Episodes

  • How Mediation Styles Can Shape Outcomes: Timing, Cultural Awareness and Preparation

    How Mediation Styles Can Shape Outcomes: Timing, Cultural Awareness and Preparation
    Apr 9 2026
    In this episode of the JAMS podcast, internationally renowned mediators Giuseppe De Palo and Tim Hardy explore how a mediator’s style, cultural awareness and strategic timing can meaningfully influence the course and outcome of a mediation. Drawing on extensive experience resolving complex disputes around the world, they discuss why choosing the right approach – and adapting it throughout the day – is often critical to success.
    Show more Show less
    26 mins
  • Mass Tort Mediation Strategies: Managing Emotions and Understanding Key Legal Trends

    Mass Tort Mediation Strategies: Managing Emotions and Understanding Key Legal Trends
    Dec 11 2025
    As mass tort litigation continues to grow, the disputes at stake are becoming increasingly complex. From wildfire and pharmaceutical claims to toxic exposure, sexual abuse and large-scale economic losses. In this episode of the JAMS podcast, neutrals Lexi Myer-Wolfe and Jordy Feldman discuss why mediation has become an essential tool for resolving today’s most challenging mass tort matters. Drawing on extensive experience administering and mediating high-profile mass claims, they examine the procedural, emotional and practical hurdles that make these cases so intricate, and they outline how mediation can offer both efficiency and individualized justice. This episode provides meaningful insights for attorneys, mediators and claim administrators navigating high-volume, high-stakes mass tort disputes.
    Show more Show less
    25 mins
  • Health Care Mediation Strategies: How to Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, and Compliance Disputes

    Health Care Mediation Strategies: How to Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, and Compliance Disputes
    Nov 3 2025
    As the health care industry continues to evolve, disputes are becoming increasingly complex, from reimbursement matters and provider contracts to False Claims Act issues. In this episode of the JAMS podcast, Hon. Janice Symchych (former), Daniel Platt, Esq. and Ronald Ravikoff, Esq. discuss how mediation can effectively resolve multifaceted health care conflicts.
    Show more Show less
    28 mins
  • Back to School 2025: Title IX Updates and How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes

    Back to School 2025: Title IX Updates and How ADR Can Help Universities Resolve Disputes
    Sep 30 2025
    In this episode of the JAMS podcast, neutrals Angela Downes, Esq. and Bernard Taylor, Sr., Esq., unpack what these shifts mean for higher education. They discuss what parties need to know about Title IX as it currently stands and how ADR can serve as a powerful tool for reaching resolution.
    Show more Show less
    25 mins
  • Evolving Challenges in Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies and Legal Trends

    Evolving Challenges in Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies and Legal Trends
    Jul 31 2025
    Evolving Challenges in Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies and Legal Trends by JAMS ADR
    Show more Show less
    27 mins
  • [PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims

    [PODCAST] When Scammers Strike: How Mediation Can Help Resolve Consumer Fraud Claims
    May 7 2025
    In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Peter Kamminga, Esq., Ph.D., and Jeffrey Grubman, Esq., discuss the rise in financial scams targeting consumers and the various ways in which those scams typically take shape, including authorized push payment scams and phishing scams. The neutrals also discuss how these scams can be orchestrated—including through downloading malicious software or by a scammer assuming an online identity to befriend a victim. From there, Dr. Kamminga and Mr. Grubman discuss how both financial and non-financial damages can be claimed following these scams, as well as how to understand some of the legal distinctions that are often present in these cases, such as the difference between authorized and non-authorized transactions.
    Show more Show less
    27 mins
  • JAMS Podcast Transcript – Co-Mediation

    JAMS Podcast Transcript – Co-Mediation
    Mar 19 2025
    JAMS Podcast Transcript – Co-Mediation by JAMS ADR
    Show more Show less
    22 mins
  • Spotlight on Austin: Understanding the Evolving Legal Landscape in a Rapidly Growing City

    Spotlight on Austin: Understanding the Evolving Legal Landscape in a Rapidly Growing City
    Feb 10 2025
    In this podcast, JAMS neutrals Tracy W. McCormack, Esq., and Karl Bayer discuss how the legal and business needs have evolved in Austin, Texas, as it remains one of the fastest growing cities in the country. To set the stage, both neutrals discuss how Austin has grown as a hub for technology, innovation and entertainment, which has driven significant expansion in the area and made it attractive for new businesses and investment. From there, Mr. Bayer and Ms. McCormack discuss how the rapid growth and transformation of the region has influenced legal disputes and what general counsel can learn and apply to other cities. As the conversation continues, the neutrals weigh in on how companies are creatively tailoring ADR to meet the specific needs of their industries, such as designing unique solutions and also evaluating the national and international components of a dispute. Mr. Bayer and Ms. McCormack also address the value of a bespoke ADR process to support a company's long-term business goals and objectives, as well as how arbitration can be a helpful approach for resolving complex disputes. Finally, the neutrals conclude by extrapolating on how the growth in Austin—and the changes that have followed for the legal system—can hold broader significance for the future of ADR.
    Show more Show less
    30 mins