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News & Events

The Honorable Peter J. O’Donoghue (Ret.) Joins NAM’s Esteemed Panel of Neutrals
Judge O’Donoghue’s remarkable judicial career includes 27 years spent as a Justice of the Supreme Court in Queens County, 15 of which were in the Medical Malpractice Part.
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Why Wait for the Court? Using ADR for the Resolution of Personal Injury Claims
ADR is a quick and efficient option for the settlement of disputes. As is the growing trend, many disputes are never filed as lawsuits with the courts at all and are resolved through ADR.
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Special Considerations in Mediating Sexual Abuse Cases
Mediations in sexual abuse cases are different from “garden variety” personal injury claims. First, it is important to recognize that there is an emotional component.
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NAM Express Mediation Program
NAM Launches Mediation Express Discounted-Rate Program
Clients will be eligible for reduced administrative and hourly fees for cases with minimum policy limits of $25,000 that are submitted to NAM and are mediated by a NAM mediation panel member.
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ADR: A View from the Other Side of the Bench
Upon my recent retirement as a New York State Supreme Court justice, I have embarked on a similar but not identical career of what is popularly known as a neutral/mediator/arbitrator.
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The Honorable Donald S. Kurtz (Ret.) Joins NAM’s Esteemed Panel of Neutrals
Judge Kurtz is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County where he presided for 18 years over the Jury Coordinating Part and the City Trial Readiness Part.
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Proper Preparation for Labor Law Mediations
Virtually every Labor Law construction accident case is a candidate for mediation and settlement.  The question is, at what point do we see the “sweet spot” for successful mediation.
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NAM Ranked the #1 ADR Provider by the NYLJ 13 Years in a Row
NAM’s exceptional mediators and arbitrators once again dominated the individual categories with seven NAM mediators and six NAM arbitrators ranked in the top 10.
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Calming the Workplace – Effective use of Arbitration and Mediation
Join Rhonda L. Epstein, Esq. and Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman as they discuss the various stages of an employment dispute using arbitration and/or mediation vs. pursuing litigation in the court system.
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Meet some of our featured neutrals

Hon. Elizabeth Bonina
Hon. Elizabeth Bonina
As a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, the Honorable Elizabeth Bonina facilitates the settlement of cases involving a range of areas of practice including personal injury, premises liability, labor law, sports and recreation, and employment law cases…
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Hon. Paul J. Baisley, Jr.
Hon. Paul J. Baisley, Jr.
The Honorable Paul J. Baisley, Jr. (Ret.) has had a long and distinguished legal career that includes substantial experience as both a judge and a litigator. As a Justice of the New York Supreme Court, Suffolk County for 25 years, Justice Baisley presided over and settled more than a thousand cases
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Susan Hernandez, Esq.
Susan Hernandez, Esq.
Susan Hernandez, Esq. is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). She brings her experience as the former Mediation Coordinator in the Supreme Court, Bronx County, to NAM’s New York Metro panel of neutrals. In 2020, she was voted a Top Three Mediator and Top Three Arbitrator in t
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Richard P. Byrne, Esq.
Richard P. Byrne, Esq.
Richard P. Byrne, Esq. became a Mediator in the formative days of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and has honed and broadened his mediation skills over the years through experience and practice.
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Hon. Leonard B. Austin
Hon. Leonard B. Austin
The Honorable Leonard B. Austin has enjoyed a remarkable legal career, which culminated in his ascension to the Appellate Division, Second Department as an Associate Justice in March 2009. He served there, with distinction, for nearly 13 years, handling approximately 1,000 matters yearly, involving
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Hon. Leah Ward Sears
Hon. Leah Ward Sears
Hon. Leah Ward Sears (Ret.) is an arbitrator and mediator with extensive ADR, trial and appellate experience in torts, construction, and eminent domain, among others.
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Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman
Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman
Hon. Alan D. Scheinkman’s remarkable legal career as both a judge and litigator, includes his appointment as the Presiding Justice of the Second Judicial Department of the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division. During his tenure on the Appellate bench, he heard appeals of a wide variety
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Nigel Wright, Esq.
Nigel Wright, Esq.
Nigel Wright has 30+ years of mediation & arbitration experience including all non-personal lines insurance claims and international & domestic arbitrations.
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Jennifer Herscovici, Esq.
Jennifer Herscovici, Esq.
A former Senior Counsel, Negotiator for the New York City Law Department’s Tort Division, Jennifer Herscovici, Esq. has settled thousands of cases in actions involving claims of various types of negligence, labor law, defamation, and civil rights violations.
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NAM is proud to be consistently recognized as the nation’s leading ADR provider year after year.

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