THE ROBING ROOM

I recently had a tort case before Magistrate Brown. After two years of motion practice, we arrived at a settlement conference. The Magistrate was able to shepherd a reasonable settlement between the parties that day [I represented the plaintiff] by shuttling back and forth between the courtroom [we stayed there] and the conference room where defense counsel and his client were. Not just the fact that we settled the case, but it was really a pleasure to spend time chatting with him. He is a fine jurist, and a true gentleman.