THE ROBING ROOM

I just completed a complex civil case involving ten parties plus four insurance carriers. I was absolutely certain that it would never settle. There had been numerous settlement talks that always ended in acrimony. Our judge assigned the case to Judge Grewal for ADR and I was sure this was a waste of time. I could not have been more wrong. Judge Grewal was courteous, prepared and decisive. He worked late into a Friday evening to come to a settlement and, when it needed more time, he continued the settlement discussions into the next week. I was absolutely sure he would fail. He succeeded. I have never been before a nicer, fairer judge. Definitely one of the best judges on the bench. If you get assigned to Grewal, consider yourself extremely lucky indeed!