For 26+ years as a Florida attorney I have had the pleasure of representing clients and mediating thousands of matters concerning various fields of the law, including Personal Injury/Automobile Liability/Premises Liability/Wrongful Death, Property Insurance Claims, Commercial Transactions and Litigation, Probate, Guardianship and Trust Administration and Litigation, General Civil Litigation, Real Estate Litigation and Commercial Landlord/Tenant Litigation.
Given my experience and having looked at matters from the perspective of both sides of conflicts, I recognize the challenges faced as Plaintiff and Defendant, and the important role of mediation in bringing finality to the stress and uncertainty of litigation. Mediation is an effective way to resolve disputes and while doing so, maintaining control over the outcome.
I do not perceive my role as mediator to be the person who shuttles offers and counteroffers back and forth. I engage in the discourse and absorb the facts and issues of each case as a neutral party to objectively determine the legal and factual issues from both sides of the conflict. My goal is to work with the parties to provide an unbiased case specific evaluation; to offer creative solutions and settlement options focused on the concerns and goals of the parties to obtain finality and resolution attendant to the costs and uncertainties of litigation and trial.