Mar. 27, 2026
How innovation Is clearing the LA County Court backlog
Managing thousands of court-referred mediations: How technology enables the Mediation Center of Los Angeles to succeed. The Superior Court of Los Angeles County has revived and modernized its Alternative Dispute Resolution program, using technology and collaboration with nonprofits to efficiently mediate thousands of civil cases and reduce court backlogs.
Myer J. Sankary
Myer Sankary, with the support of the San Fernando Valley Bar Association, formed the Mediation Center of Los Angeles (MCLA) in 2013 as a nonprofit organization to provide low-cost, high-quality mediation services for cases referred by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. Myer has been a member of the State Bar since 1966, served on the Court's ADR Executive Committee for over 10 years, was president of SCMA, served as chair of the San Fernando Valley Bar's Mandatory Fee Arbitration program, and has been a leader in alternative dispute resolution for more than three decades. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School, '65, and Texas Christian University, '62, with a BA in Philosophy (summa cum laude). He also has completed several mediation training programs offered by Pepperdine Straus Institute.
To meet the demand on the overburdened court system, the Superior Court of Los Angeles County resurrected the robust Alternative Dispute Resolution Office, which was terminated in 2013 due to budget cuts. New programs focus on collaboration and involve several organizations that, combined, are able to resolve thousands of cases and relieve the strains on the court. Among the...
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