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Howard Herman gets parties out of battle mode in cases with complex power dynamics

After 37 years, including 23 years overseeing the mediation program at the federal district court in San Francisco, Howard Herman has become adept at working with complex cases of all types, especially challenging civil rights, discrimination and disability access cases.

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Howard Herman

Howard Herman has worked as a mediator and as a developer of ADR programs since 1985. He has mediated several thousand disputes covering a wide range of case types. He specializes in matters involving high emotion and complex power dynamics. Mr. Herman’s clients extol his intelligence, fairness, integrity, patience and… MORE

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