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Hon. Jay Daugherty

Mediator

“Commercial Mediator”

Kansas City, Missouri
3500Cases Resolved

Core Practice Areas

7 Verticals
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Employment Discrimination
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Product Liability
✓Construction Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Jay Daugherty, former Administrative Law Judge and Circuit Judge for 20+ years, brings judicial neutrality, relentless energy, and a passion for mediation and arbitration to his full-time Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice. As a Circuit Judge for 20 years, an Administrative Law Judge for seven years, and one of Missouri’s leaders in the development of the practice of mediation and arbitration, Jay has conducted well over 3,500 mediations and scores of arbitrations in nearly every area of the law. Jay is also the owner of Jay Daugherty Mediation and Arbitration, a practice dedicated exclusively to the practice of ADR. It consists of 10 ADR professionals with 7 of the ADR professionals former judges and all highly experienced ADR professionals. It has offices in Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri, with its practice area centering on the greater Midwest, but also conducting mediations from across the entire United States. From 1995-2000, Jay chaired the Supreme Court Committee on ADR, helping create Missouri's modern court-initiated mediation system. In 2000, he served as Missouri's representative to the national Summit of the States on Dispute Resolution. Since 2009, he has served as Chair of the Supreme Court Commission on ADR.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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Education

University of Nevada, Reno

Masters in the Judiciary · Judiciary

Class of 1995

University of Missouri, Kansas City

Juris Doctor · Law

Class of 1981

University of Missouri, Columbia

Bachelor of Science · Public Administration

Class of 1978

Work History

3 Positions

Owner

Jay Daugherty Mediation and Arbitration

Owner of a practice dedicated exclusively to the practice of ADR.

Circuit Judge

State of Missouri

Served as a Circuit Judge for 20 years.

Administrative Law Judge

State of Missouri

Served as an Administrative Law Judge for 7 years.

Honors & Recognition

2 Honors

Mediator of the Year

Best Lawyers Kansas City

2024

Also awarded in 2017, 2019, 2021.

George Brett ALS Volunteer of the Year Award

ALS Association

2008

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