Forrest S. Mosten Explained

Forrest S. Mosten
Birth Name:Forrest Steven Mosten
Birth Date:18 April 1947
Birth Place:Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation:lawyer, professor, author
Education:University of California, Riverside (AB)
UCLA School of Law (JD)
Years Active:1972–present

Forrest "Woody" Steven Mosten[1] (born April 18, 1947 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American lawyer and author. Mosten has been practicing law in Los Angeles since 1972, additionally serves clients in San Diego and Orange County, and accepts mediation engagement throughout the world online. A former litigator, he is a full-time peacemaker and never takes a case to court, often working in an interdisciplinary team with a triage approach.[2] Mosten has spoken at conferences and trains lawyers and litigators, and he is an adjunct professor at the UCLA School of Law, where he has been teaching since 2002.[3]

Early life and education

Mosten grew up in Los Angeles, where he attended Alexander Hamilton High School.

Mosten attended the University of California, Riverside, graduating in 1969.[4] He graduated with a Juris Doctor degree in 1972 from the UCLA School of Law, University of California.[5] He has continually trained and studied with leading scholars as both a mediator and a lawyer.

Career

Mosten began his legal career in 1972 as a founding partner of Jacoby and Meyers.[6] He left that practice in 1976 to serve as assistant professor of law and director of clinical education at the Mercer University School of Law in Macon, Georgia, and in 1978 served as assistant regional director for consumer protection at the Federal Trade Commission. He opened a private law and mediation practice in 1979 with a storefront office near the Los Angeles International Airport.

Mosten has since focused exclusively on peace-making. Instead of going to court, he relies on mediation strategies, unbundled legal services, principles of collaborative law, and preventive legal wellness focused on client-centered decision making in order to resolve disputes.[7]

Mosten is the creator of Unbundled legal services, which he developed in order to expand legal access to the underserved who otherwise represent themselves. [8]

Mosten has been an innovator in the creation of the client library as an educational resource for informed consent,[9] of Confidential Mini-Evaluation,[10] and in training family law professionals to be financially self-sufficient in their peacemaking practices.[11]

Mosten is a founding member of the Southern California Mediation Association and was named by the SCMA as Peacemaker of the Year (1999) and is the recipient of the 2017 SCMA President’s Award. [12] In 2020, the SCMA established the Forrest S. Mosten Star Award for Excellence and Innovation in Mediation and awarded him the Inaugural Award.[13]

Mosten has taught at the UCLA School of Law (2002–present), where he is an adjunct professor of law teaching mediation, family law practice, a non-litigation approach, lawyer as peacemaker, lawyer-client relationship.[14] He has presented at mediation and law conferences throughout the world.[15]

In 2020, Mosten was appointed chair of the Mediate.com Online Mediation Training Taskforce. [16]

Personal life

Mosten lives with his wife, Jody, a retired clinical psychologist, near the University of California San Diego.

Books

Awards and honors

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Forrest Steven Mosten Profile | Los Angeles, CA Lawyer . www.martindale.com.
  2. Mosten . Forrest S. . Traum . Lara. July 2018. Interdisciplinary Teamwork in Family Law Practice . Family Court Review . 56 . 3 . 437–460 . 10.1111/fcre.12360 . 149943820 . 1531-2445.
  3. Web site: Mosten, Forrest UCLA Law . 2020-09-04 . law.ucla.edu . en.
  4. Web site: The Forrest S. Mosten Conflict Resolution and Peace Studies Lectureship. UC Riverside. 7 May 2017.
  5. Web site: Volume 27 Q Fall 2004. UCLA School of Law. 7 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Waters. Craig R.. The Selling Of The Law. Inc.com. 7 May 2017. en. 1 March 2017.
  7. Book: Mosten, Forrest S., 1947– editor. Cordover, Adam B., editor.. Building a successful collaborative family law practice. 7 May 2019. 978-1-64105-241-2. 1041561333.
  8. James. D.. Jennings. Molly M.. 11 April 2012. The Evolution of Unbundling in Litigation Matters: Three Case Studies and a Literature Review. 2038616.
  9. Web site: Developing a Peacemaking Law Practice. 10 June 2017. ABA Law Practice Today.
  10. Confidential Mini-Child Custody Evaluations: Another ADR Option, Family Law Quarterly, Volume 45, No 1, 11—132
  11. Web site: Kelly. Patrick. From the President. 10 June 2017. The California Bar Journal.
  12. Web site: Mediation Expert High Conflict Mediations Beverly Hills Mediator Forrest S. Mosten. 2020-11-02. www.mostenmediation.com.
  13. Web site: Forrest "Woody" Mosten Star Award – Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA). 2020-09-15. scmediation.org.
  14. Web site: Forrest S. Mosten. UCLA School of Law. 7 May 2017.
  15. Web site: "Litigation-free" lawyer says mediation-based practice offers many benefits. 7 May 2017. American Bar Association.
  16. Web site: Mediate.com Announces Task Force to Support Online Mediation and he co-authored the Final Report of the Task Force released on August 6, 2021 OnlineTaskForceReportAug6b.pdf (mediate.com)Training. 2020-11-02. www.mediate.com. en-US.
  17. Web site: Building a Successful Collaborative Family Law Practice. en-US. 2018-07-21.
  18. Web site: Unbundled Legal Services: A Family Lawyer's Guide. 2017-08-28.
  19. Web site: UCLA Law Faculty Author Three New Guides to Litigation Alternatives. UCLA School of Law. 7 May 2017.
  20. Web site: Barton. Thomas D.. A Review of Forrest S. Mosten, Collaborative Divorce Handbook By Thomas D. Barton. Harvard Negotiation Law Review. 29 December 2009. 7 May 2017.
  21. Web site: Burnett. Nan. Book Review Of Collaborative Divorce Handbook: Helping Families Without Going To Court. Mediate.com. 25 September 2009 . 7 May 2017.
  22. Web site: Forrest "Woody" Mosten Star Award – Southern California Mediation Association (SCMA). 2020-09-07. scmediation.org.
  23. Web site: The APFM Family Mediation Lifetime Achievement Award. 2020-09-07. Academy of Professional Family Mediators. en-US.
  24. Web site: Mediation Expert High Conflict Mediations Beverly Hills Mediator Forrest S. Mosten. 2020-09-07. www.mostenmediation.com.
  25. Web site: San Diego Collaborative Mediation Lawyer California Coastal Collaborative. 2020-09-07. www.cacoastalcollaborative.com.
  26. Web site: Welcome to Allegheny County Bar Association – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2020-09-15. www.acba.org.
  27. Web site: American Bar Association Section to Honor Forrest Mosten Next Month. Metropolitan News-Enterprise. 7 May 2017.
  28. Web site: Lawyer as Problem Solver Award. 2020-09-28. www.americanbar.org. en.
  29. Web site: Mediation Expert High Conflict Mediations Beverly Hills Mediator Forrest S. Mosten. 2020-09-07. www.mostenmediation.com.
  30. Web site: Forrest S. Mosten. Southern California Mediation Association. 7 May 2017.
  31. Web site: Brown Mosten International Client Consultation Competition. www.brownmosten.com.
  32. Web site: Louis M. Brown and Foster S. Mosten International Client Consultation Competition, 2017. Live Law. 7 May 2017. 19 November 2016.

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