Mediation need not drain you and your client of money, time, effort and energy. Join Judge Glen M. Reiser (Ret.), Judge Ana Maria Luna, Judge Roger L. Lund and Court Attorney Kelly Murphy Berlingeri for a lively discussion about when and how to mediate your case. You will walk away with practice tips aimed at leveraging the authority of the trial court with the creativity of the neutral together with avoiding litigation of the mediated settlement agreement.
B2 – Tee-ing Up For Mediation: Pre and Post Mediation Considerations
Speakers
Kelly Murphy Berlingeri
Superior Court of California, Ventura County
Hon. Judge Glen Reiser (Ret.)
JAMS
Hon. Glen M. Reiser (Ret.) has vast experience adjudicating and resolving thousands of complex trust and probate, commercial and real property disputes as a respected trial judge and mediator. Judge Reiser spent more than 20 years as a California trial judge, serving as supervising probate judge. For the 20 years prior to the bench, Judge Reiser litigated hundreds of civil cases, including numerous probate and trust matters, to successful conclusion in trial and appellate courts throughout California. Judge Reiser is known for using his thoroughness, intellect, attention to detail and breadth of knowledge to develop creative solutions in mediation.
Hon. Judge Ana Maria Luna
Superior Court of California Los Angeles
Judge Ana Maria Luna has served as a bench officer in the Los Angeles County since 1992. She holds undergraduate degrees in Biological Sciences and Spanish from the University of California, Irvine. She received her juris doctorate degree from the University of Southern California Gould Law School in 1984. Before joining the bench in 1992, Judge Luna practiced as a family law attorney and as a deputy public defender in Los Angeles County. Judge Luna has extensive experience in handling family law matters involving issues of child custody, support and property division. Since 2020, Judge Luna has handled a probate calendar where she manages estate, trust, guardianship and conservatorship cases including long cause trials. She has lectured to bar associations and professional organizations including best practices as to case management and evidentiary hearings.
Hon. Judge Roger Lund
Superior Court of California Ventura County
http://www.ventura.courts.ca.gov/
Judge Lund currently serves as the Presiding Probate Judge handling all probate, trust, conservatorship and guardianship of the person and estate cases in Ventura. He was appointed Superior Court Judge by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in December 2009. Judge Lund was named 2022 Judge of the Year by the Ventura County Trial Lawyers Association. Prior to joining the bench, Judge Lund was in private practice for 13 years, handling wills, trusts, probates, conservatorships and guardianships, and also served as a Probate Referee Assistant to Gregory R. Gose, California Probate Referee, assisting in the valuation of all kinds of probate estate assets.