JAMS ADR News & Press Releases

Austin, Texas – JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Jay D. Ellwanger, Esq., has joined its panel. Mr. Ellwanger brings more than 25 years of experience handling complex employment, civil rights, class action, intellectual property, sexual assault and commercial disputes. Mr. Ellwanger founded Ellwanger Henderson LLLP, where he worked from 2017 to 2026. He has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in high‑profile and precedent‑setting matters at the trial and appellate levels, including cases before the U.S

Las Vegas – JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. Gloria J. Sturman (Ret.) has joined its panel. She joins following 15 years on the bench in the Eighth Judicial District Court of Nevada. Before taking the bench, Judge Sturman practiced civil litigation for more than 25 years. She was a partner at Edwards, Hale, Sturman & Cushing, Ltd., from 1983 to 2005, and she later practiced with Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Buckley King. She represented public entities and private clients in complex

Boston – JAMS, the premier provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that Hon. William E. Smith (Ret.) has joined its panel following more than 23 years of distinguished service on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, including six years as chief judge. Appointed in 2002, Judge Smith was the youngest jurist to serve as chief judge in the district’s history. He has presided over more than 130 jury and bench trials, authored more than 1,600 opinions and regularly mediated cases both on his own docket and at the