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Find answers to common questions about the mediation process and employment dispute resolution.
What is mediation?
Mediation is a voluntary, confidential process in which a neutral third party — the mediator — helps disputing parties communicate and negotiate toward a mutually acceptable resolution. Unlike litigation, mediation is flexible, private, and typically faster and less costly.
What types of employment disputes can be mediated?
Gail mediates a wide range of employment disputes, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, individual and class action wage and hour, California Private Attorneys General Act ("PAGA"), breach of employment contract, and general workplace conflicts.
How long does a mediation session take?
The length of a mediation session varies depending on the complexity of the dispute. Employment law mediations typically require full-day, eight hour sessions, though some matters may require multiple sessions to reach resolution.
Is mediation confidential?
Yes. Mediation is a confidential process. Statements made during mediation generally cannot be used as evidence in subsequent legal proceedings, which encourages open and honest communication between the parties. When the parties agree to use Gail as their mediator, they are also assenting to refrain from subpoenaing her or her records in any legal proceeding.
Do I need an attorney to participate in mediation with Gail?
Yes, Gail only works with parties represented by counsel, and she ensures that all voices are heard throughout the process.
How do I schedule a mediation with Gail?
You can schedule a mediation by visiting the Scheduling page on this website, by calling Case Manager Siena at 310.424.8688, or e-mailing Siena at [email protected]. Gail prefers to mediate cases remotely, via the Zoom platform.
What happens if we reach an agreement?
If the parties reach an agreement during mediation, their lawyers will memorialize the terms in a written settlement agreement. Gail encourages the parties to exchange a draft settlement agreement before the mediation session so that they can finalize the paperwork promptly in the event they reach agreement during the mediation session.
What is Gail's mediation fee?
Please contact Gail's Case Manager, Siena, for Gail's current fee schedule: [email protected] or 310.424.8688.
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As of October, 2026, Gail is an independent neutral who is no longer affiliated with any dispute resolution company. Parties can schedule their mediations with Gail by contacting her Case Manager, Siena: [email protected] and 310.424.8688.
Gail moderated a panel on Equal Pay and Pay Transparency for the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles on March 30, 2023.
Gail moderated a panel entitled "50 Ways to Leave Your Employer" at the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Symposium on March 23, 2023.
Gail spoke on panels entitled "Cooperation and Competition" and "Convening: The First Yes" at the California Lawyers Association's 2022 Advanced Mediation Conference on December 1, 2022.
Gail spoke on a panel entitled "Thinking Outside the Box: Pleading Strategies and Creative Causes of Action" at the California Employment Lawyers Association's 35th Annual Employment Law Conference in San Diego in October, 2022.
Gail spoke on a panel entitled "Access to Justice in the Remote Work Era" at the ABA's 15th Annual Section of Labor and Employment Law Conference in Los Angeles in November, 2021.
Gail moderated a panel entitled "Return to Work, Vaccinations and Reasonable Accommodation Requests: Litigating & Mediating These Cases in 2021" for the LACBA Labor & Employment Section in March and May, 2021.
Gail's article, "Pandemic 'time-out': Ethical Issues in Virtual Mediation," was published in the March 2021 issue of the Advocate.
Gail joined Judicate West's esteemed panel of neutrals in September, 2020, and she remained a member of that panel through the fall of 2026.
Gail spoke on a panel at the Los Angeles County Bar Association's Labor & Employment Law Symposium on March 11, 2020 on the topic of "Civility: Professional Duty, Ethical Duty, or Legal Duty?"