Attorney Jacques M. Wood Launches Arbitration and Mediation Practice

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Jacques M. Wood Arbitrator and Mediator
JWoodADR@gmail.com
412.963.6537
www.mediate.com/JWood

Pittsburgh, PA (PittsburghNewsWire.com) — Jacques M. Wood, an attorney with more than 40 years experience in employment/labor litigation and alternative dispute resolution, has opened an arbitration and mediation practice.  Based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he assists attorneys, businesses, individuals and labor organizations resolve lawsuits and disputes by providing mediation, arbitration and other dispute resolution services.  According to Mr. Wood, “Alternative dispute resolution is about solving problems and that is what I enjoy most and do best.”

Immediately prior to opening his practice, Mr. Wood served 14 years as a Commissioner with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (FMCS), which is the largest mediation service in the United States.  As Commissioner, he mediated hundreds of labor contract and grievance disputes, EEO complaints and employment-related lawsuits.

Before accepting his appointment with FMCS, Mr. Wood practiced law for 27 years in Pittsburgh upon his graduation from Cornell University Law School.  During the last 12 years of practice, he was a Shareholder in the national firm of Buchanan Ingersoll (BI) and served as Chair of its Labor and Employment Group.  While at BI, Mr. Wood was peer selected as one of the best labor and employment lawyers in five editions of The Best Lawyers in America.

For more information, contact Jacques M. Wood at 412.963.6537, email JWoodADR@gmail.com or visit www.mediate.com/JWood

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