About the Case Mediation Section
Jacqueline C. Hagerott, is the Manager of the Dispute Resolution Section for the Supreme Court of Ohio. In this role she provides mediation for Supreme Court litigants, consults with and advises local court staff regarding dispute resolution program planning, implementation and evaluation. She also analyzes problems and trends among court dispute resolution programs; advises mediation coordinators, judges and other court staff regarding dispute resolution policies and procedures; and provides resources to promote efficient and effective program operations. Her experience includes the practice of law, an associate deanship, course design and development and dispute resolution. She began mediating cases for Ohio courts in 1997. She has an A.A.S. degree in business management, a B.S. degree in accounting and a J.D. and an LL.M. degree in business with a concentration in dispute resolution. She is licensed in the State of Ohio, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio and the Supreme Court of the U.S. She is a national speaker and trainer on the topics of foreclosure mediation and preparing clients for mediation and is the current Chair of the Ohio State Bar Association’s Dispute Resolution Committee.
Thomas L. Wang, is the Case Mediator for the Dispute Resolution Section for the Supreme Court of Ohio. In addition to being Case Mediator, Thomas also provides program, training, and technical support regarding dispute resolution programs for local courts throughout Ohio. His experience includes about 20 years with the Ohio Board of Tax Appeals (BTA) as an attorney examiner and 16 years as the BTA Chief Mediator from 1990 – 2009, 5 years as a staff attorney with the Ohio Industrial Commission Investigations Division, and a year as staff attorney for a DAS agency. He has taken over 400 hours of mediation/ADR training and has been an assistant faculty advisor at the National Judicial College for its Civil Mediation course taught to judges. He has a B.A. degree in psychology (1974) from the Ohio State University and a J.D. (1977) from the OSU College of Law. He is licensed in the State of Ohio.