WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) is pleased to announce the launch of our New York Chapter - The New York Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators (NYAMA). The Academy is an invitation-only association whose membership consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil/commercial conflict resolution and by their commitment to the practice of alternative dispute resolution.
Just 56 attorneys and judges have been recognized as Charter Members of the NY Academy, including a majority of the state’s most widely-accepted ADR professionals across all regions of the state. The NY Chapter Executive Committee consists of 4 leading practitioners: Simeon Baum (NYC), Irene Warshauer (NYC), Peter Woodin (NYC) and James Morris (Rochester).
The Academy’s new website is specifically designed to make life easier for NY attorneys, corporate counsel, adjusters and perhaps most of all for legal support staff. NYMediators.org allows firms to quickly find a suitable neutral by identifying their preferred region and/or dispute type, navigating straight to a roster of trusted local neutrals. A majority of the Academy’s members also publish their availability calendars online for the benefit of clients. This allows the selection of top-tier neutrals and the scheduling of appointments to be expedited for all parties involved.
NYMediators.org is based on the national NADN database, already in wide use in several other states including California, Texas, the Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama, Arizona, Colorado and particularly Florida, where the database was developed for the local litigation community. The National Academy database saw more than 30,000 appointments scheduled online in 2011 by more than 5000 individual law offices.
About NADN
The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) is a national association whose membership consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial conflict resolution. NADN was established in 2008 following a conference of the committees of 5 regional ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution) associations from Florida, California, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee.
The association has 750 top-tier ADR attorneys and judges confirmed as members across more than 40 states, making NADN.org the largest free online roster of experienced neutrals in the nation. Membership to the Academy is by invitation-only.