Jed D. Melnick, Esq.

• ADR Champion (2016) - One in 48 professionals selected by The National Law Journal to their inaugural list of Champions, “in honor of their passion, perseverance, and success in alternative dispute resolution.”
• Jed D. Melnick Annual Symposium of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution – The Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution named its annual symposium the “Jed D. Melnick Annual Symposium of the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution”
• Pennsylvania Super Lawyers “Rising Star” (2010-2012) – Honored by Law & Politics Magazine and Philadelphia Magazine, Jed was the only recipient in the Alternative Dispute Resolution category in the state
• Lawyer on the Fast Track (2010) – Recognized among 30 Pennsylvania lawyers under the age of 40 by The Legal Intelligencer and Pennsylvania Law Weekly
• Philadelphia Common Pleas Appellate Mediation Program – Former Special Master/Judge Pro-Tem
• Extensive bench and jury trial experience in the Major Trials Unit at the Defenders Association of Philadelphia and civil litigation experience in both state and federal court.

Presentations

• Closing Panelist, “Mediation Strategies for Judges” presented at the 2017 Delaware Judicial Retreat, November 2017 (Delaware)
• Keynote Speaker, CLE Ethics Presentation at Kaufman, Borgeest & Ryan LLP, June 2017 (New York)
• Presenter, PLUS Webinar: The Nuts and Bolts of Mediating Complex D&O Claims, May 23, 2017
• Presenter, CLE Presentation on Mediation (presented to a major insurance company), January 2017 (New York)
• Panelist, “Let Us Mediate to Resolve Our Dispute,” May 2017 (St. Lucia)
• Panelist [co-presenter with Judge Layn Phillips (Ret.)], “Latham & Watkins: Mediation Advocacy Training Program,” April 2017 (Los Angeles)
• Panelist, “Rubenstein-Walsh CLE Seminar,” February 2017 (Delaware)
• Panelist at the PLAN Regional Meeting, “D&O Marketplace ‘Mediation Strategies,” June 2016 (New York)
• Panelist, “Current Issues in D&O Liability & Insurance 2016,” May 2016 (New York)
• Speaker, PLI’s Bridge-the-Gap II for Newly Admitted New York Attorneys 2015, “Negotiation-Best Practices,” August 2015 (New York)
• Panelist, 2015 ACCEC Panel, “Successfully Resolving Cases: Mediation and London Arbitration Tips from the Experts,” May 2015 (Chicago)
• Panelist, 2015 CLM Bermuda Chapter Educational Event, March 2015 (Bermuda)
• Panelist, 2015 PLUS D&O Symposium, “The Post-Halliburton World: Securities Class Action Update,” February 2015 (New York)
• Panelist, Webinar hosted by Advisen – Insurance Intelligence, “Advisen Webinar: Quarterly D&O Claims Trends: Q3 2014,” October 2014 (New York)
• Speaker, American Conference Institute, D&O Liability, Mediation and Settlement Negotiation of D&O Claims, “Attaining a Favorable Result for Your Client or Company,”  October 2013 (New York)
• Speaker, Wiley Rein Professional Liability Insurance Seminar, “Mediator’s Perspective on The Role of Insurance in Mediation,” October 2013 (New York)
• Speaker, “Mediating Complex Disputes with Increasingly Sophisticated Parties,” September 2012 (Philadelphia)
• Speaker, “Mediating Complex Disputes with Increasingly Sophisticated Parties,” CLM Annual National Conference, March 2012 (San Diego)
• Speaker, “The Role of Mediation and Insurance in Bet the Company Litigation,” February 2012 (Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York)
• Speaker, “Developments in Securities Class Actions and Derivative Litigation,” January 2012 (Bermuda)

Publications

• Author, "Video Conferencing and Mediating Complex Disputes in the New Normal: Settlements Don’t Need to Wait," New York Law Journal, March 2020
• Author, “Go Work Your Magic,” American Bar Association, Fall 2017
• Author, “Lost Opportunities in Mediation," Westlaw Journal Securities Litigation & Regulation, Vol 19, Issue 4, June 2013
• Author, Editor and Moderator, “The Role of Mediation and Insurance in Bet the Company Litigation,” Cardozo J. Conflict Resol., Vol 14.2, 2013
• Contributed to “A Time to Cut Costs,” by Gregory A. Markel, Chairman of the Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft Litigation Department, article found on Lawdragon.com, January 2012
• Co-Author with John Wilkinson, Vivien Shelanski, and Robin Gise, “Mediation Starts from the First Phone Call: Practice Points and Helpful Hints for Lawyers Going to Mediation,” Cardozo J. Conflict Resol., Vol 11, Number 2, 2010
• Author, Substantive Introduction to “The Mediation of Securities Class Action Suits, A Panel Discussion Hosted by the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law,” Cardozo J. Conflict Resol., Vol. 9, Number 2, Spring 2008
• Co-Author with Judge Weinstein and Michael Young, “The Role of Damages Issues – Post-Dura – in the Mediation of Securities Class Actions,” Mealey’s Emerging Securities Litigation, Vol. 6, #3, September 2007

• J.D., Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, 1999
• B.A., Grinnell College, 1994
• While in law school, Jed founded the Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution and was part of the team from the Center for Court Innovation that founded and built the Crown Heights Community Mediation Center in Brooklyn.  In part, the initiative aimed to address conflicts between the Orthodox Jewish community and the Caribbean and African-American communities after the Crown Heights riots.