New 2023 Arbiters
Judicial Arbiter Group is elated that these retired judges have joined the distinguished arbiters at JAG.
JAG | Judicial Arbiter Group
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."
James B. Conant
Resolution through
Insight & Experience
As one of the oldest and most successful private judicial services in the country, JAG provides the legal and business communities with effective alternative dispute resolution methods.
JAG arbiters also conduct mock appellate arguments and review; serve in court-appointed functions such as receivers, liquidators, trustees, special masters and statutorily appointed judges; and conduct mock jury trials and focus groups.
The Arbiters
Composed exclusively of former trial and appellate judges, each of whom was a distinguished leader during service on the bench, JAG judges bring a commitment to case resolution based on a depth of knowledge and experience with litigants and the legal process.
Arbiter Spotlight
Judge Buchanan was raised in Boulder, Colorado. For over thirty years before his appointment to the bench, he had a general civil trial practice in Colorado (with two years in California), specializing in tort litigation primarily in the areas of personal injury and product liability, but also representing clients in commercial disputes, insurance litigation, professional liability, civil rights and employment matters. <read more>
Our Mission
To provide quality, cost effective, efficient, and wide-ranging professional dispute resolution, litigation assistance, and education programs.
Dispute
Resolution
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Neutral Case Evaluation
- Summary Jury Trials
- Private Judges
Litigation
Assistance
- Special Masters
- Discovery Masters
- Court-Appointed Receivers
- Jury Focus Groups
- Mock Jury Trials
Education
Outreach
- Trial presentations — Ethics, Evidence, Opening Statements, Closing Arguments
- ADR presentations — Effective Mediation Techniques, Persuasion in Arbitration, Bench Trials
The Judicial Arbiter Group plays an active role in the legal community and Continuing Legal Education (CLE). As leaders in the dispute resolution and litigation management fields, we strive to provide the community with up to date case law, useful articles and publications, and information about events hosted by JAG as well as the broader legal community.
JUDICIAL ARBITER GROUP
News & Updates
JAG Retreat at the Creek 2022
JAG celebrated a 2022 “Retreat at the Creek” on October 28-29, 2022.
Presenting was “Positively Conflicted” author Sam Ardery, on the advanced mediation topic:
“The Justice Gene…Where Principle Meets Practical”
Support for Ukraine
As the humanitarian crisis in Eastern Europe continues to unfold, the Judicial Arbiter Group will match judge and staff contributions up to $4000 a month to organizations supporting the Ukrainian relief effort.
JAG ART QUEST Mini Retreat 2021
The Judicial Arbiter Group celebrated with a Mini Art Retreat on August 27-28 at the ART Hotel Denver.
Judge William G. “Bill” Meyer elected to the Board of Directors of the National Association of Drug Court Professionals
His election occurred in August 2021, by the vote of the membership of NADCP.
The History of JAG
36 years of quality in all forms of dispute resolution services
JAG was founded in 1984 in Boulder, Colorado by former Chief District Judge Richard W. Dana and 20th Judicial District Administrator Jerry D. Lockwood, and expanded soon thereafter to include former Colorado Supreme Court Justice William Neighbors. In 2011 the leadership of JAG transitioned to former Judges William Meyer and Sanford Brook, who continue the tradition of quality in all forms of dispute resolution services. JAG now boasts a professional staff of twenty-six arbiters, all former trial and appellate judges representing several regions of the country, and has gained an international reputation for excellence over the past 36 years.
To listen well is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
Judge John Marshall
Office
1601 Blake St, Ste 400, Denver, CO 80202
PHONE
1-800-ARBITER | 303-572-1919
FAX
303-571-1115
