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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
Hon. Diane Joan Larsen (Ret.) Joins JAMS in Chicago
April 15, 2019Former Cook County Judge will serve as arbitrator and mediatorChicago – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. Diane Joan Larsen (Ret.) to its panel. Judge Larsen joins JAMS following more than 20 years of distinguished service to the Cook County (Illinois) courts, including 14 years in the Law Division and another six years in Chancery. Prior to taking the bench, Judge Larsen was chief of policy litigation at the City of Chicago Law Department, where she specialized in civil rights policy challenges and class action matters in both state and federal courts.
JAMS Honors Convergence Center for Policy Resolution
April 11, 2019The JAMS Foundation Continues to Award the Advancement and Promotion of ADRIRVINE – The JAMS Foundation’s 11th Annual Warren Knight Distinguished Service Award will be presented to Convergence Center for Policy Resolution, along with a $25,000 grant, at the American Bar Association’s 2019 Annual Spring Conference today in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The award recognizes the work that Convergence has done utilizing collaborative problem solving to find solutions to the nation’s toughest problems.
Cassandra S. Franklin, Esq., Joins JAMS in Los Angeles
April 9, 2019New panelist will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and neutral evaluator, with a specialization in insurance disputesLos Angeles – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to welcome Cassandra S. Franklin, Esq., to its panel. Ms. Franklin joins JAMS with extensive experience on both the carrier and policyholder sides of complex insurance coverage disputes. Over her decades of experience in this area, Ms. Franklin has dealt with, among other things, commercial general liability, errors and omissions, entertainment, media liability and intellectual property insurance issues.
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
- April 25 - 26, 2019 Seattle, WA, USA
- April 25, 2019Seattle, WA, USA
- April 26 - 27, 2019 Gainesville, GA, USA
- April 30, 2019Boston, MA, USA
- May 1, 2019 San Francisco, CA, USA
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May 3 - 5, 2019 Detroit, MI, USA
CIArb & CPR Joint International Arbitration Training - Detroit
- May 8, 2019Los Angeles, CA, USA
Please Welcome JAMS’ Newest Neutrals
Background
- Judge, Cook County Circuit Court, Chicago, Illinois, 1998–2019
- Chancery Division, General Chancery Section, 2013–2019
- Law Division, Motion Call “B” of the Master Calendar, 2000–2012
- Law Division, Trial Assignment and 2005 Motion Call, 1999–2000
- First Municipal District, Traffic Section, 1998–1999
- Chief of Policy Litigation, City of Chicago Law Department, 1984–1998
- Adjunct Professor of Law, Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1990–present
- Illinois Civil Litigation Practice
- Appellate Advocacy
- J.D., Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1983
- B.A., summa cum laude, Psychology, DePaul University, 1979
Background
- Managing Attorney, Claims Coverage Counsel, Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty and Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, 2013–2018
- Partner, Of Counsel and Associate; Insurance Recovery Group:
- Dickstein Shapiro LLP, 2005–2013
- Pasich & Kornfeld, 2003–2005
- Howrey LLP, 2001–2003
- Troop Steuber Pasich Reddick & Tobey, LLP, 1999–2000
- Lecturer in Law, Clinical Program, UCLA School of Law, 1991–1999
- Associate; General Civil Litigation; Hufstedler & Kaus LLP, 1987–1991; Kadison, Pfaelzer, Woodard, Quinn & Rossi, 1986–1987
- Law Clerk to Hon. Edward A Panelli and Hon. Otto M. Kaus, 1985–1986
- J.D., Duke University School of Law, 1985
- B.A., English Literature (with Highest Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), University of Arizona, 1980
Background
- Judge, United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, 2000–2019; Chief Judge, 2015–2019
- Sat by designation on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2016 and 2018
- Sat by designation of the chief justice in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Indiana and Wisconsin, 2009–2018
- Attorney, Law Office of Michael J. Reagan, 1995–2000
- Assistant Public Defender; St. Clair County, Illinois; 1996–2000
- Attorney; Kassly, Bone Becker, Dix, Reagan & Young, P.C.; 1979–1995
- Law Clerk, Office of the Appellate Defender, Fifth District, Illinois, 1978
- J.D., St. Louis University School of Law, 1980
- B.S., Bradley University, 1976
Background
- Member, Arbitrator/Mediator and Trial Attorney; Sher Corwin Winters; St. Louis; 2012–2019
- Litigation Partner, SNR Dentons (n/k/a Dentons; f/k/a Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal), St. Louis, 2000–2012
- Litigation Partner, Thompson Coburn (f/k/a Coburn, Croft & Putzell; f/k/a Thompson & Mitchell), St. Louis, 1981–2000
- J.D., Washington University School of Law, St. Louis, 1981
- Order of Barristers
- B.S., Business Administration, Trinity University, San Antonio, 1978
Background
- Justice, Ontario Court of Justice, 1993–2018
- Barrister and Solicitor, Private Practice, 1983–1993
- In-House Counsel, Digital Equipment Corporation, 1987–1990
- Chair, Sports Experts Panel, Dubin Commission of Inquiry Into the Use of Drugs and Banned Practices Intended to Increase Athletic Performance, 1988–1990
- Counsel, Department of Justice, 1981–1983
- Barrister and Solicitor, Private Practice, 1979–1981
- Bar Admission Course, Law Society of Upper Canada, 1979
- J.D., University of Ottawa Faculty of Law, 1977
- B.A., Political Studies and History, Queen’s University, 1974
