TEN West Hollywood

Moderator: Justin Sterling

Topic: How Do You Deal With Difficult Lawyers And Clients? Roundtable Discussion With TEN Member Caroline Vincent, Esq., Mediator/ Arbitrator with ADR Services, Inc.

Speaker Bio: Caroline C. Vincent, Esq., a pioneer attorney neutral in Southern California, has mediated and arbitrated well over 2,000 matters during her distinguished career as a neutral, which spans three decades. Ms. Vincent brings a broad legal background with some of California’s most prestigious firms to the table, which coupled with her superb interpersonal skills, keen intellect and perseverance make her a preferred choice for both plaintiff and defense attorneys in a wide variety of practice areas. Caroline is unique in the neutral world as she commands a wide range of ADR process skills and experience in a variety of formats, from collaborative problem solving skills, interpersonal and relationship skills dissolving family and closely held businesses, to resolving long term, multi-party disputes, to strategic planning, training and coaching. In addition, one of her core legal practice areas is high end transactional work involving corporations, lenders, and all types of real estate transactions with both domestic and international clients, which sets her apart from many neutrals – this background enables her to use her unique understanding of business dynamics and problem solving skills, to help parties forge alliances and settlement agreements in the most intractable of litigated disputes. Each matter is tailored to the individual parties and process design – how to best approach the problem – is a key first component discussed with counsel and/or the principles.