MAX FACTOR III, Esq.
Appreciative comments from counsel & litigants:
"A Highly Effective and Valuable Agent of Reality."
"Max uses his skills as a successful deal-maker and experienced litigator to get results that make sense."
"One of the best mediators I have had the pleasure of dealing with in 33 years of practicing law."
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- Knowledgeable - efficient dealmaker in business, employment and real estate
- Experienced - full-time neutral with a thriving ADR practice since 2000
- Excels in situations laden with difficult clients and hard bargaining tactics
- Persevering - stays with counsel until resolution is reached or the case is over
- Successful - respected as a Top Neutral by counsel and peers
Hundreds of Successful Mediations
9 years in public service
22 years in private practice
10 years as a full-time neutral
- Member, Los Angeles Superior Court ADR Committee & Sub-Committee on Operations, 2008-10
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Member, Executive Committee, Litigation Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2009-10
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Chair, 4th Annual Robert I. Weil Lecture, 2009 and 2010
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President, Downtown Los Angeles Litigation Inn of Court, 2008
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Member, Chair's Council for the Division of Biology, CalTech, 2008-10
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Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Distinguished Visitor Lecturer, September 2007: "On Understanding the Effects of Anger and Fear in Negotiating Outcomes"
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Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators
Panellist, "Emerging Ethical Issues: Are Mediations Really Confidential?" at IAM Conference, Coral Gables, Florida, May 2008
Moderator, "Fear, Anger & Risk in Mediation" at IAM Conference, Portland, Oregon, October 2007
Moderator, "Beyond Yes: An Exploration of the Mind & Decision-Making" at IAM Fall Conference, Dana Point, California, November 2005:
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President of the Southern California Mediation Association, 2005-06
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Adjunct Professor, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University, 2006-10
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Presenter, Spring 2005 Conference: American Bar Association, Section of Dispute Resolution
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Past Chairman (2006-07), California State Bar Committee on Administration of Justice
Education
Harvard College, 1966: B.A. Economics magna cum laude
Yale Law School, 1969: J.D., Yale Law Journal 1967-69
US Court of Appeals (6th Circuit) - Hon. Anthony J. Celebrezze
Law Clerk, 1969-1971
Max was featured in Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine, February 2008 & February 2009. To read the article, click here Super Lawyer Article Feb 2008.pdf
Below, flanking Max: Dean Erwin Chemerinksy of UC Irvine School of Law and Dean Robert Rasmussen of USC Law School. Both Deans spoke at the 4th Annual Weil Lecture on November 17, 2009, which Max moderated. The event raised a record amount of money for youth peer mediation programs in our public schools. Thank you, Deans, and thank you to all who supported and attended the event.
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