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title: Denise Madigan
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# Denise Madigan

*Denise Madigan has been a full-time mediator for over 25 years, currently based at*MadiganADR*in Los Angeles. An Adjunct Professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law School, for over 20 years, she has led workshops for lawyers and judges throughout the United States and in Europe, Asia, South America, Africa, the Middle East and, this fall, in Australia.  She graduated from Harvard Law School where she was an Editor on the Harvard Law Review. Recently named one of the Top 50 Women SuperLawyers® in Southern California, she has mediated settlements of up to $200 million.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [Bracketing 101](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/bracketing-101 "Bracketing 101")

Is bracketed negotiation more trouble than it’s worth, or is it a valuable tool for settlement?

[Denise Madigan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan")

[2017 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august)

[![Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/madigan-istock-681142752_3b0dfc7216e144eb39fea36f267122c5.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/bracketing-an-alternative-mediation-technique "Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique")

## [Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july/bracketing-an-alternative-mediation-technique "Bracketing: An alternative mediation technique")

Brackets can elicit faster, more significant moves from the parties, but you must avoid errors and misleading signals

[Denise Madigan](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/denise-madigan "Denise Madigan")

[2023 July](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2023-july)