Illinois Appellate Court Judge Hon. Sheila M. O’Brien (Ret.) Joins JAMS

September 13, 2012

Chicago – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Sheila M. O’Brien (Ret.) to its panel. Justice O’Brien will be based in the JAMS Chicago Resolution Center. She will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Appellate,…

Miami – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Joseph P. Farina (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Farina will be based in the JAMS Miami Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Business/Commercial, Construction, Employment, Environmental, Personal Injury/Torts, Professional Liability and Real Property.

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Federal Court Judge Hon. James Ware (Ret.) Joins JAMS

September 5, 2012

San Francisco – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. James Ware (Ret.) to its panel. Most recently Judge Ware served as the chief judge of the Northern District of California and will be based in the JAMS San Francisco Resolution Center. Judge Ware will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and…

Veteran ADR Specialist Tim Corcoran, Esq. Joins JAMS

September 4, 2012

Ontario, Calif. – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Tim Corcoran, Esq. to its panel. Mr. Corcoran will be based in the JAMS Inland Empire Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator and mediator in a variety of disputes including Business/Commercial, Employment, Insurance, Personal…

JAMS Foundation Awards More than $120,000 in Grants

June 12, 2012

Irvine, Calif. – The nonprofit JAMS Foundation announced that it approved five new grants to organizations using innovative ways to promote and advance conflict prevention and dispute resolution. The foundation will distribute the money in the form of three Foundation Grants, which provide financial support up to $50,000 for ADR initiatives with national impact, and two Opportunity…

Retired Federal Court Judge Hon. Theodore H. Katz (Ret.) Joins JAMS

June 6, 2012

New York – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Theodore H. Katz (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Katz will be based in the JAMS New York Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Business/Commercial, Class Action/Mass…

Renowned Attorney Martin Blake, Esq. Joins JAMS

April 26, 2012

San Francisco – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Martin Blake, Esq. to its panel. Mr. Blake will be based in the JAMS San Francisco Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Aviation, Business/Commercial, Employment,…

Illinois Circuit Court Judge Hon. C. Stanley Austin (Ret.) Joins JAMS

March 6, 2012

Chicago – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. C. Stanley Austin (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Austin will be based in the JAMS Chicago Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator and mediator for Family Law and Personal Injury/Torts disputes.

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U.S. District Chief Judge Hon. Garrett E. Brown, Jr. (Ret.) Joins JAMS

February 1, 2012

New York – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Garrett E. Brown, Jr. (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Brown will be based in the JAMS New York Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including…

Massachusetts Superior Court Judge Hon. John C. Cratsley (Ret.) Joins JAMS

January 23, 2012

Boston – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. John C. Cratsley (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Cratsley will be based in the JAMS Boston Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Ralph B. Levy, Esq. to its panel. Mr. Levy will be based in the JAMS Atlanta Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including Accounting/Finance, Banking, Bankruptcy, Business/Commercial, Insurance, Professional Liability, Real Property and Securities.

Mr. Levy joins JAMS after nearly 40…

JAMS Foundation Awards Nearly $125,000 in New Grants

November 16, 2011

Irvine, Calif. – The nonprofit JAMS Foundation announced that it approved eight new grants to organizations using innovative ways to promote and advance conflict prevention and dispute resolution. The foundation will distribute the money in the form of Foundation Grants, which provide financial support up to $50,000 for ADR initiatives with national impact, and Opportunity…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, is proud to announce its support of the American Bar Association’s 2011 Mediation Week, which is designed to bring awareness of mediation as one of several appropriate dispute resolution processes used to successfully resolve a variety of disputes. The theme for this year’s Mediation Week is “Civility and Civil Public Discourse.” 

“JAMS believes that civility and advocacy do…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Coleman A. Swart (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Swart will be based in the JAMS Los Angeles Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including Aviation, Business/Commercial, Class Action/Mass Tort, Construction/Construction Defect, Employment, Estates/Probates/Trusts, Family Law, Personal Injury/Torts,…

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Commissioner Eric B. Watness to its panel. Commissioner Watness will be based in the JAMS Seattle Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including Business/Commercial, Construction Defect, Education/Schools, Estate/Probate/Trusts, Family Law, Government/Public Agency, Personal Injury/Torts and Tribal…

JAMS International, the European arm of JAMS, the world’s largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services, announced today that it launched more than 40 mediators and arbitrators as part of its European panel. The launch of the panel, which brings together some of the most seasoned Alternative Dispute Resolution specialists in the world, cements JAMS International’s growing presence in the global ADR community.

JAMS International provides a valuable option…

Former Federal Chief Justice Hon. William F. Downes (Ret.) Joins JAMS

September 6, 2011

San Francisco – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. William F. Downes (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Downes will be a part of both the JAMS San Francisco and Denver panels. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including…

Veteran ADR Professional Hon. Janice M. Symchych (Former) Joins JAMS

September 13, 2011

Minneapolis, Minn. – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Janice M. Symchych (Former) to its panel. Judge Symchych will be based in the JAMS Minneapolis Resolution Center. She will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master for disputes in a variety of areas including…

Matthew Rushton, publisher of The Mediator Magazine in the UK and a well known legal journalist, has joined JAMS International as deputy director. This is the second high-profile new hire for JAMS International in 2011. Lorraine Brennan joined as managing director in January.

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