Articles Published by Deborah Rothman

Who Took the “Me” Out of Mediation?
Los Angeles Daily Journal : October, 2010

Gender Diversity in Arbitration Selection
Dispute Resolution Magazine : April, 2012

An Inside View of Class Action Settlements
Los Angeles Daily Journal : October, 2006

eDiscovery: From the Arbitrators’ Perspective
California Litigation Vol. 22 No 1 : 2009

Take Steps to Ensure that Mediated Settlements Can be Enforced- Simmons v. Ghaderi
Los Angeles Daily Journal : October, 2006

Murphy Won’t Ease Settling Employment Claims Involving Emotional Distress: Murphy v. IRS
Los Angeles Daily Journal : September, 2006

Employment Mediation 101 for the Consumer Attorney: An Exploration of Differences Between Employment and Personal Injury Mediation
Advocate : October, 2004

Successful Mediation – CPR Alternatives
CPR Alternatives (co-author) : August, 2004

Psychological Dynamics in Mediation Influence Result
Los Angeles Daily Journal(co-author) : February 19, 2004

ADR Advocacy: Goals Vary On Arbitrator Selection
CPR Alternatives (co-author) : February 19, 2004

Lawyers Speak Out on Justifying Court Mediation to their Clients
Los Angeles Daily Journal (co-author) : September, 2003

Having ‘The Touch’
Los Angeles Daily Journal (Profile of Deborah Rothman) : June, 2002

Resolving Securities Industry Employment Disputes
PLI Handbook on Securities Arbitration : 2001

September 11 Tragedy Brings out the Best in Litigators & Litigants
Mediate.com : 2001

Mediation of Class and Multi-Party Wage & Hour/Overtime Claims
California State Bar Labor and Employment Law Quarterly : Fall,2001

Peace Message: Film & TV Shows
Los Angeles Daily Journal : August, 2001

Not Quite Status Quo
Los Angeles Daily Journal : February, 2001

Betting the Odds: Punitives in Arbitration
Los Angeles Daily Journal : November, 2000

Brain Builders: Mediation Impasse, part 1
Los Angeles Daily Journal : July, 2000

Flight Plan: Mediation Impasse, part 2
Los Angeles Daily Journal : March, 2000

Carrying a Tune: Entertainment Mediation
Los Angeles Daily Journal : December, 1999

Dicta Straight Dope: Anatomy of a mediation: at-will; drug test
Los Angeles Daily Journal : September, 1999

Human Factors: anticipating arb’r: Preparation for arbitration hearing
Los Angeles Daily Journal : August, 1999

Dicta Doing the Math: Getting Away With Murder
Los Angeles Daily Journal : June,1999

Coming of Age: Mediator Training, Value of Experience
Los Angeles Daily Journal : May, 1999

Standstill: How to Lose A Mediation
Los Angeles Daily Journal : May, 1999

Ounce of Prevention (Corp. Power): Preventing Runaway Claims
Los Angeles Daily Journal : February, 1999

Sixth Sense
Los Angeles Daily Journal : August, 1998

What Agreement? When Courts Abrogate Parties’ Arbitration Agmt’s
Los Angeles Daily Journal : July, 1998

Hush Hush: Changes to California Evid. Code
Los Angeles Daily Journal : March, 1998

Why Mediate Probate Disputes?
Probate Solutions : March 15, 1998

Avoiding Employment Litigation
Corporate Counselor (Newsletter of Corporate Law section of LACBA) : Spring,1997

Natural Selection: Why It’s Good to Use the Mediator the Other Side Recommends
Los Angeles Daily Journal : April, 1996

In The Alternative
Los Angeles Daily Journal : May, 1995

Flight Instruction: Mediation Under a County’s Pilot Program
Los Angeles Daily Journal : April 26, 1995

Alternative Dispute Resolution:
Mediating Business Disputes Often Provides Better Results than Arbitration
The Insider, Santa Monica Bar Association : February, 1995

Pre‑Suit Mediation is Helpful in Settling Personal Injury Cases
Los Angeles Daily Journal : December 2, 1994

Top 10 Reasons to Mediate Your Business Dispute
Employment & Business Opportunities : October, 1994

How to Convince the Other Side (And Your Own Attorney)
That Your Business Dispute Should be Mediated
Employment & Business Opportunities : June,1994

Buying or Selling a Business … Avoiding Unnecessary Litigation (two parts)
Employment & Business Opportunities : March & April, 1994