JAMS ADR News & Press Releases

Minneapolis – JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Mildred E. “Mimi” Methvin (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Methvin brings decades of experience facilitating thousands of settlements on the federal bench during her 30-year judicial career. Appointed as the nation’s youngest federal judge, Judge Methvin served first in the Western District of Louisiana, then in the Mid-Atlantic through recall service. Over the course of her tenure, including her service as a Louisiana district judge pro tempore in 2014, she

Sacramento, Calif. –– JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Kevin M. Seibert (Ret.) has joined its panel. Judge Seibert joins following a decade on the Tuolumne County Superior Court and more than 30 years in private practice. Appointed to the bench in 2015, Judge Seibert served on the Tuolumne County Superior Court for 10 years, including as assistant presiding judge and presiding judge. Throughout his judicial tenure, he presided over civil trial calendars, law and motion proceedings and mandatory settlement

Houston – JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Paul D. Clote, Esq., has joined its panel following a multi-decade career as a litigator and dispute resolution professional. Mr. Clote most recently served as a partner at McGinnis Lochridge from 2016 to 2025. Between 1989 and 2016, he operated his own firm, Law Office of Paul D. Clote; between 1983 and 1989, he was head of commercial litigation at a small firm (Shrader, York, Clote, Hinds & Grote f/k/a Shrader & York); having started his law practice with Big Law in