HONORABLE ELIZABETH BONINA IS FEATURED IN AN ARTICLE HONORING HER DISTINGUISHED CAREER
October 23, 2017
NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) is proud to announce that an article featuring Hon. Elizabeth Bonina, an alum of Poly Prep Country Day School, was recently published in Polycam, the school's alumni e-newsletter. The article entitled, 40 Years of Women at Poly: Judge Elizabeth Bonina ('79) Was Among the First Class of Girls at Poly, examines how the decision to transfer from an all-girls high school to Poly Prep, then an all-boys high school, changed the course of Judge Bonina's life when she became a member of Poly's first co-ed class in the late 70's. Further, the article follows how the education she received at Poly prepared her for a distinguished career as a judge, a professor and as an arbitrator and mediator.
Judge Bonina acknowledges that transferring schools in the middle of the school year was daunting, yet it was a decision she would never regret, “During my career, I've worked in many male-dominated fields. Whether it was my career in politics, law, as a member of the judiciary or now as a private arbitrator and mediator, I've found that, more often than not, I'm the only woman in the room. I have to thank Poly for teaching me not to be intimidated by that.” She also credits the instructors, the courses and the training she received in public speaking at Poly for preparing her for a career in law and advises her young Poly alumni, “A career in law requires a great deal of dedication, but it can also be very rewarding when you are able to advise and help someone.”
Poly Prep is an historic independent high school located in the heart of Brooklyn, NY. The school has graduated thousands of alumni who have become some of the nation's leaders in the arts, athletics, business, science, medicine, law, government, education and philanthropy. The school's mission is to prepare and inspire the next diverse generation of leaders and global citizens to act with intelligence, imagination and-above all-character.
For the fifth consecutive year, Judge Bonina was named a “Best Individual Arbitrator” in New York State by the 2017 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey, with three of those years being voted #1. She has also been ranked one of the Top Ten Mediators in the state for the past seven years in that same survey. Judge Bonina has arbitrated and mediated a myriad of case types including employment, professional malpractice, premises liability, labor law, sports and entertainment, products liability and personal injury. In 2014, Judge Elizabeth Bonina was honored by being the first woman to receive Poly Prep's Alumni Distinguished Achievement Award.
Click here to view Judge Bonina's resume
Click here to view the 2017 New York Law Journal Reader Rankings Survey
ABOUT NAM
Founded in 1992, NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation) has been recognized for its superb customer service and exceptional panel of arbitrators and mediators. For the second year in a row, NAM was named Best ADR firm in the United States by the 2017 National Law Journal Annual Reader Rankings Survey. Additionally, 6 of NAM's neutrals were named National Law Journal 2017 Alternative Dispute Resolution Champions, as part of a select group of only 37 nationwide. The company was also ranked a Best National ADR Provider by the 2017 Corporate Counsel Best of Survey. Consistent with being the nation's premier ADR provider, the New York Law Journal Annual Reader Rankings Survey selected NAM as the #1 ADR firm for the past seven years. NAM was also voted a “Best Overall ADR Provider” in the 2017 Best of The New Jersey Law Journal and Best of the Midwest annual surveys.
NAM actively works with more than 10,000 commercial entities, including more than 50% of the Fortune 100 companies. NAM offers litigants a nationwide panel of more than 2,500 top-tier former judges and practicing specialists uniquely qualified to facilitate the resolution of disputes in a private forum. The company maintains rosters in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and in major cities around the world, with specific expertise in the areas of Complex Commercial, Construction, Employment, Entertainment, Financial Services, International, Insurance, Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury (including 3rd party and 1st party actions), Professional Liability and Real Estate dispute resolution. NAM is often an indispensable resource for parties seeking cost-effective alternatives to expensive and often time-consuming litigation.
NAM provides complimentary Continuing Legal Education (CLE) programs for attorneys, bar associations, corporate and government legal departments and other legal and business organizations.