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Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge

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Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge, joined JAMS following two decades on the bench in Fulton County Superior and State courts, including two successful terms as chief judge. Judge Wright presided over thousands of civil cases involving employment issues, contracts, personal injury, professional malpractice, real estate, education and business and governmental entities. She chaired the Business Court Division, which was established to handle complex business cases. One of her milestone accomplishments as chief judge was the modernization of personnel practices for the judicial branch and the implementation of electronic filing of court documents.

Judge Wright has had a diverse legal career spanning both the public and private sectors. As chief counsel and assistant counsel to two Georgia governors, she provided advice on complex legal issues, drafted legislation and acted as a liaison to many state agencies. She also served as a hearing officer for the Georgia Office of Fair Employment Practices (now the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity) and was counsel to the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, a public corporation that sold securities to finance multi- family and single-family housing. Prior to her decades of public service, Judge Wright worked at a national firm before founding her own firm and prior to coming to JAMS, Judge Wright returned to private practice where she began conducting mediations and arbitrations.

While on the bench, Judge Wright presided over hundreds of settlement conferences in business, employment, governmental and family law disputes and became known for her success in facilitating settlement discussions in even the most contentious and complex disputes by offering creative and evaluative paths forward. She has received accolades for her thorough preparation and professionalism, always demonstrating the utmost respect for counsel and litigants.

Representative Matters

Business Commercial

Breach of Contract
- Mediated a revenue sharing dispute involving a contract related to COVID testing
- Mediated a breach of supply contract dispute involving synthetic turf
- Arbitrated a breach of contract dispute related to the decision-making powers of managers within the company
- Arbitrated a dispute regarding alleged violations of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act
- Arbitrated a disputes regarding alleged violations of the Georgia Fair Business Practices Act (FBPA)
- Arbitrated a dispute over attorney’s compensation, scope of work, fraud, and ethics in major entertainment asset sale
- Arbitrated business dispute involving renowned country music star and booking company
- Arbitrated many disputes related to coin operated amusement machines (COAM) between Master Licensees and Location Licensees
- Arbitrated a dispute involving an illegal gambling application
Consumer Matters
- Arbitrated several consumer matters governed by California law related to online content subscription services
- Arbitrated a number of consumer credit card matters related to enforcement of the mediation provision found in the cardmember agreement
- Arbitrated a consumer credit card matter related to consumer law violations
- Arbitrated several title loan transaction disputes alleging violations of a state consumer finance act
Fiduciary Duty
- Arbitrated a dispute alleging breach of fiduciary duty based on an investment made into utility services company
- Mediated a dispute alleging the mismanagement and misappropriation of funds of a delivery services company
Shareholder Rights and Liability
- Mediated a breach of shareholder agreement matter involving an S-Corp
- Arbitrated matter alleging breach of shareholder agreement in which claimant’s estate was seeking specific performance in incidental damages
Partnerships and Joint Ventures
- Mediated a dispute involving two companies that had a joint venture within an international airport
- Mediated a dispute between physicians and a physician network
- Arbitrated the partnership dissolution of a laboratory supply company
- As a litigator, handled disputes involving valuation of net worth, company values and trust asset

Employment Law

Arbitrated numerous wage and hour and classification disputes
Arbitrated a wrongful termination matter in the medical field which alleged systemic failures to protect patient data
Arbitrated a breach of employment contract dispute between a personal shopping and delivery service and an individual driver
Arbitrated a wrongful termination case involving the motion picture industry
Arbitrated a wrongful termination case involving a senior-level manager at a global professional services company
Mediated and successfully resolved a dispute alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and violation of a non-compete agreement by an employee of a residential home building company
Arbitrated a matter in which the employer, a provider of residential financial services, alleged breach of contract, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee
Arbitrated several age discrimination disputes involving a global technology company
Arbitrated wrongful termination disputes involving various types of companies including a national retail home improvement company and a sportswear apparel manufacturer
Arbitrated a discrimination dispute claiming violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act involving a global telecommunications company
Mediated and successfully resolved a wrongful termination matter involving alleged breach of employment agreement and Title VII discrimination by a media company
As a judge, mediator, and arbitrator, has handled matters involving FMLA, ADEA, ADA, Title VII, wage and hour disputes, among other employment related matters
Experience litigating, adjudicating, and settling disputes involving breach of non-solicitation, nondisclosure and noncompete agreements

Estate Probate Trusts

Mediated a dispute between the living children of a civil rights leader regarding the control and legacy of three entities tied to the estate
Mediated a dispute regarding the intentions of the deceased and whether the administrator of the estate followed those intentions with respect to a home and specific personal property

Governmental & Public Agency

Mediated a public policy dispute involving a U.S. state and major U.S. city
Mediated a public policy dispute involving a non-profit professional association of educators and a U.S. state
Mediated a government contract dispute between an engineering consulting company and a U.S. state agency
Handled disputes involving and between governmental entities related to county boundaries, jurisdictional questions and annexation, as well as contract letting by governmental entities, such as airport concessions

Personal Injury

Arbitrated and presided over numerous personal injury disputes involving rental cars, scooters, and other modes of transportation
Arbitrated a premises liability dispute that allegedly resulted in bodily injury
Mediated a matter involving the death of an inmate in a correctional facility; allegations included wrongful death and breach of professional duty
Substantial litigation, judicial and settlement experience in various other tort-related disputes including defamation and libel, fraudulent conveyance and fraudulent transfer claims

Professional Liability

Arbitrated and mediated a wide variety of disputes involving long term care facilities or rehabilitation centers and former patients involving issues such as negligence, breach of standard of care and medical malpractice resulting in personal injury or wrongful death

Real Property

Mediated a commercial landlord/tenant dispute involving a lease extension and holdover rent
Mediated a commercial lease dispute alleging a variety of issues including gross negligence, unjust enrichment, fraud, and breach of implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing
Mediated a dispute between a commercial real estate developer and a provider of communications infrastructure
Mediated a condemnation dispute involving an easement; issues involved included valuation and just compensation
Mediated and presided over various types of landlord-tenant disputes as well as government- subsidized housing issues

Family Law

As a judge, mediator, arbitrator and neutral evaluator, Judge Wright has handled a variety of domestic and family law matters including:

All types of divorce or dissolution including annulment and has conducted many divorce settlement conferences
High-asset divorces involving family trusts or closely held corporations
Custody disputes during a divorce, post-divorce, or for never married couples
Same-sex family issues, married, unmarried and civil unions
Negotiation, interpretation and enforcement of prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements
Family support and maintenance issues, including alimony, creation and modification of parenting plans, children with special medical or educational needs and parents with special issues (alcohol, drug, anger and mental health issues)
Transgender issues
Trust and estate or will disputes

Cynthia D. Wright