Margaret L. Shaw, Esq. was widely respected for her persistence and creativity in reaching settlement and was sought after to design and implement innovative ADR Systems nationwide.  Margaret Shaw joined JAMS when ADR Associates combined their firm with JAMS in 2004. A former civil litigator, Ms. Shaw maintained an active ADR practice for more than twenty-five years and was the author of numerous articles on a variety of aspects of the ADR field, such as a chapter called “Mediating Class Actions” included in the ADR Handbook for Judges.