Mediator Certification in California: 2025 Updates and What To Know

The laudable, if not elusive, goal of mediator certification is a topic of debate almost as old as the profession itself. The best practices, ethical standards, certification criteria, and enforcement mechanisms of a certification program have historically failed to gain necessary traction, owing in part to the patchwork nature of our profession. Identifying, let alone […]
How to Become a Mediator in California

Opportunities for mediators in California continue to expand. In a state of its size with a large and diverse population and a robust economy exposed to market-driven and social pressures, the number of disputes is bound to rise. And rising caseloads are straining judicial resources, causing backlogs of cases and delays for disputants in getting […]