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JAMS Panelist Catherine A. Yanni, Esq. Elected to Lead Academy of Court-Appointed Masters

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San Francisco – JAMS, the largest private provider of ADR services worldwide, is proud to announce that Catherine A. Yanni Esq. has been elected president of the Academy of Court-Appointed Masters (ACAM).

Ms. Yanni joined JAMS in 1998 and has successfully mediated, arbitrated or acted as a special master/discovery referee in thousands of cases. She has consistently been recognized as a Top Neutral in California.

Founded in 2004, ACAM is an independent organization of experienced masters who serve in both federal and state courts. ACAM promotes the effectiveness of masters in helping courts, lawyers and parties obtain civil justice. Masters substantially reduce litigation expenses and assist jurists in fulfilling their obligations, saving judges and court personnel substantial time. ACAM’s mission is to provide judges, lawyers, parties and other masters with helpful information regarding the use of masters. Membership is open to any master, including non-lawyers, who has been appointed by a federal or state court judge.

In addition to Ms. Yanni, there are a number of JAMS panelists involved in ACAM, which includes:

  • Hon. Read Ambler (Ret.)
  • Viggo Boserup, Esq.
  • Hon. Wayne D. Brazil (Ret.)
  • Linda DeBene, Esq.
  • Kenneth D. Gack, Esq.
  • Hon. David A. Garcia (Ret.)
  • Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)
  • Hon. David Warner Hagen (Ret.)
  • Hon. Ann Kough (Ret.)
  • Hon. James Larson (Ret.)
  • Hon. John P. Leopold (Ret.)
  • Hon. Richard A. Levie (Ret.), Immediate Past President
  • Hon. V. Gene McDonald (Ret.)
  • Hon. William F. McDonald (Ret.)
  • Barbara A. Reeves Neal, Esq.
  • Martin Quinn, Past President
  • Peter H. Woodin, Esq.

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Featured People

Hon. Read Ambler (Ret.)
  • Business/Commercial
  • Employment
  • Federal
  • Intellectual Property
  • Real Property
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Viggo Boserup, Esq., CEDS*
  • Aviation
  • Business/Commercial
  • Class Action and Mass Tort
  • Construction
  • Construction Defect
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment
  • Engineering and Construction
  • Estates/Probate/Trusts
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury/Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Hon. Wayne D. Brazil (Ret.)
  • Business/Commercial
  • Class Action
  • Employment
  • Federal Judge
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Professional Liability
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Kenneth D. Gack, Esq.
  • Agribusiness Food
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Employment
  • Environmental Law
  • Health Care
  • Personal Injury Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Securities
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Hon. David A. Garcia (Ret.)
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Construction
  • Employment
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Hon. Terry B. Friedman (Ret.)
  • Business/Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Governmental Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
Hon. Ann Kough (Ret.)
  • Business/Commercial
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury/Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Estate & Real Property
  • Special Master/Discovery Referee
Hon. Richard A. Levie (Ret.)
  • Antitrust
  • Appellate
  • Business/Commercial
  • Class Action/Mass Tort
  • Employment
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Environmental
  • Family Law
  • Federal Law
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury/Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Special Master/Discovery Referee
Barbara A. Reeves, Esq., CEDS
  • Antitrust
  • Business/Commercial
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Health Care
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Real Property
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
Martin Quinn
  • Antitrust
  • Business/Commercial
  • Class Action/Mass Tort
  • Environmental
  • Federal Law
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Special Master/Discovery Referee
Peter H. Woodin, Esq.
  • Business/Commercial
  • Class Action/Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment
  • Entertainment and Sports
  • Environmental
  • Estates/Probate/Trusts
  • Federal Law
  • Franchise
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Personal Injury/Torts
  • Pharmaceuticals/Mass Tort
  • Professional Liability
  • Special Master Discovery Referee
  • Surety
Cathy Yanni
  • Business/Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Action/MDL/Mass Tort
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Life Sciences
  • Personal Injury/Torts
  • Pharmaceuticals/Mass Tort
  • Product Liability
  • Special Master

Media Contact

For further information, please contact:

Kristine Snyder

JAMS Senior Public Relations & Content Manager

+1 949-224-4614 (Direct Dial)

Ksnyder@jamsadr.com

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