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Sid Lezak: Start in Mediation was Unconscious – Video

Sid Lezak describes how he started practicing mediation without being conscious of it. As a US Attorney, he acted as a ‘middle man’ between agencies and/or his assistants and the courts and/or opposing attorneys.

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Sid Lezak

Sid Lezak was a long-serving U.S. Attorney for Oregon who had for the past 20 years dedicated his career to furthering creative and constructive dispute resolution, particularly mediation. Sid was a leading mediator in the Pacific Northwest and was widely regarded as the father of mediation in Oregon. Sid was the… MORE >

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