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# Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)

Judge Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.) was a state and federal litigation attorney for 16 years. He was elected judge in 1983, and retired from the Los Angeles Superior Court after 23 years. Since 2006, he has been a mediator and arbitrator for Alternate Resolution Centers (ARC) in Century City, Downtown Los Angeles and Nevada. He acts as a neutral throughout California and Nevada. Judge Rubin may be booked through ARC, or contacted at [charlesrubin@roadrunner.com.](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:charlesrubin@roadrunner.com.)

### Articles written by this author:

## [Finding a competent mediator or arbitrator](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august/finding-a-competent-mediator-or-arbitrator "Finding a competent mediator or arbitrator")

How to analyze the skills of the neutral required for your particular case

[Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-g-skip-rubin-ret "Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)")

[2016 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2016-august)

[![Attorney bias in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Rubin_istock-155260166_6c7129a073626d889c9cb909b76f47aa.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/attorney-bias-in-mediation "Attorney bias in mediation")

## [Attorney bias in mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/attorney-bias-in-mediation "Attorney bias in mediation")

An adversarial, “must win” attitude is a mediation killer and usually results from confirmation bias on the part of the attorney

[Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/charles-g-skip-rubin-ret "Charles G. “Skip” Rubin (Ret.)")

[2018 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august)