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Exploring the evolving landscape of employment law, mediation strategy, and dispute resolution through analysis and commentary.
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FEATURED ANALYSIS
EMPLOYMENT LAW
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March 2024
In her landmark analysis of Duran v. U.S. Bank National Association, Diane championed the rights of employers to due process — articulating why statistical sampling to determine liability for a large class of employees is both statistically unsound and legally unjust.
“When we reduce individuals to statistical averages, we abandon the very principle that makes our legal system just.”
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CASE ANALYSIS
Employment Law / Class Certification / Due Process
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RECENT ARTICLES
Perspectives on employment law, mediation practice, and dispute resolution strategy.
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MEDIATION STRATEGY
Why the first ninety minutes of mediation determine whether parties will find resolution — and how to set the right tone from the start.
January 2024
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CLASS CERTIFICATION
A critical examination of how class certification standards have evolved and what it means for individual employee rights in large-scale disputes.
November 2023
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DUE PROCESS
Due process isn’t a technicality — it’s the foundation of just outcomes. How employers and employees both benefit when individual rights are preserved.
September 2023
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WORKPLACE LAW
The hidden costs of courtroom battles and why sophisticated parties increasingly choose mediation as their first — not last — resort.
July 2023
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PUBLICATIONS & SPEAKING
Peer-reviewed articles, conference presentations, and invited commentary spanning four decades of employment law practice.
2024
“Trial by Formula” — A Statistical Fallacy in Class Certification
Los Angeles County Bar Association · Employment Law Journal
2023
Mediation as First Resort: Changing the Litigation Culture
California Dispute Resolution Council · Annual Conference
2022
Wage & Hour Disputes: The Case for Early Intervention
Southern California Mediation Association · White Paper
2021
Confidentiality in Mediation: Balancing Transparency & Trust
ABA Section of Dispute Resolution · Panel Presentation
2019
Executive Employment Agreements: Navigating the Grey Areas
California Employment Lawyers Association · Keynote
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The measure of a just legal system is not how efficiently it processes claims, but how faithfully it protects the rights of each individual who stands before it.
Diane Louise Kimberlin
Attorney at Law · Mediator
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