently I had the interesting experience of being a guest on my own show.  Dean Joe Moless of Lincoln Law School guest hosted and interviewed me about my area of expertise: mediation and ADR.    

Here’s the link to the first part of the show which I’ve uploaded on YouTube.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3e40e6HpqY    You will find links to Parts 2 and 3 there.  If you are interested in mediation and ADR, I encourage you to subscribe to my YouTube channel.  I plan to upload some more informative content on mediation and ADR soon!

The True Objective of War is Peace

A major part of my legal practice is mediation and other forms of Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR.) When people come to me with seemingly intractable conflicts, I tell them two things. First, there is almost always a solution which I can help the parties reach. Second, why didn't you come to me earlier?

Often, these are folks who have already expended thousands of dollars on court and attorneys fees, and spent a lot of time and effort in the unhappy pursuit of a court battle. As Sun Tzu wisely observed "though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been seen associated with long delays. There is no instance of a country having benefited from prolonged warfare."

Mediation and other ADR should always be explored early on as an option to settle a conflict, regardless of whether a lawsuit has been filed. As a mediator, arbitrator, and Judge Pro Tem, I have successfully resolved innumerable disputes. I can't think of a single client who has regretted his or her decision to use ADR to achieve an early resolution of his or her conflict.