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JAMS, founded in 1975 and based in Los Angeles, CA, holds a wealth of experience in handling a broad spectrum of legal matters. With a foundation in complex commercial litigation and arbitration, the firm's expertise extends to sectors such as banking, technology, energy, and telecommunications. With numerous years of experience, JAMS also represents clients in international law, employment & labor, intellectual property, and business law. The firm is recognized for its sophisticated understanding of arbitration law and commitment to efficient, cost-effective solutions.
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Service type
Transactional business, Litigation / Legal representation
Work type
Landlord / tenant dispute, Lease / contract interpretation, Writing a lease / contract, Buying a property, Selling a property, Short sale, Foreclosure, Contract disputes, Title and Boundary Disputes, Zoning, Planning and Land Use, Housing Discrimination, Construction Disputes, Other real estate issues
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Jams
555 W 5th St Fl 32
Los Angeles, CA 90013-1055
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Work Experience
Associate Justice
Supreme Court of California
2001 - Present
Judge
United States District Court for the Central District of California
1998 - 2001
Judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court
1993 - 1998
Judge
Municipal Court, Compton Judicial District
1986 - 1993
Attorney
Mori & Ota Law Firm
1979 - 1986
Professor of Law; Director, CNDR
University of California College of Law, San Francisco (formerly UC Hastings)
2022 - Present
Professorial Research Associate, School of Law
School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London
2018 - 2018
Adjunct Professor
University of California, Hastings College of Law
2014 - 2014
Professor of Law
Loyola Law School
2011 - 2022
Assistant Professor
Fordham University Schools of Business
2007 - 2011
Associate
Davis Polk & Wardwell
2005 - 2007
Principal
Law & Mediation Offices of Hiro Aragaki
2003 - 2015
Associate
O'Melveny & Myers, LLP
1999 - 2003
Law Clerk to the Hon. Fern M. Smith
U.S. District Court, Northern District Of California
1998 - 1999
Associate
Orrick, Herrington, Suitcliffe, LLP
1997 - 1998
Mediator
Friedman Mediation
2012 - Present
Partner
Bingham McCutchen
1990 - 2012
Education
USC Law School
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California - Berkeley
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
California State University, Fullerton
University of Southern California Law School
UC Berkeley SOL
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Stanford Law School
1975
Yale University
1970
Yale Law School
Stanford Law School
1997
Cambridge University
1992
Yale University
1990
USC Law School
Univ of California at Los Angeles
UCLA SOL
Univ of Texas SOL
Purdue Univ
George Washington Univ LS
Claremont McKenna Coll
Loyola Law School
Boston Coll
Boston Univ SOL
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
University of Southern California Law School
Loyola Law School
University of Michigan Law School
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
UC Berkeley SOL
Loyola Law School
Occidental Coll
Stanford Univ Law School
Claremont McKenna Coll
Boston College Law School
Columbia University School of Law
University of Southern California Law School
1973
Loyola Law School
Occidental Coll
California State University, Fullerton
University of Southern California Law School
Southwestern Univ SOL
Univ of Southern Calif
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of California at Los Angeles School of Law
University of Southern California Law School
Stanford Univ Law School
Claremont McKenna Coll
Haverford College
Harvard University Law School
Boston College Law School
Columbia University School of Law
USC Law School
Univ of California at Los Angeles
University of Michigan Law School
University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law
UC Berkeley SOL
University of Southern California Law School
Law
1973
UCLA SOL
UC Berkeley SOL Boalt Hall
UC Berkeley SOL
Univ of California at Los Angeles
Loyola Law School
Boston Coll
Univ of Texas SOL
Purdue Univ
USC Law School
Univ of California at Los Angeles
George Washington Univ LS
Claremont McKenna Coll
Stanford Law School
Law
1975
Yale University
Political Science
1970
Associations & Affiliations
Mexican American Bar Association
Former President
California Judges Association
Former Member
Presiding Judges Association
Former Member
Municipal Court Judges Association of Los Angeles County
Former Member
Stanford Law School, Board of Visitors
Former Member
Association of Yale Alumni, Board of Governors
Former Member
Arroyo Vista Family Health Center
Director
Yale Club of Southern California
Former President
International Bar Association
Member
American Society of International Law
Member
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Fellow
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Public Arbitrator
American Arbitration Association
Commercial Arbitrator
Law Society of England & Wales
Solicitor (non-practising)
U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
Panel Mediator
American Association of Law Schools
Member, Dispute Resolution Section Executive Committee
American Bar Association
Member, Dispute Resolution & International Law Sections
Global Pound Conference Series
Member, San Francisco Local Organizing Committee
State Bar of California
Member, Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution
Independent Film & Television Association
Panel Member
U.S.D.C. Central District of California Mediation Panel
Santa Monica Bar Association
Los Angeles County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
Publications
Indisputably: : Linking Dispute Resolution Scholarship, Education, and Practice
2018
Journal of Dispute Resolution
2016
The Yearbook on Arbitration and Mediation
2012
SCOTUSblog Symposium on Arbitration and the U.S. Supreme Court
2011
Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution
2009
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Online Settlement Negotiations -- Press Delete
2013
Los Angeles Daily Journal
Mediating Securities Class Actions
2013
Speaking Engagements
SOAS Faculty of Law Public Lecture, London
Some Challenges of Promoting Commercial Mediation in the Developing World
2018
Outlook for Commercial Mediation - An Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Method in East Asia and the Role of Counsels
The Role of Counsel in Mediation, Advocacy in Mediation: The US Experience
2018
Workshop on Vietnam’s Existing Legal Framework for Commercial Mediation and Lessons Learnt from International Best Practices
Lessons Learnt from Implementing Commercial Mediation in the US and the UK
2018
ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, San Francisco
ADR Around the World: Country Developments, Global Trends
2017
Formal Launch of Liberia’s Commercial Mediation Program, Monrovia, Liberia
The Benefits of ADR for Commerce and Investment in Liberia: How do Key Stakeholders Make it a Business Success in Effective Dispute Resolution?
2017
ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, New York
Reevaluating the Role of Autonomy in ADR
2016
Private Mediation Conclave, Bangalore, India
Holistic Approach to Dispute Management—Interplay of Arbitration and Mediation
2015
JAMS Weinstein International Fellows' Training
Cognitive Biases in Mediation
2015
ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Seattle
Teaching Practical Negotiation
2015
Asian Pacific American Women’s Law Association Conference
Strategies to Reduce the Effects of Implicit Bias
2015
Southern California Junior Faculty Forum
The Tension Between Autonomy and Freedom of Contract in Modern Arbitration Law
2015
Mandatory Arbitration and Justice Discussion Group, SEALS
Shifting Conceptions of Freedom in U.S. Arbitration Jurisprudence
2014
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution Colloquium, UCLA Law School
The Federal Arbitration Act as Procedural Reform
2014
ABA Dispute Resolution Section Annual Meeting, Chicago
ADR Initiatives in the Developing World: Lessons from the Field
2013
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform Symposium on the Future of Class Actions
Reinterpreting the Federal Arbitration Act
2013
Services offered
Contract Attorney
Corporate Law Attorney
Employment Law Attorney
Family Law Attorney
Insurance Attorney
Intellectual Property Lawyer
International Law Attorney
Mediator
Real Estate Lawyer
Lawsuits And Disputes Lawyers