Diversity
Diversity Matters at JAMS: Taking a Closer Look at Empowerment and Equality on International Women's Day
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JAMS successfully resolves and manages business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways of overcoming barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized dispute resolution services locally and globally through a combination of industry-specific experience, first-class client service, top-notch facilities and highly trained panelists.
Recent News
Update: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advisory (March 25, 2020)
March 25, 2020Please view this personal message from Chris Poole, president and CEO of JAMS, where he shares how JAMS is operating in the face of the coronavirus pandemic and how our clients, associates and neutrals come first.Coronavirus (COVID-19) Advisory for JAMS Visitors (March 13, 2020)
March 13, 2020NOTICE: See JAMS CEO Update on our Response to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) OutbreakAmb. David Huebner Receives Award for His Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion
March 12, 2020Los Angeles – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Ambassador David Huebner has received the 2020 Outstanding Contribution to Diversity Award, presented by the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR), a global nonprofit organization that advances dispute prevention and resolution practices and solutions.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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April 13, 2020
Preventing, Mitigating and Resolving the Business Impacts of Coronavirus/COVID-19 with ADR
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April 14, 2020
Complimentary Webinar: COVID-19's Impact on Hollywood Deal-Making
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April 14, 2020
Keep It Moving: Using Video Conferencing to Settle Your Mediations (JAMS Washington D.C.)
- April 15, 2020
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April 21, 2020
Keep It Moving: Using Videoconferencing to Settle Your Mediations (JAMS Boston)
- April 23, 2020
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April 24, 2020
Practice Tips & New Developments in Construction ADR (Webinar)
Please Welcome JAMS’ Newest Neutrals
Background
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1994–2012
- Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1981–1994
- Chief Presiding Judge, Family Division, 1985–1988
- Director, Criminal Justice Clinic; Full-Time Faculty Member (torts and advanced criminal procedure); Howard University School of Law; 1974-1981
- Private Law Practice (with an emphasis on commercial, tort and criminal litigation), 1973–1981
- Staff Attorney, Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia, 1970–1972
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 1970
- B.A., with honors, Georgetown University, 1967
Background
- Associate Director, JAMS Institute, 2020–present
- President and Founder, Voices of Value LLC, 2015–2020
- Senior Mediator, U.S. Office of Special Counsel, 2012–2015
- Adjunct Professor of Law for Negotiation and Mediation, Georgetown University Law Center, 2016–present
- Adjunct Professor of Law for Negotiation and Mediation, American University Washington College of Law, 2016–2017
- Attorney Advisory and Group Manager, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Dispute Resolution Service, 2006–2012
- Law Clerk, Associate Judge Neal E. Kravitz, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 2004–2005
- Associate, ADR Associates LLC and Center for Dispute Settlement, 1999–2001
- Associate, Centre for Strategic Initiatives of Women, 1997–1999
- J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2004
- M.S., Conflict Analysis and Resolution, George Mason University, 1997
- A.B., cum laude, Harvard University, 1991
Background
- Owner, Faith Ireland, Just Results, 2005–2019
- Justice, Washington Supreme Court, 1999–2005
- Judge, King County Superior Court, 1983–1999
- Faith Enyeart and Associates, 1974–1984
- McCune, Godfrey & Emerick, 1970–1973
- M.S., with honors, Taxation, Golden Gate University, 1984
- J.D., Willamette University School of Law, 1969
- Editor, Law Review
- B.A., University of Washington, 1965
Background
- Mediator and Arbitrator, 2015–2020
- Los Angeles Superior Court
- Judge, Family Law, 2014–2015
- Judge/Commissioner, Probate, 2007–2014
- Commissioner, Family Law, 2001–2007
- Malibu Municipal Court
- Commissioner, 1991–2001
- Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles County, 1984–1991
- Major Fraud Division, 1989–1991
- Mental Health Division, 1988–1989
- Attorney, Private Practice, 1983–1984
- Various Accounting and Financial Analysis Positions, 1975–1983
- J.D., Whittier College School of Law, 1981
- Editor, Law Review
- B.A., Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1975
Background
- Distinguished Lecturer, City University of New York School of Law, 2017–2020
- Taught Civil Procedure, Evidence, Federal Courts, Constitutional Torts, Electronic Discovery
- United States Magistrate Judge, S.D.N.Y., 1985–2017
- Chief Magistrate Judge, 1998–2000
- Adjunct Professor, Fordham University School of Law, 2003–2017
- Staff Attorney, Civil Appeals & Law Reform Unit, The Legal Aid Society of New York, 1979–1985
- Director, Disability Rights Unit
- Law Clerk, Hon. Robert L. Carter, U.S. District Court, S.D.N.Y., 1978–1979
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1978
- Editor, Yale Law Journal
- M.P.P., John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 1978
- B.A., summa cum laude, Yale College, 1974
- Phi Beta Kappa
Background
- Massengale PLLC, Houston, 2019–present
- Founder
- First Court of Appeals, Houston, 2009–2018
- Justice, 2009-2018
- Baker Botts, Houston, 1999–2009
- Partner, 2007–2009
- Associate, 1999–2006
- Law Clerk to Judge Harold R. DeMoss, Jr., U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1997–1999
- J.D., with honors, University of Texas School of Law, 1997
- Book Review Editor, Texas Law Review (Vol. 75)
- Order of the Coif
- A.B., Dartmouth College, 1994
