About Jan Schau
Jan Frankel Schau has been mediating full time for over twenty years. She joined ADR Services, Inc. in Los Angeles, California in 2007. Beginning her litigation career in Insurance Defense and later representing Plaintiffs in employment cases, Jan has an unique ability to see both sides of an issue. As a mediator, she continues to focus on employment issues, business, tort and civil rights issues, where she is considered a thought leader, making frequent presentations and writing regular, scholarly articles for legal publications.
Since joining ADR Services, Jan has seen her settlement rates rise to over 90% and, more importantly, her client satisfaction rise to a level that results in clients returning to her often several times each year with their most challenging cases. She has been recognized as a “Super Lawyer” for over 15 years and one of the Daily Journal’s Top 50 Neutrals.
A former President of the Southern California Mediation Association, Jan is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, a past Board Member of the Women’s Lawyers of Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills Bar Association and currently serves on the Board of the California Dispute Resolution Council for the State Bar.
Jan earned her degree in International Relations at Pomona College in Claremont, Ca. and her J.D. from Loyola Law School, Los Angeles. A native Californian, when she is not mediating, Jan can be found cruising with her husband, Michael aboard their Offshore motor cruiser or in her art studio, where she enjoys her latest passion: oil painting.