Profile Articles
True Believer
Neutral favors power of mediation over all alternatives
By Gautham Thomas, Daily Journal Staff Writer, November 27, 2015
Mediator Relies on Tenacity, Follow - Through
Profile Article on Steven H. Kruis, Esq.
By Drew Combs, Los Angeles Daily Journal, November 25, 2005
Steve Kruis (The Gently Persistent Mediator)
Profile Article on Steven H. Kruis, Esq.
By Greg Halsey, Bender's California Labor & Employment Bulletin, Vol. 2008, No. 8, August 2008, pp.313-314
Heart of the Matter
Attorney Journal's October Snapshot: Steven H. Kruis, Esquire, Kruis Mediation.
By Jennifer Handley, Attorney Journal, October, 2012
Mediation Articles
Selecting the Right Mediator for Your Dispute
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq.
San Diego Attorney Journal, February 2013
Binding Mediation: An Oxymoron?
Giving the mediator the power to bind the parties converts the mediation to "low-quality arbitration," without the procedural and substantive safeguards that govern arbitration.
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq., Los Angeles Daily Journal, June 14, 2012
Enforcement of Mediated Settlement Agreements
Because mediation is a voluntary dispute resolution process, any settlement agreement results from the parties' direct participation. What steps can counsel take in drafting a settlement agreement in mediation to enhance the ability to enforce it thereafter?
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq., Los Angeles Daily Journal, July 20, 2012
Debunking Mediation Myths
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq.
The New Mediation Statutes: Confidentiality and the Enforcement of Settlement Agreements
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq.
Using Technology to Effectively Tell Your Story And Get Your Best Settlement During Mediations
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq. and Monty A. McIntyre, Esq.
Let's Not Kill All The Lawyers
Did William Shakespeare really mean to end the legal profession when he had Dick the Butcher utter that infamous line, "The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyer?" What is the relevance to mediation?
By Steven H. Kruis, Esq., North County Lawyer (San Diego), October, 2012