Judge Newman recognized for decades-long contributions to the South Carolina legal community
Former North Carolina Supreme Court chief justice joins JAMS as an arbitrator, mediator, neutral evaluator, court-appointed neutral and special master/referee
Accomplished trial lawyer and ADR professional joins JAMS as an arbitrator, mediator, neutral evaluator and judge pro tem
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Traditional mediation and arbitration are not the only tools available through JAMS. In some situations other approaches are more appropriate, effective and/or economical. These options, customized for specific organizations, industries and events, can prevent conflicts before they arise or provide more flexible, scalable and creative resolution paths when conflicts do emerge.
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JAMS offers efficiency, speed, and results. In order to save clients time and money, JAMS has instituted procedural options that allow the crafting of a process that is commensurate with the dispute.
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Learn more about her legal journey, her commitment to public service and justice, and how she made history as the first Caribbean-born woman to lead the New York City Law Department
When preparing for a mediation, counsel often pronounce that joint sessions are, at best, a waste of time. I disagree. My three-plus decades of experience in mediation of commercial and construction disputes have convinced me that a properly managed joint session is an important and valuable first step for an effective mediation. As an adjunct to caucuses, a joint session provides parties a forum to directly hear from the other side about what is most important. By exploring the process and benefits of this highly effective tool, including a joint pre-mediation call to shift mindsets, establish ground rules and address concerns, mediators can harness the power of collaborative resolution. This article explores the numerous benefits of a joint mediation session from the perspectives of a mediator, attorney, party and insurance professional.
Civil litigators, beware! Beginning in 2026, the rules regarding peremptory challenges will become fairer, more complicated, and potentially more costly. Following the perceived shortcomings of the Batson/Wheeler framework, which failed to preclude purposeful peremptory challenges against cognizable classes of citizens, legislators in California took action to eliminate conscious and unconscious bias in allowing such challenges.
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