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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
Five JAMS Neutrals Recognized in Who’s Who Legal: Construction
February 20, 2020Irvine, Calif. – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that five JAMS neutrals have been recognized in the 2020 edition of Who’s Who Legal: Construction, which features lawyers who have demonstrated their commitment and dedication to working in the construction sector of the legal industry.Hon. Michael C. Massengale (Former) Joins JAMS
February 13, 2020Houston – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. Michael C. Massengale (Former) to its panel. Justice Massengale joins JAMS after serving as an appellate justice on the First Court of Appeals in Houston and participating in the resolution of thousands of appeals. He has written more than 600 signed opinions covering a wide range of legal disputes.Hon. John W. Thornton, Jr. (Retired Judge 11th Judicial Circuit), Joins JAMS in Miami
February 5, 2020Miami – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Hon. John W. Thornton, Jr. (Retired Judge 11th Judicial Circuit), to its panel. Mr. Thornton joins JAMS after serving more than 12 years as a circuit court judge in the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, including several years heading the Circuit’s complex business litigation section. Prior to his appointment to the circuit court in 2007, Mr. Thornton was a co-founding partner of Thornton & Rothman, P.A., where he represented individual and institutional clients. Before entering private practice in 1980, he was an Assistant State Attorney for Miami-Dade 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
- February 22 - 25, 2020Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
- February 24, 2020Boston, MA, USA
- February 26, 2020Los Angeles, CA, USA
- February 28, 2020Miami, FL, USA
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February 28, 2020Boston, MA, USA
Boston International Arbitration Day - Diversity in Industry and Practice
- February 29, 2019Miami, FL, USA
- March 2 - 3, 2020Chicago, IL, USA
Please Welcome JAMS’ Newest Neutrals
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
Background
- Circuit Court Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida, 2007–2020
- Civil Division, 2011–2020
- Complex Business Litigation Division, 2013–2018
- International Commercial Arbitration Division Judge, 2014–2018
- Circuit Court Appellate Division Judge, 2007–2019
- Criminal Division, 2007–2011
- Associate Administrative Judge, 2010–2011
- Adjunct Professor, University of Miami School of Law, 1995–present
- Thornton & Rothman, P.A., 1980–2007
- Founding Partner, 1980–2007
- Assistant State Attorney, Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office, 1977–1980
- Law Clerk to the Hon. James W. Kehoe, Circuit Court Judge, 1976–1977
- J.D., University of Miami School of Law, 1977
- Editorial Board, Lawyer of the Americas International Law Journal
- Wig and Robe Honor Society Award of Merit
- B.A., University of Notre Dame, 1974
Background
- Anglin Flewelling Rasmussen Campbell & Trytten, LLP, 2016–2019
- Seattle Office Managing Partner, 2016–2019
- Marshall & Weibel, P.S. (fka Bishop & Lynch), 1997–2016
- Shareholder, 2004–2016
- Criminal defense in Charleston, South Carolina, and Port Orchard, Washington, handling misdemeanors and felonies, 1993–1996
- J.D., with Honors, Florida State University College of Law, 1993
- A.B., University of Michigan, 1990
Background
- CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP, 1986–2018
- Head of Commercial Litigation 1998–2017
- Fellowship Chartered Institute, 2011
- Postgraduate Diploma, International Arbitration, University of Oxford, 2009
- Higher Courts Advocate (Civil Proceedings), 2002
- Accredited Mediator, CEDR, 2001
- Accredited Mediator, ADRg, 1998
- LL.M. (with Distinction), Advanced Litigation, 1996
- Slaughter and May, 1980–1985
- Simmons & Simmons, 1977–1979
Background
- United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California, 1998–2019
- Chief United States Magistrate Judge, Northern District of California, 2013–2014
- Chief of Special Litigation, San Francisco City Attorney’s Office, 1996–1998
- Administrative Law Judge, California Department of Insurance, 1991–1996
- Partner and Associate, Turner & Brorby, 1983–1991
- Law Clerk, The Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel, Northern District of California, 1982–1983
- Policy Planner/Economist, Federal Trade Commission, 1977–1979
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1982
- M.A., Oxford University, 1977
- Marshall Scholar
- B.A., Princeton University, 1975
Background
- Mediator, Arbitrator and Workplace Investigator; 2018–2019
- Chief Assistant City Attorney, Oakland City Attorney’s Office, 2014–2018
- Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP, 1997–2014
- Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Alexander Millner & McGee (later Arnelle, Hastie, McGee, Willis & Greene); 1980–1997
- J.D.; University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (formerly Boalt Hall); 1976
- A.B.; with honors, University of California, Berkeley; 1973
- Police Officer, City of Pacifica, 1969–1971
- Commissioned Officer, United States Army, 1966–1969
