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In 1997, he left the Federal bench to become the Director of the Irell & Manella ADR Center, where he engaged in a full-time practice as a neutral. He previously served for 12 years as a U. S. Magistrate Judge in the Northern District of Oklahoma. He was appointed to this position at age 31, after trying many substantial cases to verdict as a litigation partner with Kornfeld & Franklin. While on the Federal bench, he founded and administered a court-annexed mediation program and served as an ADR neutral, in addition to maintaining a full civil caseload. Judge Wagner has successfully conducted thousands of mediations and arbitrations. He is well respected for his extensive experience with multi-party settlements and has often been called upon to resolve particularly complex or difficult cases including intellectual property, construction defect, environmental and mass torts, as well as securities and consumer class actions. He has also earned a reputation for handling matters with a high emotional content (including employment, civil rights and partnership dissolution) plus all types of business, insurance and personal injury disputes. Our clients universally comment on how knowledgeable, skilled and prepared he is. He sees even the most difficult matters through to full resolution. Organizations with which John Leo Wagner is associated:
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John Leo Wagner is a full-time ADR neutral with over 25 years' experience in the field. He was recognized by the Los Angeles and San Francisco Daily Journals as one of California's top Neutrals in 2008, 2009, and again in 2010. He was recognized by the Hollywood Reporter, Esq. as one of 32 Power Mediators for entertainment disputes in 2007. He has been listed as a Southen California Super Lawyer in ADR in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. He has been selected to be included in the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of The Best Lawyers in America in the field of ADR. 
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