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.
Representative Mediations
- A case involving the failure of concrete building supports that led to the demolition of an office building
- A dispute arising out of a claim that a contractor improperly abandoned construction of a school building prior to completing the work
- A dispute arising out of allegations that a highway bridge was repainted defectively
- A dispute arising out of alleged defects in fireproofing
- A dispute arising out of alleged defects in the roofs of certain school buildings
- A dispute involving a subcontractor's responsibility for damages to a worksite arising out of the failure of a cofferdam
- A dispute involving alleged construction defects in the construction of a co-generation facility
- A dispute involving an excavation subcontractor's request for additional fees due to alleged differing site conditions
- A dispute involving claims by and against an architect arising out of the construction of a luxury hotel
- A dispute involving claims that defects in architectural plans necessitated extensive rework in construction of a residential housing complex
- A fee dispute between an owner and an architect arising out of the construction of an office/residential tower; the case also involved allegations of malpractice
- 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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