About Rita Lauria

Rita Lauria began mediating more than a decade ago when her university where she served as Associate Professor selected her for training to serve as the initial point of contact for disputes within the university. Her mediation practice now extends beyond university employment disputes to include litigated cases involving intellectual property, entertainment, business and corporate conflicts, securities, negligence, and natural catastrophes, among others. But with more than twenty years of experience in higher education, Dr. Lauria knows educational systemss and their related policies and procedures. She welcomes these highly specialized types of cases.

When conflict arises, make Dr. Rita M. Lauria, Esq. of Metalaw®.ME your mediator of choice if you need solutions and settlement.

Rita Lauria completed advanced employment mediation training at Carolina Dispute Resolution Services. She has studied dispute resolution and trained in diverse programs, including several offered by the California Superior Court. Rita serves on the California Department of Insurance Mediation Panel where she handles natural disaster and catastrophic loss cases. She helps resolve conflicts between homeowners and their insurance companies when disasters like earthquakes and fires hit. She served as Settlement Officer to the Los Angeles Superior Court Voluntary Settlement Conference Program and is a mediation panelist for the National Center for Dispute Settlement. Rita was recognized by the California Superior Court County of Los Angeles for her work as a neutral.

Rita Lauria served as a leader in the International Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, was the Founding Editor of the International Law Journal of the Los Angeles County Bar Association International Law, and is a member of the International Institute of Space Law. While currently inactive in North Carolina, Rita is admitted to practice law in both California and North Carolina.