I am an independent full-time mediator serving the greater Los Angeles for over 20 years with extensive law practice since 1965 in a variety of fields, including business transactions, probate and estate planning; business litigation; personal injury and other tortious claims; I have served as court appointed trustee and conservator in numerous cases; I have conducted in excess of 1000 mediations since 1996 in a variety of areas. I was certified by Dr. Robert Cialdini, to train individuals and groups in the Principles of Persuasion Workshop. I teach programs on the application of neuroscience in business leadership and provide MCLE programs for lawyers on Elimination of Bias in the Legal System and Society, incorporating the science of implicit and cognitive biases based on the work of Daniel Kahneman, "Thinking Fast and Slow." Most recently I have successfully completed a month long complex community mediation involving a conflict at a charter school involving parents, board members, principal. teachers and administrative staff. Specialties: With over 50 years of legal experience and expertise in negotiations, decision making, consulting, and presenting workshops both to lawyers and businesses. I mediate highly emotional and complex litigated and pre-litigation disputes. Visit www.sankary-mediate.com. I have been named a California Super Lawyer in the field of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) for the past 10 years and has maintained an AV rating by Martindale Hubbell as a lawyer throughout my career. I am also a lecturer in negotiation and mediation in the MBA Masters program at USC Marshall School of Business.