With over thirty years experience as a businesswoman, lawyer and mediator, Linda Bulmash
is a recognized expert in negotiation and mediation. Since 1994, she has brought to
mediations the energy, determination and know-how to get even the most highly emotional
and contentious cases resolved. Having successfully resolved over 1000 complex cases, Ms.
Bulmash seamlessly blends her legal knowledge, trial background and understanding of human
behavior to create a dynamic mediation process. Her unique talent for balancing legal,
factual and emotional issues has made her an unflappable mediator who wins the trust of
all sides and resolves even the most contentious disputes.
She is particularly adept at resolving complex and emotional disputes involving
employment/workplace, serious injury torts/product liability, professional liability,
partnership dissolutions, probate, business/contract issues, real estate, and insurance
coverage matters.
Ms. Bulmash is honored that Loyola Law School has invited her to be an Adjunct Professor
of Law teaching negotiation and the Los Angeles County Bar Association asked her to create
an on-line monthly newsletter, One Minute Negotiation Tips, that is received by all members
of the bar association.
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Full time mediator since 1996 |
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Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola Law School, Introduction to Negotiations |
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"One Minute Negotiation Tips", monthly on-line column for LACBA |
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Co-Chair, Retreat Committee, LACBA Labor & Employment Section (2008) |
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Chair, Labor & Employment Section, Beverly Hills Bar Association (2007-08) |
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Member, Board of Governors, California Dispute Resolution Council (CDRC) |
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Hearing Officer, Los Angeles Civil Service Commission |
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Program Committee, Labor & Employment Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association |
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Member, Board of Governors, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles (2001-02) |
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Panelist, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution/Pepperdine University Master's Forum (2002), "Mediating Complex Employment Disputes" |
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Chair, Practice Development Committee, American Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section |
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Monthly columnist: "Negotiate Like The Winners", Los Angeles Daily Journal |
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Faculty, American Bar Association, Mediation/Negotiation Training for Judges |
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Faculty, Los Angeles County Bar, Dispute Resolution Services, Mediation/Negotiation Training |
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Member, Los Angeles County Superior Court ADR Committee |
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Mentor Mediator - Los Angeles Superior Court Panel of Mediators. |
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Contributor: Los Angeles Superior Court Volunteer Mediator Handbook. |
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Judge pro tem, Los Angeles Superior Court |
OUTSTANDING ADR ACHIEVEMENTS
In 1999, she was recognized by the County of Los Angeles for her
expertise and contributions in dispute resolution. That same year
she also received the Griffin Bell Award from Dispute Resolution
Services of the Los Angeles County Bar. Linda is one of the few
attorneys to be honored to sit on the Los Angeles Superior Court
ADR Committee to help design the court program.
Acknowledged as an expert in the field, Loyola Law School invited
her to be an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching Negotiation; the Los
Angeles County Bar Association invited her to write a monthly column,
"One Minute Negotiation Tips"; and the Los Angeles Daily Journal engaged
her to write a monthly column, Negotiate Like The Winners.
During her legal career Linda Bulmash has spoken at conferences and
has been published numerous times primarily on the subjects of negotiation
and ADR.
ADR DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION and NEUTRAL FACT FINDING
Linda Bulmash has been actively involved in the design and development of ADR systems
and negotiation programs since the early 1990s. A sampling of her programs appears below.
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Designer/Trainer, "Maximizing Your Client's Success In Mediation", Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2003, 2004 |
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Faculty, American Bar Association, "Mediation Training for Judges", February, 2001 |
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Designer/Trainer, "Negotiating Legal Disputes," Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 |
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Designer/Panelist, "Negotiate Like the Winners," Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1998, 1999, 2000 |
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Designer/Trainer, "Advocating Effectively for Your Client in Mediation," Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1999, 2000, 2003 |
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Trainer, "Getting More 'Yes'," Society of Professionals In Human Resource (PIHRA), 40th Annual Convention, 1997 |
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Sexual Harassment/Discrimination Prevention Training, various corporations, 1994 - present |
EDUCATION AND LEGAL BACKGROUND
During her legal career, Linda Bulmash was a trial attorney representing both plaintiffs and defendants
litigating employment/workplace (including sexual harassment, discrimination and wrongful termination);
serious injury torts and product liability; partnership dissolutions; business; real estate; professional
malpractice; insurance coverage; construction defect matters. She has argued three times before the
California Court of Appeal.
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University of California at Los Angeles, B.A., 1965 |
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Whittier Law School, Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, 1985 (Editor, Law Review; Moot Court Honors Board) |
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