by Mark Sarni | Apr 22, 2024 | Articles
I was honored several months back by the Los Angeles Superior Court for volunteering as a Temporary Judge and handling over forty court calendars in 2022. I still volunteer and am privileged to do so.
by Mark Sarni | Feb 11, 2024 | Articles
This is the third episode in my YouTube channel series called “Mediation Minutes.” From time to time, I will post on this channel various discussions related to mediation and mediators. This third video addresses independent sessions or caucuses as part of the...
by Mark Sarni | Feb 11, 2024 | Articles
This is the second episode in my YouTube channel series called “Mediation Minutes.” From time to time I will post on this channel various discussions related to mediation and mediators. This second video addresses the opening statement of mediation and how the...
by Mark Sarni | Dec 21, 2023 | Articles
I am starting a new YouTube channel called “Mediation Minutes.” From time to time I will post on this channel various discussions related to mediation and mediators. I hope you like this first video as I give an introductory talk about what mediation is and how the...
by Mark Sarni | Jul 31, 2023 | Articles
It has been an honor serving the Los Angeles Superior Court as a temporary judge and I very much appreciated the recognition ceremony on July 27, 2023 in which I, along with several other lawyers, were recognized for serving over 40 times last year as a temporary...
by Mark Sarni | Jan 9, 2023 | Articles
Most disputes arise because of a lack of preparation about eventualities. Careful contract drafting contemplates the consequences due to one or both parties failure to perform or, if some third-party event or circumstance arises which affects performance. In sum, the...
by Mark Sarni | Apr 7, 2020 | Articles
It has been a while since I posted a blog so, and as with most of us, I currently have the time to do so given the virus “crisis” that is affecting the world and the “stay home” orders that have been issued. I have learned something valuable...
by Mark Sarni | Sep 26, 2018 | Articles
Recently, I participated in a mediation – as an attorney for a Plaintiff – in a breach of contract dispute where the contract itself, unfortunately, did not have an attorney’s fees provision. My client was absolutely set on recovering the balance owed him...
by Mark Sarni | May 25, 2018 | Articles
There are principally three types or “styles” of mediation and it is important when retaining a mediator to know which style of mediation he or she practices because one style may be better suited to a given fact pattern then another style. The three styles of...
by Mark Sarni | Apr 5, 2018 | Articles
The phrase “win-win” is now a part of American parlance. Most people have a good idea of what the phrase means in that it has to do with both parties in a negotiation or exchange of some kind leaving that completed exchange better off. In that regard, it...
