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10 JAMS Panelists Named to 2022 Northern California Best Lawyers

10 JAMS Panelists Named to 2022 Northern California Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers® highlights the top legal counsel regionally across the United States

Panelist News Awards

San Francisco – JAMS, the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services worldwide, is pleased to announce that 10 JAMS neutrals were recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2022 edition of Northern California Best Lawyers.

The stand-alone publication uses information from the 2022 editions of The Best Lawyers in America© and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch to highlight individuals across the state. For four decades, Best Lawyers® lists have been compiled by conducting exhaustive peer-review surveys in which tens of thousands of leading lawyers confidentially evaluate their professional peers.

We are tremendously proud to congratulate this group of JAMS neutrals on their inclusion in this year’s list. We celebrate their accomplishments, hard work and dedication to advancing the field of law, and congratulate them on being selected by their peers for this honor.

- Chris Poole, JAMS CEO

Northern California, as defined by Best Lawyers®, is composed of six metro areas: Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Jose and Santa Rosa. For research purposes, smaller and more rural cities located within a reasonable distance to larger cities are combined into single geographical regions to help collect as much feedback and data as possible.

The below JAMS neutrals were recognized across two categories in the 2022 edition of Northern California Best Lawyers:

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Hon. William L. Bettinelli (Ret.)
Zela G. Claiborne, Esq.
Bruce A. Edwards, Esq.
Lawrence R. Mills, Esq.
Hon. Ronald M. Sabraw (Ret.)
Jerry Spolter, Esq.
Hon. James Ware (Ret.)
Hon. Daniel H. Weinstein (Ret.)
Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.)

Labor and Employment Law

Patricia K. Gillette, Esq.

About JAMS – Local Solutions. Global Reach.

Founded in 1979, JAMS is the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution services worldwide. JAMS successfully resolves and manages business and legal disputes by providing efficient, cost-effective and impartial ways to overcome barriers at any stage of conflict. JAMS offers customized in-person, virtual and hybrid resolution services locally and globally through a combination of industry-specific experience, first-class client service, the latest technology and highly trained mediators and arbitrators.

With a roster of over 400 neutrals and 29 locations, JAMS resolves thousands of the world’s important cases every year. JAMS neutrals are adept at managing the resolution process whether they are conducting in-person, virtual or hybrid hearings.

More information is available at www.jamsadr.com, and you can connect with us on TwitterLinkedInFacebook and our JAMS ADR blog. To learn about diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at JAMS, visit www.jamsadr.com/diversity/.

Featured People

Zela ''Zee'' G. Claiborne, Esq.
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Employment Law
  • Energy & Utilities
  • Engineering & Construction
  • Environmental Law
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Surety
Lawrence R. Mills, Esq.
  • Business Commercial
  • Construction
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Securities
Hon. Ronald M. Sabraw (Ret.)
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Business Commercial
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Insurance
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Property
  • Securities
Hon. James Ware, (Ret.)
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Environmental Law
  • Federal Law
  • Higher Education & Title IX
  • Insurance
  • Health Care
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Securities
Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.)
  • Antitrust & Competition
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Construction Defect
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental Law
  • Federal Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Insurance
  • Intellectual Property
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Maritime Admiralty
  • Personal Injury
  • Pharmaceuticals & Mass Torts
  • Professional Liability
  • Securities
Hon. Rebecca Westerfield (Ret.)
  • Accounting Finance
  • Banking
  • Business Commercial
  • Civil Rights
  • Class Action & Mass Tort
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy
  • Employment Law
  • Entertainment & Sports
  • Environmental Law
  • Estate Probate Trusts
  • Federal Law
  • Financial Markets
  • Franchise Distribution Law
  • Governmental & Public Agency
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • International & Cross-Border
  • Life Sciences
  • Personal Injury
  • Professional Liability
  • Real Property
  • Securities

Media Contact

For further information, please contact:

Kristine Snyder

JAMS Director, Public Relations & Content 

+1 949-224-4614 (Direct Dial)

Ksnyder@jamsadr.com

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