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Someimes, I Wish I Could Breach Mediation Confidentiality

Last fall, the Los Angeles County Superior Court instituted a volunteer mediation panel. The program is designed to help the court better manage its immense caseload by having some of these cases resolved before trial. As part of the program, mediators agree to volunteer three hours of their time to [Read More]

By Phyllis Pollack|April 4th, 2025|confidentiality|

“Snitching”

Until now, California was the only state in the United States which did not adopt the “snitch” rule contained in Rule 8.3 of the American Bar Association’s Model Rules of Professional Conduct. On June 22, 2023, that changed: The California Supreme Court adopted a modified version of the ABA’s Rule [Read More]