Background
Sands, John Eliot was born on January 14, 1941 in Brooklyn. Son of Abraham M. and Edith Sylvia (Abeloff) Sands.
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John Eliot Sands
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Education
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton University, 1962; Juris Doctor, Yale University, 1965.
Career
Partner firm, Schulman, Abarbanel, Perkel & McEvoy, New York City, 1965-1970;
general counsel, New York City Mayor' General’ s Office Labor Relations, 1970-1973;
member of faculty, Albany Law School, Union U., New York, 1973-1983;
professor of law, Albany Law School, Union U., New York, 1978-1983;
arbitrator and mediator labor relations disputes, since 1972;
Chairman, Board Of Directors, Impartial Enterprises, Inc., 1984-1990;
partner, Metropolitan Mediation Group, 1990-1991;
president, The Dispute Resolution Group, since 1991;
principal, The Ombuds Group Inc., since 1992;
member, Capital District boards advisors (Cornell Univercity School Industrial and Labor Relations), 1975-1982;
member, National Center for Dispute Settlement, 1974-1976;
permanent arbitrator of disputes between, New York City Transit Authority and various transportation unions
permanent arbitrator of disputes between, New York City construction industry and various unions
permanent arbitrator of disputes between, East Coast Entertainment Industry/SAG and Dirs. Guild American
permanent arbitrator of disputes between, New York State, Massachusetts, Maine and various unions, others
member arbitration panel, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, since 1972;
member arbitration panel, National Mediation Board, since 1987;
member state mediation boards, New York, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Vermont. Special salary arbitrator Major League Baseball and Players Association.
Special crew consist arbitrator Metro North Railroad Company and United Transportation Union, New York City, since 1983. Permanent chairman American flag maritime industry contract with Marine Engineers Beneficial Association, New York City, 1978-1981. With Seafarers International Union, New York City, since 1978.
Member arbitration panel National MediationBd., since 1987. Permanent arbitrator National Elevator Industry and ElevatorConstructors, since 1989, New York Post, New York City printing industry with New York Typographical Union, since 1991, New York Shipping Association with International Longshoremen's Association, since 1992. Special arbitrator J. Manville Property Damage Trust Fund, since 1989.
Board advisors Institute for Dispute Resolution, Seton HallLaw School, since 1990.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Foundation Employee Benefit Plans (chairman American arbitration committee 1986), National Academy Arbitrators, Industrial Relations Research Association (president Capital District chapter 1978-1979), Association American Law Schools (chairman labor law section 1977), American Bar Association, New York State Bar Association (chairman-elect labor law section 1985-1986, chairman 1986-1987, secretary labor law section 1977-1978), New York State Bar Association (Chairman continuing education com 1978-1981), New Jersey State Bar Association (special commission on alternative dispute resolution since 1991, member panels of arbitrators and mediators of disputes among lawyers since 1991), Albany County Bar Association, Association of Bar of City of New York (Chairman of Commission on labor and employment law 1981-1984, commission on arbitration and alternative dispute resolution 1985-1988, since 1992, committee professional and judicial ethics, 1989-1991, member panels of arbitrators and mediators of disputes among lawyers since 1987), American Arbitration Association (upstate board advisors 1974-1983, national labor panel1972-, J. Noble Braden arbitrator 1981-1983, employee benefit claims and multiemployer pension panels since 1982, commercial panel since 1988, human rights panel since 1991, member commercial and employment disputes mediation panels since 1992), Society Profls in Dispute Resolution (board directors New York City, New Jersey Chapters 1989-1991), Princeton Alumni Association No New York (president 1977-1980), Zoological Society New Jersey (trustee 1983-1986, secretary 1984-1985) M C.
