Facilitation and Mediation Services

MARTY LASKER, M.P.A., is the President of HLC, Inc., and an experienced mediator. Using the California Superior Court standard to qualify for the Party Pay Panel, he has an 85% settlement rate. Marty’s dominant style is facilitation but recognizes the need to employ any style appropriate to reaching a settlement.

He entered the mediation field following 30 years of consulting and training with corporations worldwide. During this time he focused on Conflict Resolution, Finance, Organization Behavior, Change, Leadership, Teams and Diversity. As an expert in the use of simulations, he has honed his facilitation skills with a diverse range of issues and personalities.

Mediation and Facilitation Background

Marty’s extensive background in finance and business gives him unique skills and insights into business and commercial disputes.

As a mediator he handles cases in:

Education

• Master of Public Administration, Health Services Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California.

• Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

Credentials

• Lifetime Teaching Credential, State of California
• Trained by the National Conference as a facilitator in the dialogue process through ASTD
• Master Trainer for Profitability Business Simulations
• Master Trainer for Simulation Training Systems
• LACBA Certified Mediator

Professional Activities

• California State Bar Committee on Minimum Continuing Legal Education
  Public Member and Chair, Subcommittee on Audit and Evaluation, 1991-92

• American Society for Training and Development, Los Angeles Chapter, Member 1988-present; Treasurer, 1991, 1992, 1999, 2000

• American Society for Healthcare Education and Training
  National Conference Committee Member, 1991; Professional Development Co‑Chair, 1994, 1995; Annual Conference Faculty, 1985, 1988, 1995

• Listed in Who's Who in the West

• Active member of several nonprofit boards of directors

• Southern California Mediators Association