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. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Ms. Callahan has posted a new March 2017 CV that includes updates of her 2017 scheduled speaking engagements and publications. March 2017 CV
Essential Mediation Skills Program June 13-16, 2017 / Los Angeles, California As a member of the American Arbitration Association University, Ms. Callahan will be co-teaching the annual essential mediation skills program in June 2017 [...]
Facilitating dialogue about settlement is one of the many important services mediators perform, especially since prior to sitting down at mediation, the disputing parties typically were not talking – at least [...]