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Alan Alan Saler was able to settle a contentious religious discrimination case, when neither I nor my client thought there was any chance of resolving it. I was impressed with Mr. Saler's approach and my client and I were very happy with the result. Since the mediation, I have been spreading the word about him throughout my firm’s offices.

Alan Saler is an outstanding mediator. He is tenacious, thoughtful and sensitive to the issues.

Mr. Saler did an excellent job. He was courteous, respectful of one another's positions and sought to isolate the key issues that would determine whether the case would or would not settle. He also approached the task with determination and a positive commitment from the outset that the parties would come to a reasonable resolution for all concerned.

I enjoyed mediating a very complex medical negligence case with Alan Saler. The case involved pathology misread and prognostic survivability for Melanoma. Mr. Saler was able, with considerable effort and tenacity, to prevent the mediation from disintegrating and was able to settle the case. He was conversant with the briefs and exhibits and had an excellent command of the facts. I would highly recommend his services and plan to use him in the future.

 

Mr. Saler was very well prepared, impartial and highly effective. He identified the critical issues and covered them fully, realistically and in a friendly and professional manner - all of which helped settle the case. Without a doubt, highly recommended.

 

I have sent an e-mail to the attorneys in our Orange County office with information about your services and my personal observations of how you handled our mediation. I was most impressed with your thorough preparation. It was immediately clear that you had spent a significant amount of time carefully considering the materials we provided to you beforehand so that you had mastered the issues as well as the strengths and weaknesses of each side before we arrived. I rarely see this kind of preparation by mediators. Your preparation and direct approach allowed us to focus on those things necessary to resolve this case. I look forward to working with you again.

 

Alan Saler mediated a very high dollar value, harassment, discrimination, wage and hour employment case. There were numerous parties and counsel, partly because of complex insurance coverage issues. He obviously read the submitted materials carefully before the mediation. It took two sessions and a lot of tenacity on Alan's part to recognize the various competing interests and deal with them effectively. I'm quite pleased with his work and highly recommend him to other employment attorneys.

Thank you again for your assistance in resolving our matter, which required a considerable amount of skill on your part to bring the parties with their widely divergent interests together to reach a settlement. These interests included those of the plaintiff, who sustained a serious back injury requiring surgery and life time medical treatment; a plaintiff-in-intervention who had expended more than $150,000 for medical expenses and salary in lieu of temporary disability; the defendant whose insurance policy was canceled before the loss giving rise to plaintiff's injuries and who was threatening to file bankruptcy if the matter could not be settled so as to avoid a jury trial; an insurance broker as a cross-defendant as to whom it was alleged that he had wrongfully appropriated payments made by the defendant for their liability insurance and failed to keep the insurance policy in force and effect; and, finally, the E & 0 carrier for the insurance broker which contended that it had a very strong claim for rescission of the insurance policy based on the broker's fraud in completing the application and his other apparent misconduct. You were able to navigate the shoals of the controversy in a way which led to a settlement which avoided the bankruptcy proceedings and a complicated trial, whether in the Superior Court or in the bankruptcy arena.

Mr. Saler was very effective in mediating our Wage and Hour case. It was a pleasure working with him. It was obvious that he had carefully prepared by thoroughly reading the mediation briefs. He came to the mediation with a good command of the legal and factual issues. He did not shy away from expressing his opinion of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the parties' claims and defenses and was very pragmatic in his approach. When the case did not resolve during the mediation session, he continued to diligently speak with counsel by telephone until he achieved a settlement.

Mr. Saler's analytical abilities and tenacious effort were instrumental in settling a complex, legal malpractice case for seven figures. He gets results. I highly recommend his services.

Mr. Saler was instrumental in resolving a difficult case that another mediator was unable to settle. His approach helped unusually difficult personalities reach an agreement that I believed would never happen. I highly recommend him.

Mr. Saler recently mediated a high value, medically complex personal injury case, in which the parties started the day far apart. What he accomplished was phenomenal. We began the session early in the morning because the Final Status Conference was at 1:30 p.m. Trial was the following day. Just before noon, Mr. Saler called the court clerk and obtained an extension of time to 3:00 p.m. Since negotiations were ongoing at 2:00 p.m., and we had to go to court, he followed us in his car to the downtown courthouse. When he arrived in the courtroom, he asked the judge for more time. He continued to mediate the case in the jury room and he settled it a few minutes before 5:00 p.m. I have never seen any mediator show such commitment and dedication. I have to say that he is the best mediator with whom I have ever had the pleasure of working.
 

Alan Saler is a superb mediator. He recently concluded a mediation that lasted more than six months. He was professionally tenacious in helping to resolve a serious hip fracture case, resulting from a trip and fall at a commercial complex. He started his coaxing before, during and after the initial mediation session. He was persistent and dedicated to a fair resolution of the case for all parties.

 

Thank you for an amazing job yesterday. From the beginning, you pegged the amounts and psychology of the various parties' evaluations and positions. Your insight was instrumental in our resolving the matter.


 

It was a pleasure to mediate our case before Mr. Saler. It was quickly apparent he had read all of the briefs and the numerous exhibits. He immediately focused on the issues in dispute. I appreciated his diplomacy when discussing the strengths and weaknesses of our case in front of my client. There was a great deal of animosity between my client and the defendant, his former employer. After several hours, Mr. Saler was able to get the parties to a point where the case settled. After the mediation, my client expressed to me how much he appreciated Mr. Saler's efforts. This matter would not have resolved with a less skillful mediator.

I am looking forward to working with you again soon. I will definitely ask for you help on difficult cases again. The truth is I definitely did not think that case would settle. I know that it would not have if it wasn't for your five hours of concerted effort. Thank you very much.

Alan Saler recently mediated a residential real estate matter dispute involving an alleged failure to disclose. I represented the realtor and the listing agent. I was extremely impressed with his handling of the process, in part, because he appreciated the need to set aside his ego despite the fact that at the time I was usurping his role. He never lost sight of the singular goal of mediation, which is to resolve, what in this case, was a very emotionally charged dispute.

Many thanks for your near-heroic efforts in assisting us in settling our recent retaliatory termination case. I was most impressed with your extreme attention to detail, as witnessed by the typed outlines of facts, evidence and issues you prepared in advance of the mediation. Your 'style' was such that my client (the plaintiff) felt very comfortable sharing his views with you and telling his story. I very much appreciated your frequent E-mail messages and telephone calls during the several weeks following the mediation. I am convinced that your thorough knowledge of the case greatly assisted both sides in realistically assessing our respective positions and arriving at a mutually agreeable settlement. I will not hesitate to use you in the future! Many thanks for assisting us in reaching a fair settlement and avoiding two or three weeks in jury trial.

Mr. Saler recently mediated a plaintiff's case for me. It was not an emotional or particularly contentious case, except that the defense counsel, who is most able and experienced, and I evaluated the case very differently. Persuasion in the face of emotion is difficult. Persuasion in the face of reason, experience and logic on both sides nearly impossible. Mr. Saler performed the nearly impossible. The case settled.

Mr. Saler presided over a difficult case, in which the parties had lost trust in one another and persuaded them to bargain in good faith and ultimately resolve the dispute. He showed my clients considerable understanding but was also forceful enough to help them appreciate the risks of continuing to litigate. When we drew the proverbial line in the sand and made our final demand, he was able to persuade the other side to pay the amount we were seeking.

Thanks for your help in resolving our recent alleged retaliatory discharge case. I found you to be very well prepared, thoughtful, energetic and persistent. You continued to contact both sides after the lengthy mediation session ended, and your groundwork paved the way for a reasonable and mutually satisfactory settlement. I will recommend you to others.