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title: Alan S. Petlak
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# Alan S. Petlak

Prior to joining *Judicate West* as a neutral in 2022, Mr. Petlak spent over 20 years as a litigator handling a variety of disputes from intake to trial. He has expertise in real estate, personal injury, consumer finance, employment, and securities and has litigated many complicated business disputes. As a mediator, Mr. Petlak resolves disputes relying upon problem-solving techniques drawn from his many years of litigating and trying cases. apetlak@judicatewest.com.

### Articles written by this author:

## [Distressed real estate and ADR](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september/distressed-real-estate-and-adr "Distressed real estate and ADR")

Analyzing various remedies available thru ADR when a real-estate default arises

[Alan S. Petlak](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/authors/petlak "Alan S. Petlak")

[2024 September](https://www.advocatemagazine.com/issues/2024-september)