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JAMS Panelist George D. Calkins II, Esq. Awarded for Achievement in Construction

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Los Angeles – JAMS, the world’s largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services, is proud to announce that one of its panelists, George D. Calkins II, Esq. was awarded the 2012 LA County Bar Robert B. Flaig Award for Outstanding Professional Achievement in Construction Law.

Mr. Calkins is a nationally recognized mediator and arbitrator with more than 35 years of legal experience. He has presided over hundreds of complex ADR proceedings involving diverse legal and factual issues and partnered with the courts to resolve numerous complex cases. Mr. Calkins is well respected for his knowledge and innovative settlement strategies in resolving business/commercial, engineering and construction, insurance coverage, partnerships, professional negligence, real estate, suretyship and related disputes.

“It’s a wonderful honor to receive the Flaig award,” said Mr. Calkins. “I’m humbled to be recognized by the LA County Bar Association and be included among some of the best construction lawyers in the industry.”

Criteria for the award includes personal achievement and legal excellence as a construction lawyer; practicing construction law ethically, honestly and enthusiastically; teaching other construction lawyers, directly and by example; and giving of time, talents and means to the community.

Considered by many to have been one of the best trial attorneys in Los Angeles, Mr. Flaig was admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court in 1987. He served as Chair of the Litigation Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and was active in the County Bar's Delegation to the State Bar Board of Governors. Mr. Flaig was named as a Fellow of the American College of Construction Lawyers in February 1998.

Previous JAMS recipients of the Robert B. Flaig award include Kenneth C. Gibbs, Esq.

About JAMS, The Resolution Experts
Founded in 1979, JAMS, The Resolution Experts is the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide. With Resolution Centers nationwide and abroad, JAMS and its more than 280 exclusive neutrals are responsible for resolving thousands of the world’s important cases. JAMS may be reached at 800-352-5267.

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