A Mediation Story: Negotiations To Rebuild a Nation
When South Africa began dismantling apartheid in the early 1990s, the country faced one of…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
Mediatio Concilians: How Gaius Canuleius Helped Reconcile the Roman Orders
Long before modern courts and structured ADR processes existed, the Roman Republic faced internal strife…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
An Historic Mediation Story: President Taft and the 1910 Garment Workers’ Strike
In the early twentieth century, the American garment industry was booming, but its rapid growth…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
Mediation History: The Negotiation That Ended the 1982 NFL Players Strike
Sports fans remember the 1982 NFL season for its shortened schedule, replacement games, and the…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
A Mediation Story: Senator George Mitchell and the Good Friday Agreement
For nearly thirty years, Northern Ireland was engulfed in a violent and seemingly insoluble conflict…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
Historic Mediation: President Carter and the Camp David Accords
Mediation has been used for centuries to resolve conflicts, but one of the most striking…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
Blending Facilitative and Evaluative Mediation: How a Hybrid Approach Enhances Resolution
Mediation has evolved significantly over the last several decades, and modern practice increasingly recognizes that…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
Safe to Speak: Why Mediation Confidentiality Holds Up in Practice
California offers some of the strongest mediation confidentiality protections in the country. Under Evidence Code…
Joe RoseDecember 6, 2025
About Rose ADR
Joe Rose is a labor, employment, real estate, and civil mediator, neutral evaluator, and factfinder based in Los Angeles and Sacramento, serving clients throughout California. An AV® Preeminent™ and Super Lawyers® rated attorney with over two decades of civil litigation experience, Joe brings both legal expertise and practical insight to every case. As a skilled litigator who has represented plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal courts, mediation, and arbitration, he uses a balanced mix of evaluative and facilitative methods with a determination to help parties resolve disputes privately, efficiently, fairly, pragmatically and on their own terms.
