Claudia Hagadus Long is an exceptionally skilled mediator who has mediated over 3000 cases and is currently a member of the ADR Services, Inc. panel of mediators. She is best known, regardless of the legal area, for approaching matters with intense and thorough preparation, taking a deep dive into the issues presented, and reaching parties on a personal and human level. Claudia is also a well-known novelist with six novels to her credit, including Our Lying Kin, which will be released in late February 2023. To begin our third season, this master storyteller and mediator shares the fascinating story of a highly qualified nurse, terminated from her job for making a statement taken as a threat and what occurred during the 4-day mediation conducted by Claudia, which reconciled the seemingly irreconcilable. Hosted by Len Levy, Nurse Mary’s is an engaging story providing valuable lessons for everyone involved in conflict.

Following her Magna cum laude graduation from Harvard University and Georgetown Law School, Claudia Hagadus Long has been a practicing attorney for 40 years, both as a civil litigator in small and large firms, in-house counsel at a large multinational bank, and in her own practice.
Her mediation practice areas are wide-ranging and include Real Estate, Banking, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination, Wage & Hour, Indian/Native American Tribal Council disputes, and Estates and Trusts litigation.

Fluent in Spanish and French, Claudia is available to conduct mediations bi-lingually or entirely in Spanish if needed. She is trusted to resolve complex disputes with multifaceted and multi-disciplinary legal, organizational, cultural, and personal issues.

Claudia is also a member of the California Association of Distinguished Neutrals, the Contra Costa County Bar Association, the State Bar of California, and the SMART Mediation Panel of Contra Costa County Superior Court. Claudia can be reached by email at clong@adrservices.com or through her Case Managers at ADR Services, Inc., Joanna Barron or Sejla Garbo, at (415) 772-0900 or by email at joannateam2@adrservices.com.