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Move Insurance Matters Forward: Experienced Neutrals Can Assist Insurers and Policyholders in Resolving Coronavirus-Related Insurance Claim Issues
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JAMS successfully resolves business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways of overcoming barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized, in-person, virtual and hybrid dispute resolution services through a combination of first class client service, the latest technology, top-notch facilities, and highly trained mediators and arbitrators.
Recent News
Hon. Marcy Friedman (Ret.) Joins JAMS in New York
May 12, 2021New York – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. Marcy Friedman (Ret.) to its panel. Justice Friedman joins JAMS after having served as a judge in New York state courts for nearly 30 years. Since 2000, she has presided in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, where she was appointed to the court’s Center for Complex Litigation.Hon. Annette M. Rizzo (Ret.) and the Philadelphia Eviction Diversion Program Featured in Urban Institute’s Report
May 11, 2021Philadelphia – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Annette M. Rizzo (Ret.) has been featured in the Urban Institute’s Report, “Eviction Prevention and Diversion Programs: Early Lessons from the Pandemic.” This report, which was published in April, compiles and analyzes data on 47 state and local eviction prevention and diversion programs that have been created or adapted to prevent evictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Urban Institute is a nonprofit research organization that provides unbiased, authoritative insights on the well-being of people and places in the United States, and it aims to shape public policy practice, strengthen communities and improve people’s lives across the country. In the report, Judge Rizzo and project partners Sue Wasserkrug of the Good Shepherd Mediation Program and Rachel Garland of Community Legal Services are interviewed regarding their insights about and contributions to the creation and implementation of the Philadelphia Eviction Diversion Program.Hon. Mark S. Millard (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Orange County
May 10, 2021Irvine, Calif. – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. Mark S. Millard (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Millard brings over five decades of experience as an attorney and judge to JAMS. First appointed as a superior court judge in 2003, Judge Millard spent 17 years focusing on family law. Prior to serving on the bench, he practiced law with four firms for over 20 years.Virtual Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Move Your Case Forward with Virtual ADR
Videoconferences and conference calls are tools that JAMS has long used to successfully resolve thousands of disputes of all kinds. Speed, flexibility and ease-of-use are reasons why attorneys and their clients opt to resolve their disputes virtually.
JAMS mediators and arbitrators (neutrals) are adept at managing the resolution process whether they are conducting an in-person or virtual hearing.
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May 19, 2021
Arbitration: How eDiscovery differs in Arbitration from Civil Litigation
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Background
- Appointed Justice, Commercial Division, Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, 2012–2021
- Appointed Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, New York County, 2000–2012
- Judge, Civil Court, City of New York, Elected 1993
- Judge, Housing Court, City of New York, 1991–1993
- Managing Attorney, Hell’s Kitchen Office, MFY Legal Services, 1985–1991
- Staff Attorney, Civil Division, The Legal Aid Society, 1978–1985
- Associate, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, 1977–1978
- J.D., cum laude, University of Pennsylvania School of Law, 1977
- St. Anne’s College, Oxford University, 1973–1974
- B.A., magna cum laude, Smith College, 1972
Background
- Judge, Orange County Superior Court, 2003–2021
- Attorney (private practice), 1964–2003
- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution (courses for judicial officers)
- LL.B., University of Southern California School of Law, 1963
- Order of the Coif, Law Review
- B.S., magna cum laude, University of Southern California, 1960
Background
- Associate, JAMS, 2016–2021
- Law Clerk to Hon. Shira A. Scheindlin, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2013–2016
- Law Clerk, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Eastern District of New York, 2009–2013
- Hon. Carla E. Craig, 2013
- Hon. Jerome Feller (Ret.), 2012–2013
- Hon. Elizabeth S. Stong, 2009–2012
- Associate, Markowitz & Chattoraj LLP, 2008–2009
- Associate, Law Office of Marshall E. Bloomfield, 2007–2008
- Associate; Paul, Weis, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP; 2004–2007
- Associate, Clifford Chance LLP, 2001–2004
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2001
- B.A., cum laude, Cornell University, 1997
Background
- Associate Justice, State of New York Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department, 2009–2018
- Administrative Judge, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County Criminal Term, 2008–2009
- Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law, Summers 2001–2004
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Second Judicial District, 1993–2018
- Family Court, 2006
- Judge, New York State Court of Claims, 1990–1994
- Acting Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County, 1990
- Judge, Criminal Court of the City of New York, 1986–1990
- Inspector General, New York City Human Resources Administration, 1982–1986
- Assistant Attorney General, New York State Department of Law, 1982
- Inspector General, New York City Department of Employment, 1979–1982
- Assistant District Attorney, Office of the District Attorney, New York County Criminal Court Assistant, 1974–1979
- Corporate Attorney, General Electric, 1973–1974
- Bar Admissions
- United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2005
- Supreme Court of the United States, 1978
- United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1976
- New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division, First Department, 1974
- J.D., Columbia University School of Law, 1973
- M.S., with Honors, Columbia University School of Journalism, 1969
- B.A., magna cum laude, Howard University, 1968
Background
- Judge, Sacramento County Superior Court, 2008–2021
- Co-Founder/Partner, Law Offices of Bailey & Brown, 1977–2008
- Judge, Pro Tempore, Sacramento Small Claims Department, 1985–1995
- Associate, Rust & Armenis, 1974–1977
- J.D., University of California, Davis School of Law, 1974
- Editor, Law Review, 1973
- B.A., cum laude, California State University, San Diego, 1971
Background
- Judge, Santa Clara County Superior Court, 2010–2021
- Family Law, 2019–2021
- Civil Case Manager, 2017–2019
- Civil Trials, 2013–2017
- Civil Discovery, 2012
- Misdemeanor Direct Calendar, 2011
- Principal, Mount & Stoelker; 1988–2010
- Partner; Mount, Kraw & Stoelker; 1987–1988
- Partner; Eller, Burt & Stoelker; 1984–1987
- Associate; Garrison, Townsend & Orser; 1983–1984
- In-House Litigation Attorney, Western Title Insurance Company, 1976–1983
- Associate, Atwood & Hurst, 1975–1976
- J.D., Santa Clara University School of Law, 1974
- Editor, Law Review
- B.A., Santa Clara University, 1971
