Insurance / International
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 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
Laura C. Abrahamson, Esq., FCIArb, Joins JAMS in Los Angeles
October 20, 2020Los Angeles – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Laura C. Abrahamson, Esq., FCIArb, to its panel. Ms. Abrahamson joins JAMS following a career in private practice and in corporate counsel leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies. Most recently, she served as senior vice president, deputy general counsel and global head of litigation at AECOM, an American multinational firm that provides engineering, design, consulting and construction services, where she oversaw complex, cross-border disputes.Clifford M. Greene, Esq., Joins JAMS in Minneapolis
October 19, 2020Minneapolis – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce the addition of Clifford M. Greene, Esq., to its panel. Mr. Greene joins JAMS after a distinguished career as one of Minnesota’s preeminent trial attorneys.JAMS Supports ABA Mediation Week, Highlighting Access to Justice
October 15, 2020Irvine, Calif. -- JAMS, the largest provide provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce its participation in the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 2020 Virtual Mediation Week, which will take place from October 19 to 23. Each year, Mediation Week celebrates the strides the legal industry has made in institutionalizing mediation as one of several appropriate dispute resolution processes. This year’s theme is mediation’s role in expanding access to justice during and after a pandemic.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.
Upcoming Events
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March 18 - 20, 2020
15th Annual Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys Conference
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October 21 - 23, 2020
ADR in Asia Conference: Redesigning International Arbitration
- October 21, 2020
- October 22, 2020
- October 22, 2020
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October 22, 2020
Good Trouble: A Candid Discussion of BLM & Diversity in the Legal Community
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October 27, 2020
Pandemic and Beyond: Mediation's Expanding Role in Access to Justice
Please Welcome JAMS’ Newest Neutrals
Background
- Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Global Head of Litigation; AECOM; 2016–2020
- Senior Counsel, O’Melveny & Myers LLP, 2014–2016
- Associate General Counsel – Litigation, Occidental Petroleum Corporation, 1994–2014
- Associate; Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher; 1987–1994
- J.D., UCLA School of Law, 1987
- Top 15% of class
- Judicial Externship, Hon. David R. Thompson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- B.S., Bachelor of Science, Business Administration (Accounting and Finance), University of California, Berkeley, 1984
- Beta Alpha Psi, National Accounting Honor Society
Background
- Co-Founder/Attorney; Greene Espel, PLLP; 1993–2020
- Senior Attorney/Shareholder; Popham, Haik, Schnobrich & Kaufman, Ltd.; 1976–1993
- J.D., cum laude, Cornell Law School, 1976
- Editor, Cornell International Law Journal
- B.A., cum laude, Government, Harvard College, 1973
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- Winner, Ames Prize
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Background
- Partner, Miller & Martin PLLC, 1994–2020
- Managing Member, 2018–2020
- Partner/Member, 1994–2014
- Chief Executive, Atlanta Center for International Arbitration and Mediation, Georgia State University College of Law, 2014–2017
- Shareholder, Grant Konvalinka & Grubbs P.C., 1981–1994
- J.D., University of Alabama Law School, 1975
- Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review
- Bench & Bar Honor Society
- B.A., University of Mississippi, 1971
Background
- Judge, Sacramento Superior Court, 2005–2020
- Complex Civil Trials and Case Management, 2013–2020
- Civil and Criminal Trials, 2009–2012
- Family Law/Probate, 2007–2008
- General Trials, 2006
- Misdemeanor DUI Arraignments, 2005
- Attorney; Wilke, Fleury, Hoffelt, Gould & Birney LLP; 1975–2005
- Partner, 1982–2005
- Associate, 1975–1981
- Law Clerk, Hon. Marshall A. Neill, Chief Judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington, 1973–1975
- J.D., UC Davis School of Law, 1973
- A.B., University of California, Los Angeles, 1970
Background
- Judge, Unites States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2003–2019
- Kilpatrick Townsend, 1998–2003
- Of Counsel, 1998–1999
- Partner, 1999-2003
- Commissioner, North Carolina Utilities Commission, 1991–1998
- Judge, North Carolina Court of Appeals, 1990–1991
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 1978–1986
- Appellate Attorney, Legal Counsel, Executive Assistant to the Chairman
- Law Clerk, Honorable Julia Cooper Mack, District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 1977–1978
- Associate Editor, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1976–1977
- J.D., Duke Law School, 1975
- B.A., summa cum laude, Hampton University, 1972
Background
- General Counsel and EVP of Marketing, Odyssey Media, 2018–2020
- President and CEO, Multicultural Media, Telecom & Internet Council, 2014–2017
- General Counsel and Secretary, NAACP, 2010–2014
- Private Mediator, 1998–2010
- Principal and Founder, The Keenan Firm, 2007–2010
- Senior Trial Attorney, Jack H. Olender & Associates, 1991–2007
- Associate; Washington, Perito & Dubuc (successor firm of Finley, Kumble, Wagner, Underberg, Manley, Myerson & Casey); 1989–1991
- Law Clerk, The Honorable John Garrett Penn, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, 1987–1989
- J.D., University of Virginia Law School, 1987
- B.S., International Economics, Georgetown University School of Foreign Service, 1983
