Alternative Dispute Resolution
Aug. 2, 2002
Mediator Handled Abused Children's Cases
LOS ANGELES - Dependency court mediator and law professor Elizabeth Marmorston Horowitz died of cancer. She was 72. "She was a credibly caring person," Jo Schiff, a dependency court mediator and colleague, said.
"She was a credibly caring person," Jo Schiff, a dependency court mediator and colleague, said.
Horowitz died at home in West Los Angeles on July 21, according to her son, Adam J. Horowitz.
Born on Aug. 13, 1929, in New York City, Horowitz was known for her work as a juvenile dependency court mediator and a USC Law School professor.
Horowitz graduated from Stanford University in 1951 and from USC's law school in 1954.
She was admitted to the California bar the following year.
Beginning in 1956, Horowitz served as a legal assistant from Los Angeles for the Eugene Meyer Foundation located in Washington, D.C.
She also was as a clinical legal professor at USC from 1968 to 1980.
In 1971, she served as a referee for the Edmund D. Edelman Children's Court in Monterey Park.
"Liz was a gifted, intelligent and warm person," Schiff said.
Horowitz was a mediator for the dependency court for the last 10 years, according to Schiff, handling cases dealing with abused and neglected children.
She still was working at the time of her death, according to her son.
Horowitz also was involved in many organizations including Bet Tzedek, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, and the Jewish Federation Council.
"She loved dispensing wisdom, love and advice," Adam Horowitz said.
Horowitz spent her spare time playing the classical piano, traveling and playing tennis, he said.
Along with her son of Santa Fe, N.M., she is survived by her daughter, Lisa Schwartz of Murphys. Her three sisters, Lailee Bakhtiar, Norma Pisar, both of Los Angeles, and Ellen Wexler of Princeton, N.J., also survive her.
Services for Horowitz took place at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Burbank.
Sandra Corrales
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