California Supreme Court Grants Review to Consider Mediation Confidentiality

On February 3, the California Supreme Court granted review in Cassel v. Superior Court (Wasserman, Comden, Casselman & Pearson). According to the Court's case summary, Cassel raises the following issues:

(1) Are the private conversations of an attorney and client for the purpose of mediation entitled to confidentiality under Evidence Code sections 1115 through 1128?

(2) Is an attorney a "participant" in a mediation such that communications between the attorney and his or her client for purposes of mediation must remain confidential under Evidence Code section 1119, subdivision (c) and 1122, subdivision (a)(2)?

The Court's docket is available here.

Steven G. Pearl Mediation

You know me as a strong advocate for my clients and an authority on wage and hour law. I recently co-authored California Wage and Hour Law and Litigation, published by Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB). Available here. I also author the The California Wage and Hour Law Blog, a respected resource for insightful and timely reporting on developments in wage and hour law.

You may not know that I also am a successful mediator. I love to help people resolve difficult cases and I bring all of my energy, commitment, and tenacity into my role as mediator. I am fascinated by the theory and practice of mediation and negotiation and now author The Mediation and Negotiation Blog. My broad experience in more than 17 years of litigation allows me to mediate any type of civil case, but my focus is on wage and hour, where my depth of substantive knowledge and credibility on both sides of the bar put me in a unique position to help people resolve cases.

I look forward to hearing from you and working with you in the near future.

Steve