Law Practice,
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Feb. 4, 2021
Why are cooks called chefs?
In search of a title for mediation advocates and specialists
John H. Sugiyama
Arbitrator and Mediator
JAMS
Phone: (415) 774-2617
Email: jsugiyama@jamsadr.com
Hon. John H. Sugiyama (Ret.) is a mediator at JAMS with experience in myriad legal fields and disciplines adjudicating complex matters through trial and alternative dispute resolution processes. Judge Sugiyama presided for 18 years on the Contra Costa County Superior Court. During the last nine years of his judicial career, he served as the supervising judge for the Probate Division of his superior court. He may be reached at jsugiyama@jamsadr.com.
When will attorneys who are adept at resolving legal disputes through mediation and other alternatives to trial get a title befitting their skills?
Certain comparisons help illuminate this question. Almost imperceptibly, perhaps with the advent of food-based reality shows over the last decade on cable television's Food Network, cooks have come to be known as chefs. In other professions, there is a similar trend. This transformation o...
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