Arbitrated a discrimination dispute claiming violation of the Pregnancy Discrimination Act involving a global telecommunications company.Arbitrated wrongful termination disputes involving various types of companies including a national retail home improvement company and a sportswear apparel manufacturer.Arbitrated several age discrimination disputes involving a global technology company.Experience litigating, adjudicating, and settling disputes involving breach of non-solicitation, nondisclosure and noncompete agreements.Arbitrated a matter in which the employer, a provider of residential financial services, alleged breach of contract, unfair competition and misappropriation of trade secrets by a former employee.Mediated and successfully resolved a dispute alleging misappropriation of trade secrets and violation of a non-compete agreement by an employee of a residential home building company.Arbitrated a wrongful termination case involving the motion picture industry.Arbitrated numerous wage and hour and classification disputes.Experience with disputes involving valuation of net worth, company values and trust asset. Mediated a dispute alleging the mismanagement and misappropriation of funds of a delivery services company.Arbitrated the partnership dissolution of a laboratory supply company.Arbitrated a dispute alleging breach of fiduciary duty based on an investment made into utility services company.Arbitrated several title loan transaction disputes alleging violations of a state consumer finance act.Arbitrated many disputes related to coin operated amusement machines (COAM) between Master Licensees and Location Licensees.Arbitrated a consumer credit card matter related to consumer law violations.Arbitrated a number of consumer credit card matters related to enforcement of the mediation provision found in the cardmember agreement.Arbitrated several consumer matters governed by California law related to online content subscription services.Chaired the Superior Court’s Business Court Division and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board for four years.Resolved matters involving FMLA, ADEA, Title VII, wage and hour disputes, among other employment related matters.Presided over hundreds of settlement conferences in business, employment, governmental and family law disputes.She has received accolades for her thorough preparation and professionalism, always demonstrating the utmost respect for counsel and litigants. Judge Wright is known for her success in facilitating settlement discussions in even the most contentious and complex disputes by offering creative and evaluative paths forward. Prior to coming to JAMS, Judge Wright became a partner at a law firm and built a mediation and arbitration practice. Judge Wright spent time in the private sector at Troutman Sanders Lockerman and Ashmore and later founded her own firm. She also served as a hearing officer for the Georgia Office of Fair Employment Practices (now the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity) and was counsel to the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, a public corporation that sold securities to finance multi-family and single-family housing. As chief counsel and assistant counsel to two Georgia governors, she provided advice on complex legal issues, drafted legislation and acted as a liaison to many state agencies. Prior to serving in the judiciary, Judge Wright had a diverse legal career spanning both the public and private sectors. One of her milestone accomplishments as chief judge was the modernization of personnel practices for the judicial branch and the implementation of electronic filing of court documents. She chaired the Business Court Division, which was established to handle complex business cases. Judge Wright presided over thousands of civil cases involving employment issues, contracts, personal injury, professional malpractice, real estate, education and business and governmental entities. Wright, Senior Judge, joined JAMS following two decades on the bench in Fulton County Superior and State courts, including two successful terms as chief judge.
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