About JAMS
Fast Facts
JAMS is the largest private alternative dispute resolution (ADR) provider in the world. With its prestigious panel of neutrals, JAMS specializes in mediating and arbitrating complex, multi-party, business/commercial cases – those in which the choice of neutral is crucial.
Founded
1979
The Experts
More than 250 full-time neutrals, including retired judges and attorneys with proven track records. Over 190 employee associates.
ADR Options
Facilitative and evaluative mediation, binding arbitration, neutral case evaluation, settlement conference, mini trial, summary jury trial, neutral expert fact finding, special master, discovery referee, class action settlement adjudication, project neutral, and dispute review board services.
Cases Handled
JAMS panelists primarily resolve multi-party, complex cases in virtually all areas of the law. JAMS handles an average of 10,000 cases per year in hearing locations throughout the world.
Resolution Rate
Based on past results, JAMS takes pride that almost all of the cases mediated, even the most complex ones, are successfully resolved.
Case Types
Antitrust, Bankruptcy, Business, Class Action, Commercial, Construction, Construction Defect, E-Discovery, Education, Employment, Engineering & Construction, Environment, Family, Financial Markets, Franchise, Government, Healthcare, Insurance/Reinsurance, Intellectual Property, Landlord/Tenant, Lender Liability, Professional Malpractice, Marital Dissolution, Mass Tort, Partnership, Personal Injury, Probate, Product Liability, Public Policy, Real Estate, Securities, Toxic Tort, Trusts & Estates.
InternationalIn May 2009, JAMS and ADR Center in Italy announced an agreement to form what is now known as JAMS International to provide mediation and arbitration of cross-border disputes and training services worldwide. The first JAMS International has its offices in Rome and New York with additional hearing locations in Geneva, London, and Brussels. JAMS plans to establish a network of international centers to provide the same high quality services for which JAMS has become known.
In March 2007, JAMS announced a strategic alliance with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). The mission of the alliance is to promote more effective resolution of international business disputes through arbitration and mediation in the United States and Asia. JAMS and HKIAC coordinate on the administration of arbitration and mediation cases and both organizations are jointly promoting ADR.
Community ServiceIn 2002, JAMS established the JAMS Foundation and the JAMS Society as a way of giving back to the local, national, and international communities, whose goodwill and loyalty have been instrumental in our success. The JAMS Foundation, funded entirely by generous contributions from JAMS Neutrals and Associates, provides grants for conflict resolution initiatives with national and international impact. The JAMS Foundation has provided nearly $2.3 million in grant funding since its inception.
The JAMS Foundation established the Weinstein International Fellowship Program in 2008 to provide opportunities for individuals from outside the United States to visit the U.S. to learn more about dispute resolution processes and practices and to pursue a project of their own design that serves to advance the resolution of disputes in their home countries. The Foundation presented its first Warren Knight Award in February 2009 to a youth group teaching violence prevention and conflict resolution along with a $25,000 grant.
The JAMS Society was created to recognize and support volunteer opportunities and community involvement for JAMS Associates at a local, “hands-on” level. All Associates are encouraged to become members of their local Society to collaborate on outreach programs or to work individually on a project of their choice.
Headquarters1920 Main Street • Suite 300 • Irvine, CA 92614 • Telephone 949.224.1810
LocationsResolution Centers nationwide including Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Inland Empire, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York, Orange, Philadelphia, Sacramento, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Santa Monica, Santa Rosa, Seattle, Walnut Creek, and Washington, DC.