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Six Strategies For A More Effective Mediation
Tim Reuben’s article on effective mediation strategies was published in the September 2025 issue of Santa Barbara Lawyer.
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6 Strategies for a Highly Effective Mediation
It’s often easy to get into a dispute with someone, but not so easy to get out of one. That’s where mediation comes in. It ...
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A Bad Opinion For Lawyers
Timothy D. Reuben’s article A Bad Opinion For Lawyers is published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on April 15, 2024.
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Discarding the Reasonableness Standard in DVROs Muddies the Process
Discarding the Reasonableness Standard in DVROs Muddies the Process
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The U.S. Supreme Court Should Order Rehearing of Abortion Case
Timothy D. Reuben pens a thoughtful piece entitled The U.S. Supreme Court Should Order Rehearing of Abortion Case, published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal ...
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Judicial Elections Are Actually A Good Idea
Timothy D. Reuben’s Letter to the Editor entitled Judicial Elections Are Actually A Good Idea is published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on May ...
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A Disappointing Opinion
Timothy D. Reuben’s article A Disappointing Opinion is published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on October 6, 2021.    
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COVID Vaccine Mandates and the Right to Swing Your Arms
Timothy D. Reuben’s article COVID Vaccine Mandates and the Right to Swing Your Arms is published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on September 14, ...
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Ruling Clarifies Precedent On Expert Reliance On Hearsay
Timothy D. Reuben and Stephanie I. Blum’s article Ruling Clarifies Precedent On Expert Reliance On Hearsay is published in the Los Angeles Daily Journal on ...
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Private Judge in Jolie/Pitt Case: No More Flawed Than Usual
Private Judge in Jolie/Pitt Case: No More Flawed Than Usual
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Why Won’t The Court Free Britney?
Why Won’t The Court Free Britney?
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A Plaintiff Cannot be Compelled to Arbitrate the Threshold Question of Employee Status in a PAGA Claim
In Damaris Rosales v. Uber Technologies, Inc. (May 4, 2021) 2021 DJDAR 4243, the Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, clarified that a plaintiff asserting ...
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