Orange County Bar Association Features Lance LaBelle at June Insurance Law Section Meeting on "
Lance will speak at the OCBA Insurance Law Section Meeting June 28 along with Brian Bark of Wilbert Bark LLP on Cumis Counsel Issues. Lance is a longtime OCBA member and former two-time ADR Section Chair. Learn more or register now...

Building a Bridge Over Troubled Water
In many ways, the process of mediation incorporates several of the same elements as a musical composition. Think about these key aspects of a musical composition as important elements of any mediation. I. Introduction and Arrangement: Interview your mediator before you make a selection. The mediator should have credibility with both sides. Often, institutional clients, such as insurance carriers, have their "preferred mediator lists". That may be workable if you want to s

