My name is Victoria Pynchon

I was a commercial litigator and trial attorney for 25 years before shifting my practice from representing
clients in court to helping lawyers settle lawsuits or to try them privately in arbitration.

I do this work through: ADR Services, Inc.
I also serve as a private judge (arbitrator) for the American Arbitration Association

I blog at:
The Settle It Now Negotiation Blog
Forbes "On the Docket" Legal Blog

I teach and provide negotiation training at:
The Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
  • where I earned an LL.M in Conflict Resolution
The National Institute for Trial Advocacy
  • Southern California Basic Trial Skills and
  • Southern California Deposition Skills programs.
Pynchon Negotiation Seminars
She Negotiates Craving Balance Coached Workshop

I am the founder and editor-in-chief of:
r.kv.r.y., a quarterly literary journal

And I am the founder of:
The Professional Women's Network of Southern California