Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D

Stephen H. Sulmeyer, J.D., Ph.D., joined JAMS as a full-time neutral after nearly 20 years as a mediator in private practice. With a dual background as a commercial and intellectual property litigator as well as a clinical psychologist, Mr. Sulmeyer specializes in the settlement of disputes involving professional and intimate relationships, particularly in areas such as family law, probate and estate planning, elder law, family businesses, workplace, sexual harassment and partnership disputes, as well as commercial and business disputes. His skill at working with the human issues that drive disputes has earned him a reputation for resolving the most challenging high-conflict and high-emotion cases.
Mr. Sulmeyer's approach to dispute resolution focuses on understanding as thoroughly as possible the parties' material and non-material interests, as well as their financial and legal positions--hence his commitment to thorough and diligent pre-mediation preparation. His ability to listen empathically, think analytically and communicate clearly allows parties and counsel to feel genuinely heard and understood, and ripens negotiations for creative and pragmatic problem-solving. His combination of tenacity, legal acumen and amiable practicality contributes to his high rate of settlement.
In addition to his mediation practice, Mr. Sulmeyer is highly-sought-after as a speaker and trainer of dispute resolution, nationally and internationally. He is also the founder and former president of Integrative Mediation Bay Area, an organization that brings together psychotherapist, financial industry and attorney co-mediators in family law and other cases. Mr. Sulmeyer is the co-founder (with Judge Verna Adams) of the Marin Superior Court's Interdisciplinary Settlement Conference program, in which mental health professionals and lawyers trained in dispute resolution team up to assist judges to resolve the most intractable child custody, probate and other civil cases.

SSulmeyer@jamsadr.com
(415) 774-2635
www.jamsadr.com/sulmeyer