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title: Louise LaMothe
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# Louise LaMothe

United States Magistrate Judge Louise LaMothe’s ADR experience spans almost 30 years. Her unique part-time judicial position allows her to maintain her private ADR practice where it does not conflict with her official duties. From her base in Santa Barbara, this former large-firm litigator has mediated or arbitrated over 1,000 cases. She serves on the American Arbitration Association’s commercial, employment, international, class action and large complex case panels. She is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, as well as an International Mediation Institute-certified mediator. She can be reached at [lalamothe@dispute-solutions.com](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/mailto:lalamothe@dispute-solutions.com).

### Articles written by this author:

## [Herding cats](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september/herding-cats "Herding cats")

Successful multi-party mediations

[Lee Jay Berman](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/lee-jay-berman "Lee Jay Berman")
[Louise LaMothe](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/louise-lamothe "Louise LaMothe")

[2021 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2021-september)