This program offers 1 participatory MCLE credit.

Mediation is more art than science. It’s a powerful opportunity to explore settlement possibilities. At mediation all of the decision makers and attorneys are present in the same place, at the same time, with no distractions. The sole focus of the mediation is the matter at hand. Some cases are ready to be settled with very little effort. For others the results hang in the balance.

Come hear a seasoned mediator describe how the actions and choices of counsel (and the mediator) both before and during the mediation often make all the difference on whether or not a case settles.

Speaker: Bob Jacobs

Moderator: Gary Sanders

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After litigating for more than 30 years, Robert B. Jacobs now mediates challenging real estate, business, construction, personal injury, trust and probate cases. In 2020 he served as Chair of the Contra Costa County Bar Association ADR section and Co-Chair of the Alameda County Bar Association ADR section. Since 2017 he has served as one of the update authors for the CEB treatise Real Property Remedies and Damages and is a co-author of CEB Practitioner (Real Estate Litigation). He is a designated Superlawyer and holds an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell. He received his mediator training from Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. Reach him at Bob@attorney-mediator.law

Gary Sanders is a mediator/arbitrator  based in the San Francisco Bay area. He specializes in commercial contract, insurance coverage and real estate disputes.