MAX FACTOR III, Esq.
Appreciative comments from counsel & litigants:
"A Highly Effective and Valuable Agent of Reality."
"Max uses his skills as a successful deal-maker and experienced litigator to get results that make sense."
"One of the best mediators I have had the pleasure of dealing with in 33 years of practicing law."
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Mediations via ARC (Alternative Resolution Centers): please click here to link to www.ARC4ADR.com
Arbitrations via AAA (American Arbitration Association): please click here to link to www.adr.org
- Knowledgeable - efficient dealmaker in business, employment and real estate
- Experienced - full-time neutral with a thriving ADR practice since 2000
- Excels in situations laden with difficult clients and hard bargaining tactics
- Persevering - stays with counsel until resolution is reached or the case is over
- Successful - respected as a Top Neutral by counsel and peers
Hundreds of Successful Mediations
9 years in public service
22 years in private practice
12years as a full-time neutral
- Presenter, American Bar Association's Section of Dispute Resolution 13th Annual Conference, April 2011: "Hardball Tactics, When to Use & How to Defend when Negotiating (or Mediating) the Litigated Case" (with Michael Orfield and Christine Masters).
- Presenter, California Judges Association Retired Judges Conference, March 2011: "Mediation Confidentiality: Issues & Current Cases" (with Denise Madigan and Judge Laurie Zelon)
- 2006-2012: SuperLawyers recognition for ADR Practice
- Member, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee & Sub-Committee on Operations, 2008-12
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Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009-12
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2011-12: Best Lawyers Best Law Firm for ADR Practice
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Chair, 4th, 5th & 6th Annual Robert I. Weil Lecture, 2009, 2010, 2011
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President, Downtown Los Angeles Litigation Inn of Court, 2008
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Member, Chair's Council for the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences, CalTech 2011-12; Chair's Council for the Division of Biology, CalTech, 2008-10
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Distinguished Visitor Lecturer, September 2007: "On Understanding the Effects of Anger and Fear in Negotiating Outcomes"
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Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators
Panellist, "Emerging Ethical Issues: Are Mediations Really Confidential?" at IAM Conference, Coral Gables, Florida, May 2008
Moderator, "Fear, Anger & Risk in Mediation" at IAM Conference, Portland, Oregon, October 2007
Moderator, "Beyond Yes: An Exploration of the Mind & Decision-Making" at IAM Fall Conference, Dana Point, California, November 2005:
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President of the Southern California Mediation Association, 2005-06
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Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, 2006-present
Taught, as Faculty, "Mediating the Litigated Case" - highly regarded, intensive course for attorneys and graduate students from all over the country: 2010 Orange County and Malibu campuses
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Presenter, Spring 2005: American Bar Association Spring Conference
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Past Chairman (2006-07), California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice
Education
Harvard College, 1966: B.A. Economics magna cum laude
Yale Law School, 1969: J.D., Yale Law Journal 1967-69
US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) - Hon. Anthony J. Celebrezze
Law Clerk, 1969-1971
Max was featured in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, February 2008 & February 2009. To read the article, click here Super Lawyer Article Feb 2008.pdf
Below, flanking Max: Dean Erwin Chemerinksy of UC Irvine School of Law and Dean Robert Rasmussen of USC Law School. Both Deans spoke at the 4th Annual Weil Lecture on November 17, 2009, which Max moderated. The event raised a record amount of money for youth peer mediation programs in our public schools. Thank you, Deans, and thank you to all who supported and attended the event.
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