Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.) Recognized as the #1 Arbitrator and #1 Mediator in New York by St. Joseph's College Publication

New York, NY (February 22, 2021) – NAM (National Arbitration and Mediation), one of the nation's leading providers of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services, is pleased to announce that Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.) was recently recognized as the #1 Arbitrator and #1 Mediator in New York State in St. Joseph's College (SJC) On Campus publication. In addition to being a highly regarded neutral with NAM, Judge Bonina has been a faculty member at St. Joseph's for 17 years where she has taught Business Law, Principles of Insurance, Sports Law and Sports and Recreation Law.

With her deep experience as both a judge, neutral and attorney, Judge Bonina's brings her real world practice into the classroom. She stated, “At SJC, I give my students examples from cases I've worked on, to bring the material we're covering to life. At SJC, what I'm most passionate about is advising students who are interested in going to law school and pursuing a legal career. I still keep in touch with many former students who have gone on to become lawyers. I'm proud of each of them.”

Beloved by her students, Lori Thanos, D.B.A., associate chair of the business administration and marketing department at the College shared, “We are blessed to have such a wonderful professor guiding and mentoring our students.”

To read the entire SJC article please click here.

About NAM's presenter

The Hon. Elizabeth Bonina is a retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County and is a member of NAM's (National Arbitration and Mediation) Hearing Officer Panel. She has successfully mediated numerous high-profile sexual abuse matters and has facilitated the settlement of cases involving a wide range of other practice areas that include personal injury, premises liability, labor law, sports and recreation, and employment law. Judge Bonina has been consistently voted a Top Mediator and Arbitrator since the inception of the New York Law Journal “Best Of” survey. In 2024, she was voted the #1 Mediator and #1 Arbitrator in the state and has been voted the #1 Arbitrator in New York State seven times in the last 11 years.

Meet Hon. Elizabeth Bonina (Ret.)