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Joan B. KesslerShareholder
Kessler & Kessler,
A Law Corporation
1800 Avenue of the Stars
Suite 400
Los Angeles, California
90067
(Los Angeles Co.)
Telephone: 310-552-9800
Fax: 310-552-0442
http://www.kesslerandkessler.com
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| Practice Areas | Mediation | | | Education | Loyola Law School, J.D., 1986, University of Michigan (B.A., 1967; Ph.D., 1973); University of California at Los Angeles, M.A., 1969 | | | Admitted | 1987, California and U.S. District, Central District of California; 1999, U.S. Tax Court | |
| Memberships | State Bar of California; American and Beverly Hills Bar Associations; Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles. | | | Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, July 18, 1945 | | | Biography | Recipient, University of Michigan Rackham Prize. Fellowship, 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). 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. SuperLawyers 2006, 2007, 2008. | | | Reported Cases | Harper v. Commissioner, 79 T.C.M. 2232 (2000). | | | ISLN | 905909897 | |
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