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Judge Clifton Newman's Impactful Legal Career and Transition to JAMS

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Although Judge Clifton Newman has served 24 years on the South Carolina Circuit Court, most of the country knows him best as the judge who presided over the criminal trial of Richard Alexander Murdaugh last year. During the...more

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“My Story” Featuring Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte (Ret.)

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A video snapshot of JAMS mediator, arbitrator, special master/referee and neutral evaluator Elizabeth D. Laporte - Judge Laporte joined JAMS after more than two decades as a United States magistrate judge for the Northern...more

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“My Story” Featuring Hon. James L. Warren (Ret.)

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A video snapshot of JAMS mediator, arbitrator and special master/referee James L. Warren - Judge Warren joined JAMS in 2006 after an extensive legal career and having served as a superior court judge in San Francisco for...more

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“My Story” Featuring Richard J. Suarez (Retired Judge, District Court of Appeal)

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Richard J. Suarez (Retired Judge, District Court of Appeal) joined JAMS following a distinguished legal career, most recently in the Third District Court of Appeal in Florida, where he served as chief judge from 2015 to 2017....more

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“My Story” Featuring Hon. Jackson Lucky (Ret.) - A video snapshot of JAMS mediator and arbitrator Jackson Lucky

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Hon. Jackson Lucky (Ret.) joined JAMS following 13 years as a judge with the Riverside County Superior Court. He presided over thousands of family law and unlimited civil cases during that time. However, his journey to the...more

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“My Story” Featuring Cristina Pereyra-Alvarez, Retired Judge, 11th Judicial Circuit, Florida - A video snapshot of JAMS mediator...

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Cristina Pereyra-Alvarez started her professional journey in Mexico City, where she earned her first law degree from Universidad Anahuac. Shortly after graduating from law school, she came to the United States and pursued a...more

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“My Story” Featuring Hon. Gail S. Tusan, Senior Judge - A video snapshot of JAMS neutral Judge Tusan

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Professional Experience - Judge Tusan brings more than 30 years of judicial service to her practice at JAMS. Over her storied career, Judge Tusan has presided over a wide variety of cases, both large and small. Her...more

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Medical Malpractice Settlements In The Time Of COVID – A First-Hand Account

A year ago, on Tuesday, March 17th while serving as a Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, I, along with all my colleagues, was the recipient of an alarming email – “all Judges are directed to remain at home until...more

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A Proposal For Private Judging In New York

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrust a dagger into the heart of our state court system. The Office of Court Administration is to be lauded, however, for its efforts to ensure that appropriate technology has been utilized to...more

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CCBJ Interview With Hon. David B. Saxe (Ret.) | With Court Cases Backlogged And Potential Delays Inevitable Post-COVID, ADR Stands...

The Honorable David B. Saxe (Ret.), neutral with NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), discusses the ways that his experience as a judge and a lawyer inform his ability as a neutral; the advantages of alternative dispute...more

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Q&A with Richard J. Suarez Retired Judge, District Court of Appeal

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Tell us about your legal career prior to joining JAMS. My first position out of law school was as an associate with the insurance defense firm of Corlett Killian in Miami. I was fortunate to have spent a year working with...more

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Spotlight: Jeffrey Grubman, Esq.

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What has led to you having a successful practice as both a mediator and an arbitrator? Before becoming a full-time neutral, my litigation practice spanned various practice areas, including business/commercial, employment,...more

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Q&A with Hon. Charles N. Clevert, Jr. (Ret.)

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Tell us about your legal career prior to joining JAMS. My legal career began in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, where I worked as an assistant district attorney charging and trying criminal cases before courts and juries....more

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Spotlight: Hon. Sherrie L. Krauser (Ret.)

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You were on the bench for 25 years before you joined JAMS. What skills did you learn there that helped prepare you for a career in alternative dispute resolution? As a judge, I honed my listening skills: hearing inflection...more

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Q&A with Hon. Gail S. Tusan, Senior Judge

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Please provide a snapshot of your legal career prior to joining JAMS. I served as a general jurisdiction trial judge in Georgia for almost 30 years on the municipal, state and superior court benches. Prior to my judicial...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - August 2016

Arbitrator or Judge? California Supreme Court Weighs in - Why it matters - Yet again, the California Supreme Court considered arbitration in the context of an employment agreement, this time reflecting on whether a...more

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Should An Arbitrator Or A Judge Be The One To Decide Whether An Arbitration Is Barred By Res Judicata

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There are all sorts of questions when court proceedings run alongside an arbitration dispute. Who decides issues that cut across both? Judge? Arbitrator?...more

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Can a Magistrate Appoint a Receiver?

QUESTION: Can a magistrate appoint a receiver? ANSWER: While an arbitrator cannot appoint a receiver, Marsh v. Williams, 23 Cal. App 4th 238 (1994), a magistrate can....more

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Delaware Program Struck Down: Independent Legal Counsel Still Best Avenue for Private Arbitration

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The U.S. Supreme Court decided last Monday to not hear a case involving the State of Delaware's effort to create a state-sponsored program where sitting judges could confidentially arbitrate business disputes. Lower courts...more

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