Maria C. Walsh, Esq.

Maria Walsh
T: 617-228-0200
F: 617-228-0222
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Roxanne Zinkowitz
JAMS
One Beacon Street
Suite 2210
Boston, MA 02108-3106
T: 617-228-9124
F: 617-228-0222

[W]ithout question, the most effective mediator I have ever encountered. Maria possesses seemingly infinite patience and is the consummate diplomat, but she is also not afraid to be direct when necessary to drive a point home. She is able to quickly win the trust and the respect of all parties. Near-miraculous settlements are often the result.

- Boston area Partner, Labor, Employment & Benefits Practice Chair

Recognized as a Best Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2014

Best Lawyers in America, 2014

General Biography

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Available nationwide
Arbitration
Maria Walsh has extensive experience arbitrating disputes both as a single arbitrator and as a member of a panel of arbitrators. She provides a well-defined arbitration process tailored to the nature of the dispute and the parties’ preferences. Ms. Walsh’s arbitration awards are well-reasoned, timely, and as detailed as the parties desire.

Ms. Walsh's background as an administrative judge and litigator, combined with her experience in business, government, and non-profit environments, provides a breadth of perspective that contributes to her successful resolution of complex disputes. Since joining JAMS in 2000, Ms. Walsh has issued arbitration awards in cases presenting commercial, construction, employment, intellectual property, insurance, property damage, franchise, personal injury, and tort disputes. She currently serves as Special Master to the Massachusetts Superior Court for all asbestos litigation, and has been appointed Special Master in other Superior Court civil cases to resolve discovery and other disputes.

Representative Arbitrations

  • Commercial:
    • Breach of non-competition agreements and licensing agreements
    • Interference with advantageous relations claims
    • Dissolution of close corporation (establishment of rights and valuation)
    • Close corporation minority shareholder freeze-out claim
    • Breach of licensing agreement
    • Breach of medical services partnership agreement
    • Consumer claims concerning bank credit card activities
    • Fraud
  • Employment:
    • Claims for breach of fiduciary duty by corporate officers
    • Fraudulent diversion of corporate opportunity claims
    • Claims for discrimination based on age, race, gender, handicap, whistle-blowing, national origin, sexual harassment, public policy, FMLA, and excessive use of benefits, violation of non-compete agreements
    • Breach of employment contract claims
    • Claims arising in various industries including financial services, retail products, health care, information and bio-technology, construction, publishing, manufacturing, government contracting, hospitality, non-profit, and professional services
  • Product Liability and Breach of Warranty Claims:
    • Defective design/manufacture/breach of warranty claims
    • Fraudulent inducement claims
  • Real Property:
    • Disputes concerning property valuation and expense obligations
    • Dispute concerning ownership, leasing agreements, improvement valuation

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

  • Recognized by Best Lawyers as one of the 2016 Best Lawyers in America for ADR
  • Moderator, An Insider’s Look at Alternative Dispute Resolution, February 2016
  • Recognized as a Best Lawyer, Alternative Dispute Resolution Category, Best Lawyers in America, 2006-2014
  • Best Lawyers in America, 2014
  • Admitted to practice, Massachusetts and District of Columbia Bars and several Federal Districts
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee, Co-Chair (2009-2010)
  • Massachusetts Bar Association, former Labor and Employment Law Section Chair, Governance Task Force, Access to Justice Committee Chair
  • Massachusetts Board of Bar Overseers Hearing Committee Member, (2002-2010)
  • Massachusetts Women’s Bar Association, Board of Directors (2002-2004)
  • Supervising Editor and contributing author: Ensuring Equal Justice, Addressing Cultural and Linguistic Differences in the Courts of Massachusetts, 1996
  • Editor-in-Chief and contributing author, A Judicial Guide to Labor and Employment Law, 1990, and First Supplement, 1993
  • Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Dayton School of Law, Dayton, OH, 1992
  • Chairman or Member various non-profit organization Boards of Directors

Background and Education

  • Special Master, Asbestos Litigation, Massachusetts Superior Court (2002-current)
  • Of Counsel, Perkins, Smith & Cohen, LLC, Boston, MA (2000-2001, part-time)
  • Vice President, Plymouth Rock Assurance Corp., Boston, MA (1993-1999)
  • Chairman and Commissioner, Massachusetts Labor Relations Commission, Boston, MA (1983-1993)
  • Trial Attorney, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, D.C. and Boston, MA (1978-1983)
  • J.D., New York University School of Law (Root-Tilden Scholar) 1978
  • A.B., Vassar College/M.I.T. 1973

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