Washington D.C. – JAMS neutral Hon. Curtis E. von Kann (Ret.) was voted President of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA) during its October 31, 2009 Annual Meeting. Judge von Kann, who is based in the JAMS Washington D.C. Resolution Center, will lead the CCA’s 24-member Board and executive committee for a one-year term. CCA is a national organization of commercial arbitrators that promotes the highest standards of conduct and professionalism.
“I am honored to lead this important organization,” said Judge von Kann. “I look forward to the year ahead and working with the talented members of the board to further the organization’s mission in the dispute resolution community.”
With nearly 40 years as a trial lawyer, judge and neutral, Judge von Kann has experience in virtually every field of civil law and disputes. He literally wrote the book on business arbitration as editor-in-chief of the CCA’s Guide to Best Practices in Commercial Arbitration. Judge von Kann has arbitrated and mediated an impressive array of disputes in locations throughout the United States and abroad.
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