Hon. Jane Cutler Greenspan (Ret.) joins the JAMS panel following a distinguished judicial and legal career which spans more than three decades. She served as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, 20 years as a Judge in the Trial Division of the Court of Common Pleas, and more than 10 years as an Assistant District Attorney where she served as Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit and Chief of Superior Court Appeals. Justice Greenspan is a Director of the American College of Business Court Judges and a member of the American Law Institute. She draws upon her extensive experience and her diverse perspectives to help parties reach a mutually acceptable resolution in complex, multi-party cases.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Settled contentious and difficult partner dissolution of a highly lucrative medical malpractice and mass tort law firm during a marathon 16 hour mediation
- Arbitrated several multi-million dollar commercial and tort cases
- Certified as a civil mediator by the National Judicial College
- Authored noteworthy Supreme Court decisions pertaining to insurance coverage, legal and medical malpractice, class actions, environmental, trusts and estates, land use, bankruptcy, elections, taxation, municipalities and government, employment, workers compensation, surety, and other areas of law
- Served as a Major Trial Calendar Judge, Civil Discovery Judge, Section Leader of the Expedited Mixed Calendar, Civil Motions Judge
- Handled all civil discovery for the entire Court of Common Pleas over an entire year as civil discovery judge
- Handled and settled disputes at the motions stage and in equity cases including inter alia, real estate development, union strike, banking, and finance litigation
- Involved in appellate litigation while representing the Commonwealth as Chief of Superior Court Appeals in the Office of the District Attorney from 1981 to 1986
- Acquired expertise in the area of domestic abuse during her service as Chief of the Domestic Violence Unit in the District Attorney’s Office from 1978 to 1980
Representative Matters
- Justice Greenspan has helped decide numerous cases at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court and participated in many written decisions. A few of the more significant cases are as follows:
- Erie Insurance Exchange, Appellee v. Linda J. Baker, Administratrix of the Estate of Eugene Baker, Appellant, 972 A.2d 507 (Pa 2009)
- Joel S. Ario, Acting Insurance Commissioner of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Reliance Insurance Company, 980A.2d 588 (Pa. 2009)
- Slippery Rock Area School District v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, 962 A.2d 1266 (Pa. Commw. 2008)
- Rowena J. Gbur, Executrix of the Estate of Joseph Gbur, Jr. v. Anthony Golio, M.D., 932 A.2d 203 (Pa Super. 2007)
- Kiski Area School District, A Municipal Authority v. Mid-State Surety Corporation, 96 7A2d 368 (Pa 2008)
- Spectrum Arena Limited Partnership v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 951 A.2d 1226 (Pa. Commw. 2008)
- Lawrence M. Otter v. Pedro A. Cortes, Secretary of the Commonwealth, Commissioner of Elections, 980 A.2d 1283 (Pa. 2009)
- Clifford L. Steiner v. John F. Markel, Esquire, 968 A.2d 1253 (Pa. 2009)
- Sally L. Moody et al. v. Allegheny Valley Land Trust et al., 976 A.2d 484 (Pa. 2009)
- In Re: Estate of Catherine M. Stricker, Deceased, 977 A.2d 1115 (Pa. 2009)
- Ronald Blount et al. v. Philadelphia Parking Authority, 920 A.2d 215 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2007)
- Sandra J. Basile et al. v. H&R Block, Inc. et al., 973 A.2d 417 (Pa. 2009)
- Building Owners and Managers Association of Pittsburgh et al. v. City of Pittsburgh and Council of the City of Pittsburgh Service Employees International Union, Local 3, and the Service Employees International Union, CLC 929 A.2d 267 (Pa. Commw. 2007)
- In Re: Estate of Ronald Slomski v. The Thermoclad Company et al., 965-A.2d 438 (Pa. Super. 2008)
- Justice Greenspan handled a wide variety of matters as a trial judge and Supreme Court Justice including complex litigation involving:
- Accounting/Finance
- Administrative Law
- Agribusiness
- Appellate
- Arbitration
- Aviation involving both tort and contract
- Banking
- Bankruptcy
- Business/Commercial
- Civil Rights
- Class Action/Mass Tort
- Construction Defect
- Education/Schools
- Employment/Labor
- Energy/Utility
- Entertainment/Sports
- Environmental
- Estate/Probate/Trusts
- Family Law
- Franchise
- Governmental/Public Agency
- Healthcare
- Insurance
- Personal Injury/Torts
- Pharmaceuticals/Mass Torts
- Professional Liability: auditor, medical, and legal
- Real Property
- Telecommunications