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title: Joseph M. Lovretovich
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# Joseph M. Lovretovich

*Joseph M. Lovretovich is the president of*JML Law, APLC*, a 14-attorney firm specializing in Employment Law and Personal Injury law. He is a member of California Employment Lawyers Association and has practiced for over 40 years. He was the principal attorney in the California Supreme Court case of*Colmenares v. Braemar Country Club*. His firm mediates about 100 cases per year. He is a graduate of the University of Southern California and Southwestern University School of Law.*

### Articles written by this author:

## [Tax considerations in settling the case at mediation](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2017-august/tax-considerations-in-settling-the-case-at-mediation "Tax considerations in settling the case at mediation")

Allocation of settlement proceeds and the tax consequences must be understood when negotiated with institutional defendants

[Jennifer A. Lipski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-a-lipski "Jennifer A. Lipski")
[Joseph M. Lovretovich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-lovretovich "Joseph M. Lovretovich")

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

## [Arbitrating employment claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2018-august/arbitrating-employment-claims "Arbitrating employment claims")

Don’t just turn and run from an arbitration clause; some can be used to your advantage

[Andrew S. Pletcher](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/andrew-s-pletcher "Andrew S. Pletcher")
[Joseph M. Lovretovich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-lovretovich "Joseph M. Lovretovich")

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

[![Common pitfalls and landmines in mediating employment claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/media/zoo/images/Hoyt-iStock-657556628_6527511d2b3075982d07ec09ced7d38a.jpg)](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/common-pitfalls-and-landmines-in-mediating-employment-claims "Common pitfalls and landmines in mediating employment claims")

## [Common pitfalls and landmines in mediating employment claims](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august/common-pitfalls-and-landmines-in-mediating-employment-claims "Common pitfalls and landmines in mediating employment claims")

Complications presented by workers’ comp claims, SSDI and EDD claims, labor board claims and bankruptcy

[Jennifer A. Lipski](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/jennifer-a-lipski "Jennifer A. Lipski")
[Joseph M. Lovretovich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-lovretovich "Joseph M. Lovretovich")

[2019 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2019-august)

## [Ten steps in mediating your case](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august/ten-steps-in-mediating-your-case "Ten steps in mediating your case")

Mediation is not a one-shot event like a lottery or a slot machine; it’s a process, just like a trial

[Joseph M. Lovretovich](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/joseph-m-lovretovich "Joseph M. Lovretovich")

[2020 August](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2020-august)