Arbitration & Mediation

Mediator Jerry Kurland Nominated to the Jerrold S. Oliver Award of Excellence

By Victoria Pynchon

You haven't really experienced unvarnished brilliance in a mediator until you've spent some time co-mediating a construction case with Jerry Kurland of JAMS.  When I say "co-mediate" I'm talking 70% Jerry, 29% former Oliver Award winner Judge Victoria Chaney and 1% Vickie Pynchon. 

I have co-mediated at least a hundred cases with various highly respected mediators and bench officers in Los Angeles over the past four years and I have to say that Jerry Kurland is the most supple, savvy, even-tempered, big-picture mediator I have ever had the pleasure to work with.  And the hardest working. 

I know Jerry is booked months in advance, but if I had a sophisticated construction case with dozens of moving parts,  I'd book Jerry at the same time I filed my initial pleadings.

CONGRATULATIONS JERRY.  News item about his nomination below.

ANAHEIM, CALIF. (April 17, 2008) — JAMS Neutral Gerald A. "Jerry" Kurland, Esq. has been nominated for the prestigious 2008 West Coast Casualty Jerrold S. Oliver Award of Excellence. The award will be presented at the 15th Annual West Coast Casualty Construction Defect Seminar at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, California on May 8th.

Named after the late Judge Jerrold S. Oliver, a JAMS mediator and arbitrator, and a "founding father" in using ADR to resolve construction claims, this award recognizes an individual who is outstanding or has contributed to the betterment of the construction community with the same spirit of commitment, loyalty and trust as that displayed by Judge Oliver. The award is affectionately known as the "Ollie Award." The organization puts out a call for nominees from 1,900 members of the construction community.

"We congratulate Jerry for being one of four finalists for this terrific award," said Chris Poole, JAMS President and CEO. "As one of our most respected neutrals in the field of construction, Jerry is known for his experience, talent, and great personal skills. He is certainly deserving of the nomination, and we wish him the best of luck in being selected as the award recipient."

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Full post as published by Settle It Now Negotiation Blog on April 25, 2008 (boomark / email).