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Daily Journal Profile - September 2024
After five years as an assistant U.S. attorney, 10 years as a big-firm attorney, 10 more in a solo practice and about 17 years as a municipal and superior court judge, Michael Solner says he "still likes the battle in the courtroom"....
That means now when he sits as an arbitrator, he likes to assess the skills of the lawyers presenting a case to him. "To yourself, you say, 'Well, why won't you pursue this line of inquiry?' Pr 'Why did you ask that stupid question?'"
Daily Journal Profile - October 2016
Los Angeles - Before he started a mediation, Michael Solner dispenses tried and true advice to attorneys, "There are many ways to skin a cat, and if you think about it, that's a pretty disgusting concept."
Solner said that the line makes lawyers laugh and also triggers the process of jumping into a case. Lawyers who have appeared in front of Solner during his two and a half years at ADR Services, Inc. say the neutral is an understated, smooth operator who can quickly assess the strengths and weaknesses of a claim.
