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Why JAMS?
JAMS mediators and arbitrators successfully resolve cases ranging in size, industry and complexity, typically achieving results more efficiently and cost effectively than through litigation. JAMS neutrals are skilled in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes including mediation, arbitration, special master, discovery referee, project neutral, and dispute review board work.
Recent News
Thomas L. Creel, Esq. Joins JAMS in New York
September 20, 2018NEW YORK – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Thomas L. Creel, Esq. to its panel in New York. Mr. Creel will serve as an arbitrator, special master and mediator with a specialty in intellectual property and technology disputes.JAMS Foundation Announces Tenth Class of Weinstein JAMS International Fellows
September 18, 2018IRVINE – The nonprofit JAMS Foundation is proud to announce the nine Fellows who make up the 2018 class of the Weinstein JAMS International Fellowship program.Hon. Shirley Werner Kornreich (Ret.) Joins JAMS in New York
September 14, 2018NEW YORK – JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. Shirley Werner Kornreich (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Kornreich will be based in the New York Resolution Center and serve as a mediator, arbitrator and special master in a wide variety of disputes, including arbitration, business/commercial, class action/mass torts, construction, employment, financial markets, insurance, professional liability and real property. Judge Kornreich joins JAMS after serving nearly 24 years as a judge in New York State, nine of which were spent in the Commercial Division of the Supreme Court, New York County.JAMS Foundation
The Mission of the JAMS Foundation
JAMS, the nation’s premier provider of commercial dispute resolution services, established the non-profit JAMS Foundation to provide financial assistance for conflict resolution initiatives with national and international impact and to share its dispute resolution experience and expertise for the benefit of the public interest.
Funded entirely by contributions from JAMS, JAMS neutrals and employee associates, the Foundation’s mission is to encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR), support education at all levels about collaborative processes for resolving differences, promote innovation in conflict resolution, and advance the settlement of conflict worldwide.
Upcoming Events
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September 21, 2018 San Francisco, CA
Korean American Bar Association of Northern California 2018 Annual Gala
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September 22, 2018Seattle, WA
Seventh Annual WA AFCC Conference: Fractured Families, Fresh Solutions
- September 25, 2018New York, NY
- September 26, 2018Walnut Creek, CA
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September 26, 2018Atlanta, GA
Resolving Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment Claims in the #MeToo Era
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September 26 - 28, 2018Chicago, IL
The 8th International Society of Construction Law Conference
- September 27, 2018 Webinar
Please Welcome JAMS’ Newest Neutrals
Background
- Principal; Law Offices of Thomas L. Creel, P.C.; 2008–2018
- Partner and Chair of Intellectual Property Litigation Practice Area, Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, 2001–2007
- Partner and Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Group; Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler, LLP; New York; 1992–2001
- Partner, Kenyon & Kenyon, New York, 1974–1992
- Lecturer (patents and trade secrets), Columbia University School of Law, 1983–2001
- Admitted to the bars of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, New York and Michigan, various U.S. District Courts, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and other Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court
- LL.B., University of Michigan Law School
- B.S., University of Kansas
Background
- Justice, New York Supreme Court, Commercial Division, 1st Judicial District of New York, 2009–2018
- Acting Justice, New York Supreme Court, Civil Term, 1st Judicial District of New York, 2002–2009
- Judge, New York City Civil Court, 1995–2007
- Principal Law Assistant, Hon. Ira R. Globerman, Bronx Supreme Court, Criminal Division Trial Lawyer, Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, 1988–1995
- Appellate Attorney, Legal Aid Society, Criminal Defense Division, Nassau County and New York County, 1985–1988
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 1975
- B.A., New York University, Phi Beta Kapa, cum laude, 1972
Background
- Mediator, Arbitrator and Special Magistrate; Victoria L. Platzer, P.A.; 2013–2018
- Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, Miami-Dade County, 1995–2013
- Eleventh Judicial Circuit Court Appellate Panel, 1995–2013
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1982
- B.A., magna cum laude, Philosophy, Florida Atlantic University, 1975
Background
- Judge, King County Superior Court, 1999–2018
- Assistant Presiding Judge, 2008–2010
- Chief Criminal Judge, 2007
- Chief Judge Juvenile Court, 2012–2013
- Lead Dependency Judge, 2015–2018
- Judge, Seattle Municipal Court, 1989–1999
- Presiding Judge, 1997–1999
- Attorney, The Defender Association, 1985–1989
- Assistant Dean, University of Washington School of Law, 1980–1985
- Judicial Clerk, Washington Court of Appeals, Division II, 1977–1980
- J.D., University of California Davis School of Law, 1977
- A.B., Occidental College, 1974
Background
- Judge, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1989–2018
- Partner, Peabody & Brown (now Nixon Peabody), 1986–1989
- Associate and partner, Herrick & Smith, 1972–1986
- Law clerk to U.S. District Court Judge Frank J. Murray, 1971–1972
- J.D., University of Chicago Law School, 1971
- B.A., with Honors, Economics, Middlebury College, 1968
