About Joshua Javits


 

Joshua M. Javits is a neutral mediator and arbitrator. He is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), the International Ombudsman Association, the rosters of the American Arbitration Association (AAA), Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service FMCS), and the National Mediation Board (NMB).

He was Chairman and Member of the National Mediation Board from 1988 to 1993. He is a member of both the Steering Committee of the Labor and Employment Law Section of the D.C. Bar, and also of the Steering Committee of the Arts, Entertainment, Sports and Media Law Section.

He is Grievance Committee Chairman of the International Monetary Fund. He sits on over 40 neutral arbitration panels and has arbitrated over 2000 cases. He has represented labor unions and management -- at different times -- in the past, and began his career as a trial attorney with the National Labor Relations Board. He is a graduate of Yale College and Georgetown University Law Center. Mr. Javits has worked with numerous entities to develop effective conflict resolution procedures, with enormous resulting savings in litigation costs and exposure. As an Ombudsman, he has been appointed by organizations as a resource for employees and managers to counsel or mediate workplace issues. After having gained the confidence of all constituencies, Mr. Javits has used his familiarity with individual companies to resolve multiple disputes informally.

 

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"Josh Javits did a very good job. Casual and with a good sense of humor. He managed to tick both sides off, so there was no question about whether or not he was biased! But we all ended up thanking him. Smooth, very smooth, got us to an agreement that got us out the door still talking"

-Deanne Williams, describing mediation between two non-profits