The attached brief by California legal scholar, Leslie Shear, is provided as a “neutral” educative brief in the California Supreme Court Case about  Dr. Randy Rand and his conduct in a case where he was the Special Master (Parenting Coordinator).  Ms. Shear does a wonderful job of organizing what we know about the PC role, it’s strengths, the risks of practice and the current regulatory environment.  It challenges professionals developing this role to support legislation in California for Parenting Coordination.