| Biography | Recipient, University of Michigan Rackham Prize. Chief Articles Editor, Loyola Law School, International & Comparative Law Journal. Author: Note, "An Empirical Study of Six and Twelve-member Jury Decision-making Processes," 6U. of Mich. J. L. Ref. 712, (1973) (Cited In) Colgrove v. Battin 413 U.S. 149, 159 (1973); Georgia v. Ballew 435 U.S. 223, 238, 242 (1978). The Social Psychology of Jury Deliberation, in R. J. Simon (Ed.), "The Jury System in America, A Critical Overview," Beverly Hills: Sage Publications (1975). Kessler, Karnes & Follert, "The Effect of Juror Sex on the Decision-making of Student and Actual Jurors in a Simulated Civil Case," Speech Communications Association Convention Paper, Houston (1975). Co-Author: Kulka & Kessler, "Is Justice Really Blind? - The Influence of Litigant Physical Attractiveness on Juridical Judgement," 8 Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 366 (1978). Kessler, "Use of Videotape for the Expert Witness," 28 Journal of the American Academy of Forensic Science (April, 1983). Co-Author: "Legalese v. Plain English: An Empirical Study of Persuasion and Credibility in Appellate Brief Writing," Loyola of Los Angeles Law Review, 1987, reprinted in Japanese in Vol. 63m Hoha Kenkyu (Journal of Law Politics and Sociology). Author: "The Lawyer's Intercultural Communication Problems with Clients from Diverse Cultures," Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business 64 (Spring, 1988). Author: "Are Lender Liability Actions Alive and Well?" Western Independent Bankers Newsline (October, 1989). Moderator: "Get a Life and Stay Successful - Balancing Work, Life, and Family," Women's Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (May, 2006); "Communication Strategies In Dispute Resolution: How To Have A Successful Mediation - And Make The Settlement Stick," Women's Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (April, 2007); "Beyond the Golden Rule: Successful Intercultural Mediations" Volume 34, Number 10, Advocate, Kessler (October, 2007); "Cross-Cultural Communication in Mediations," Southern California Mediation Association Annual Conference, Kessler (November, 2007). Mediator Draws on Her Multifaceted Careers", Los Angeles Daily Journal (April 18, 2008). Kessler, "Mediation Roadmap: The Mediation Brief - Plain English Trumps Legalese" Volume 35, Number 10, Advocate (October, 2008). Moderator, Southern California Mediation Association 20th Annual Mediation Conference "Solution Focused Mediation: Using Concepts from Quantum Mechanics and Neuroscience to Resolve Conflict (November, 2008). Kessler, "The Mediation Isn't Successful if the Settlement Doesn't Stick", Advocate Volume 36, Number 10 (October 2009). Speaker, Southern California Mediation Association 21st Annual Mediation Conference "Negotiating in the Female Voice: What We Can Learn From Our Women Colleagues (Not For Women ONLY)" (November, 2009). Kessler, "Key Elements of the Successful Mediation", Volume 37, Number 9, Advocate (September, 2010). Speaker, Southern California Mediation Association 22nd Annual Mediation Conference "Public Relations for Mediators" (November, 2010). Member: Organization of Women Executives; Los Angeles City Attorney's Office Transition Team and Advisor, 2001—. Member, St. Vincent's Hospital Foundation Board, 1990- 2007. Member, University of Michigan Graduate School Dean's Advisory Board, 1992—. Member, Kauai Film Commission Advisory Board, 2003—. Advisory Board Member, Turks & Caicos International Film Festival, 2006 and 2007. State Court Mediator, 2003—. ADR Services, Inc., Mediator 2006—. Daily Journal 2006 Top Women Litigators. Super Lawyers 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009. Corporate Counsel Super Lawyers 2010. American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator 2010—. |