Coming in July, Ms. Callahan has another program for Advanced Mediation Training / Settlement Building Techniques at the U.S. District Court, Los Angeles, CA. Date and Time to be Announced. Please stay tuned. [...]
Ms. Callahan will be a panelist in the inaugural 4-day training program being presented by USC-JAMS on advanced arbitration skills. The program will be held from July 26 to 29, 2017 at the University [...]
Settle-and-Sue Case Development Biller v. Faber, 2nd District No. B244232, 2016 WL 1725185 ( Apr 27, 2016) – Settlement malpractice lawsuit properly dismissed because the attorney defendant is precluded from presenting a defense due [...]
Mediation Confidentiality Development Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, Inc. v. Noland, 2nd District No. B253986, 2016 WL 335961 (Jan 27, 2016) – Trial court did not err in excluding parol or extrinsic evidence of statements [...]
As a member of the American Arbitration Association University, Ms. Callahan will be co-teaching the annual essential mediation skills program from June 13 to June 16, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. This course is designed for those [...]
In May, Ms. Callahan will be presenting a course on "Dealing with Difficult Attorneys" at the American Arbitration Association, Los Angeles, CA. Date and Time to be announced. Please stay tuned. [...]
Statutory Exceptions to Mediation Confidentiality Moving Forward - Draft Legislation re Proposed Evidence Code § 1120.5 California has long favored private negotiation and settlement of civil disputes. The state legislature has expressly stated that [...]
Ms. Callahan has posted a new recent developments in Arbitration & Mediation Law for 2017. The program materials are reviews of recent cases, statutes and rules affecting the practice of mediation, arbitration and settlement negotiation [...]
Orange County Lawyer magazine published Ms. Callahan's article, "Arbitration Clauses: Hot Questions and Cool Answers" in February 2017 (Vol. 59 No. 2), p 42. This article is part one of two, which is slated to [...]
Ms. Callahan has had a rich career handling primarily business / financial / real property disputes in state and federal courts around the country. This experience has covered a broad spectrum of industries and subject [...]