Biography
David Geronemus is one of the most respected and sought after dispute resolution professionals. He has been a full-time neutral with JAMS since 1994. A former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, Mr. Geronemus has taught negotiation and alternative dispute resolution on an adjunct basis at Yale and Columbia Law Schools.
Mr. Geronemus has settled hundreds of cases, including many involving accounting and law firm partnership disputes.
Representative Matters
- Arbitration between a law firm and a former partner over retirement plan benefits. At issue was whether the firm could condition benefits on compliance with a non-compete provision in its partnership agreement. The case was reviewed de novo by the Connecticut Supreme Court and Mr. Geronemus’ decision was affirmed.
- Mediation and arbitration of legal and accounting malpractice cases
- Mediation of a dispute between a former partner and a law firm arising out of allegations that the firm terminated his partnership interest in violation of the partnership agreement
- Mediation of a dispute between two former law partners over the division of revenues from certain contingent fee cases
- Mediation of a dispute involving a former law firm partner’s treatment by the firm and the amount that the partner allegedly owed the firm
- Mediation of a dispute over the valuation of a deceased partner’s interest in an accounting firm
- Mediation of a dispute over valuation of a deceased partner’s shares in a law firm; the case had been litigated for over 14 years before being settled in one day of mediation
- Recognized as Best Lawyers' New York City "Lawyer of the Year" for Mediation, 2022
- Designated with the highest level ranking (Band 1) in Mediation, Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2016-2021
- Recognized in Who's Who Legal in the practice area of Mediation, 2016-2019
- Recognized as one of seven most highly regarded individuals in the U.S. of Who’s Who Legal in the practice area of Insurance and Reinsurance, 2015
- Recognized as a Best Lawyer, ADR Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2007-2022
- Recognized as a New York Super Lawyer by Law & Politics every year since 2007
- Registered Mediator, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York
ADR Profiles
- "David Geronemus," 2018 ADR Champions, The National Law Journal, June, 2018
- Mediator, JAMS, 1994-present
- Partner, Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine, Washington, D.C. and New York, 1990-1994
- Associate and Partner, Rogovin, Huge & Schiller, Washington, D.C., 1984-1989
- Law Clerk, Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart, 1983-1984
- Law Clerk, Chief Judge Collins Seitz, U.S. Court of Appeals, 3rd Circuit, 1982-1983
- J.D., New York University Law School, 1982 (Senior Articles Editor, N.Y.U. Law Review; N.Y.U. Alumni Association Award; John Norton Pomeroy Prize, the Leonard M. Henkin Prize; Member, Order of the Coif)
- M.B.A., Columbia University Graduate School of Business, 1980 (Roswell C. McCrea Prize, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society)
- B.A., Wesleyan, 1975
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