Lexi W. Myer-Wolfe, Esq. joined JAMS as a full-time neutral in 2018 with extensive experience in complex litigation and ADR. Ms. Myer-Wolfe's practice at JAMS centers on complex litigation, particularly the mediation of multi-plaintiff claims and class actions as well as settlement allocations, arbitrations, and neutral evaluations. Before becoming a neutral at JAMS, Ms. Myer-Wolfe ran her own law firm, providing research attorney and mediation services to well-known neutrals on a wide variety of cases, cultivating experience working at the highest levels of the ADR industry before launching her own full-time ADR practice. Previously, Ms. Myer-Wolfe spent more than a decade as an attorney working in litigation and the settlement of hundreds of individual claims in multidistrict product liability matters and class actions.

Ms. Myer-Wolfe adeptly handles complex matters, relying on the relationships with both sides of the Bar that she has cultivated over years of litigation practice and ADR. Ms. Myer-Wolfe enjoys solving puzzles and has a keen ability to bring divergent parties together. She is known for her studious preparation, unwavering commitment and straightforward approach to every matter. Her intelligent and innovative process helps parties overcome impasse and has resulted in an extensive track record of success.

Representative Matters

• Business Commercial
• Arbitration between a franchisor and franchisee regarding an alleged breach of the franchise agreement
• Business litigation disputes involving contractual claims and fraud
• Discovery references concerning business litigation matters
• Arbitration involving a dispute over the purchase of a film production company by a private equity firm
• Commercial dispute between cannabis grower and distributor, including allegations of breach of contract, fraud and theft
• Cannabis business disputes involving licensing issues
• Consumer cases involving the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, breach of contract, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act, Automobile Sales Finance Act and UCL
• Class Action and Mass Tort
• Multiple cases involving subrogated wildfire claims against public entities and private corporations
• Multiple cases involving individual wildfire claims involving hundreds of plaintiffs against public entities and private corporations
• Pharmaceutical product liability cases, involving the allocation of large settlements 
• Institutional banking cases involving improper sales tactics
• Class action cases involving data breach
• Allocation of settlement funds in multi-plaintiff pharmaceutical cases
• Neutral evaluation of issues presented by a class of plaintiffs against a food manufacturer for alleged false and deceptive labeling
• Neutral evaluation of environmental and toxic tort cases
• Handled certification and litigation of a California class of light cigarette smokers against a major tobacco company
• Handled pharmaceutical product liability bellwether trial, which was part of a multidistrict litigation and involved allegations that the pharmaceutical company failed to warn plaintiff of the risks associated with taking the drug
• Oversaw the settlement administration of 500 clients involved in pharmaceutical product liability, which involved submitting detailed medical claims packages and releases for each claim
• Handled multidistrict litigation and settlement of pharmaceutical litigation involving diabetes drugs, arthritis drugs, cholesterol drugs, SSRI antidepressants, birth control and medical devices
• Construction
• Claims asserted by major internet company for alleged deficiencies in the engineering design of a data storage center
• Claims arising from a design-build agreement between a national design firm and a general contractor for the construction of a cooling pond and dam at an energy plant in Florida
• Extensive claims for delays, inefficiencies and breaches of contract by construction company against transportation authority regarding the contruction of a highway in Los Angeles, California
• Claims arising from the remediation and seismic retrofit of a dam in Southern California
• Dispute on a design-build contract for a wastewater treatment plant between general contractor and design firm
• Dispute between transportation authority and the general contractor regarding the construction of a new Air Traffic Control Tower and Terminal Radar Approach Control Building at a Nevada airport
• Claims asserted by transportation authority against design professionals regarding the design of a new subway and stations in New York
• Dispute between public entity and general contractor regarding cost overruns on interchange project in California
• Neutral evaluation of a dispute between a construction company and a public entity involving allegations of delays and efficiencies associated with a project on a major California freeway
• Mediation between a large tech company and various construction defendants regarding alleged deficiencies in the construction of a data center
• Dispute between owners and builders for construction defects
• Neutral evaluation of a dispute between transportation authority and general contractor of major California airport
• Neutral evaluation of a dispute between owner and contractor of a wastewater treatment plant
• Employment Law
• Employment arbitrations and mediations involving allegations of discrimination and harassment
• Employment arbitrations involving wage and hour claims
• Life Sciences
• Allocation of settlement involving antidepressant drugs alleged to have caused birth defects
• Allocation of settlement involving diabetes drug alleged to have caused extreme side effects, including amputation
• Allocation of settlement involving metal-on-metal hip implant hardware requiring revision
• Allocation of settlement involving antipsychotic drug alleged to have caused severe side effects, including gynecomastia
• Allocation of settlement involving antidepressant drug alleged to have caused severe withdrawal symptoms
• Personal Injury/Torts
• Wrongful Death and personal injury actions related to wildfire claims
• Personal injury related to product liability actions
• Premises liability cases
• Wildfires
• Mediations and Neutral Evaluations concerning liability for wildfire injuries and damage to homes, buildings and personal property regarding Powerhouse, Erskine, Canyon, Sandalwood, Thomas, Woolsey, Zogg, Kincade, Maria and Dixie fires
• Attorney Fee Official in the PG&E Fire Victims Trust, resolving thousands of attorney fee issues related to the Northern California Fires; served as neutral in resolution of certain business loss claims 

Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

• Served on JAMS Diversity Advisory Board
• Certified Arbitrator for the State of California Office of Administrative Hearings Public Works Contract Arbitration Program
• American Bar Association
• State Bar of California
• Los Angeles County Bar Association

Background and Education

• J.D., Loyola Law School, Los Angeles
  • Cum Laude, Order of the Coif
• B.S. and B.A., Georgetown University
  • Cum Laude
• Research Attorney and Mediation Associate, JAMS
• Attorney, Robinson Calcagnie, Inc.