Fresno State and Bulldogs softball coach Margie Wright agreed to use Susan Haldeman, a San Francisco-based attorney, as the mediator last month during their settlement talks. The talks resulted in a $605,000 deal: $45,000 for Wright's attorneys and the rest for Wright. Wright's concerns involved equity for her and her softball program.

The mediator's last name may sound familiar to readers of a certain age or a fondness for American history. Susan Haldeman is the daughter of H.R. Haldeman, chief of staff for President Richard Nixon from 1969 to 1973. H.R. Haldeman died in 1993 at age 67.

"She is a very talented mediator," said Susan Westover, an attorney for the California State University system who represented Fresno State during the mediation.