Attorney
Jan Frankel Schau is a highly skilled professional,
engaged in full-time dispute resolution. Following
a successful career spanning two decades in
litigation, she has mediated over 700 cases for
satisfied clients. Ms. Schau understands the
nuances of trial and settlement practice as well as
client relations and balancing the needs of their
representatives with the risk and expenses of
litigation and trial. Those who have used Ms.
Schau’s services recognize excellence in her
persistence, optimism, creativity and integrity.
Ms. Schau was the 2007 President of the Southern California Mediation Association and as such has been recognized by her peers as among the most outstanding mediators in Southern California.
Ms. Schau was the 2007 President of the Southern California Mediation Association and as such has been recognized by her peers as among the most outstanding mediators in Southern California.
She
also serves on the Board of Directors of the San
Fernando Valley Bar Association, and has presided
as Chair of it’s Alternative Dispute Resolution
Section and Litigation Section. She holds a
Certificate of Advanced Skills in Negotiation from
the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution of
Pepperdine University as well as from the Western
Law Center for Disability Rights at Loyola Law
School.
Ms. Schau has been practicing law in the Los Angeles area since 1981. She received her Law degree from Loyola Law School, and holds an undergraduate degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Ms. Schau is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Neutrals, specializing in Labor and Employment, as well as an appointed member of the Arbitration panel of the FINRA (National Securities Dealers). She serves as a neutral for cases under Kaiser Permanente's Panel of Arbitrators and Mediator's and presides as a Civil Service hearing Officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles, all within their Personnel Commissions. Ms. Schau is an active member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation and Arbitration Panel and has served as a member of the LASC's ADR Committee. She also serves as a Mediator for the United States District Court's Panel of Mediators.
Ms. Schau prides herself on helping the parties in each case to reach a result which is logical, justifiable, fair and often times creatively engineered to effectuate a true resolution of all issues presented.
Both plaintiff and defense lawyers praise Ms. Schau’s efforts in tackling the hard issues and settling cases expeditiously and effectively.
Her colleagues in the bar and members of the Judiciary express the highest regard for Ms. Schau’s work as an Alternative Dispute Resolution professional. Visible in the ADR Community, Ms. Schau writes on various ADR subjects in a number of trade journals and periodicals.
Ms. Schau has enjoyed enormous success over the past several years in assisting the local legal and business community in resolving their disputes before trial, Ms. Schau is known to work with diplomacy, skill, determination and sensitivity.
Ms. Schau has been practicing law in the Los Angeles area since 1981. She received her Law degree from Loyola Law School, and holds an undergraduate degree from Pomona College in Claremont, California in International Relations and Diplomacy.
Ms. Schau is a member of the American Arbitration Association's Panel of Neutrals, specializing in Labor and Employment, as well as an appointed member of the Arbitration panel of the FINRA (National Securities Dealers). She serves as a neutral for cases under Kaiser Permanente's Panel of Arbitrators and Mediator's and presides as a Civil Service hearing Officer for the Los Angeles Unified School District, the County of Los Angeles, and the City of Los Angeles, all within their Personnel Commissions. Ms. Schau is an active member of the Los Angeles Superior Court Mediation and Arbitration Panel and has served as a member of the LASC's ADR Committee. She also serves as a Mediator for the United States District Court's Panel of Mediators.
Ms. Schau prides herself on helping the parties in each case to reach a result which is logical, justifiable, fair and often times creatively engineered to effectuate a true resolution of all issues presented.
Both plaintiff and defense lawyers praise Ms. Schau’s efforts in tackling the hard issues and settling cases expeditiously and effectively.
Her colleagues in the bar and members of the Judiciary express the highest regard for Ms. Schau’s work as an Alternative Dispute Resolution professional. Visible in the ADR Community, Ms. Schau writes on various ADR subjects in a number of trade journals and periodicals.
Ms. Schau has enjoyed enormous success over the past several years in assisting the local legal and business community in resolving their disputes before trial, Ms. Schau is known to work with diplomacy, skill, determination and sensitivity.