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Skilled Mediator Jed D. Melnick Joins JAMS Financial Markets Group

Started May 18, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Jed D. Melnick, Esq. to its panel. Mr. Melnick will be based in the JAMS New York…Continue

JAMS Panelist George D. Calkins II, Esq. Receives Prestigious Construction Award of Excellence

Started May 13, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes

JAMS is proud to announce that George D. Calkins II, Esq. received the prestigious 2011 West Coast Casualty Jerrold S. Oliver Award of Excellence. The award was presented during the 18th Annual West…Continue

JAMS Panelist Hon. Jamie Jacobs-May (Ret.) Receives Lifetime Achievement Award

Started May 6, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, is proud to announce that Judge Jamie Jacobs-May (Ret.) received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Santa Clara…Continue

JAMS Board of Directors Elects Bruce A. Edwards, Esq. as New Chairman

Started May 4, 2011 0 Replies 0 Likes

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the election of new Chairman of the Board, Bruce A. Edwards, Esq. Mr. Edwards replaces outgoing…Continue

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JAMS Foundation Announces Fourth Class of Weinstein Fellows

Posted on May 29, 2012 at 8:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes

The nonprofit JAMS Foundation announced today that it has selected 12 fellows from more than 100 applicants for the 2012 Weinstein International Fellowship program. The program, named to honor the contributions of JAMS mediator Hon. Daniel Weinstein (Ret.), provides opportunities for ADR professionals from throughout the world to learn more about dispute resolution in the United States. Under the guidance of JAMS and seasoned JAMS panelists, Weinstein Fellows pursue projects of their own…

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Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Hon. Carl J. West (Ret.) Joins JAMS

Posted on March 7, 2012 at 8:50am 0 Comments 0 Likes

JAMS, the largest private provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced the addition of Hon. Carl J. West (Ret.) to its panel. Judge West will be based in the JAMS Los Angeles Resolution Center. He will serve as an arbitrator, mediator and special master in a variety of disputes including Antitrust, Business/Commercial, Class Action/Mass Tort, Construction Defect, Employment, Environmental, Insurance, Real Estate and Securities.

Judge West served…

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JAMS to Open New Resolution Center in Miami

Posted on February 13, 2012 at 8:51am 0 Comments 0 Likes

JAMS, the largest provider of mediation and arbitration services worldwide, today announced it will expand its ADR services and open a Resolution Center in Miami in spring 2012.

The Resolution Center will be located at 600 Brickell, considered one the preeminent locations in the Miami Financial District. The move expands JAMS presence in the Southeast and signifies its commitment to ADR services in Latin and South Americas.

“With a panel of highly talented and…

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JAMS Foundation Awards Grants to Five Organizations

Posted on February 9, 2012 at 12:04pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The nonprofit JAMS Foundation announced that it approved five new grants to organizations using innovative ways to promote and advance conflict prevention and dispute resolution. The foundation will distribute $50,000 in the form of Opportunity Grants, which award up to $10,000 for localized projects.

“The JAMS Foundation is proud to continue to provide funding to programs promoting new and effective uses of ADR,” said Jay Folberg, executive director of the JAMS Foundation.…

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