To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: After a nearly 40-year legal career at Alston & Bird, where he was chair of the firm’s Management Committee and the Products Liability Group, Bernard Taylor, Sr., joined JAMS. Mr. Taylor focuses on mass torts, complex commercial disputes and class actions, as well as employment, personal injury, and civil rights matters. Professional Experience Mr. Taylor took a winding route to ADR. Early in his career, he was a police officer and an undercover narcotics officer. His experiences in those roles taught him the importance of empathy and understanding everyone’s perspective in resolving disputes.