Brandon S. Diamond, PhD

Brandon S. Diamond, PhD, is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator, also trained in Texas, who mediates civil disputes throughout both states, in person and by videoconference. His practice includes personal injury and liability, first-party property, business and contract, employment, condominium and homeowners association, and school matters, as well as technology and intellectual property disputes, including those arising from artificial intelligence. He does not handle family law. He takes cases through the Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution panel.

Before mediating full time, Dr. Diamond spent nineteen years in education as a biology teacher, a visiting assistant professor of biology at the University of Miami, and later a director of academics and interim high school principal. Because he taught anatomy and physiology at the high school and college levels, he can read a medical record and follow a treating physician's reasoning rather than relying on someone else's summary. His years spent helping parents, faculty, and boards who disagreed to hear each other are the core of how he runs a mediation.

He teaches two continuing legal education programs approved for credit in Florida and Texas: Winning the Mediation Game, on mediation strategy and ethics, and Human Anatomy for Attorneys, which gives attorneys a working understanding of the anatomy behind the medical records in their cases.

Dr. Diamond believes that whether a mediation ends in a settlement or an impasse, the parties should leave feeling heard and understood. He also works to make the attorneys look good in front of their clients, because clients should see their counsel doing everything possible to reach the best resolution.

EDUCATION
Ph.D., Science Education, University of Miami
M.S., Biology, University of Miami
M.S., Education, Nova Southeastern University
B.S., Biology and Judaic Studies, University of Miami
Educational Leadership Certificate, American College of Education
Florida Professional Educator Certificate: Educational Leadership and Biology 6-12

MEDIATION AND ARBITRATION
Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and County Court Mediator
Texas Trained Mediator
FINRA Arbitrator
WIND Certified Appraiser

ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Intro to Negotiation: A Strategic Playbook for Becoming a Principled and Persuasive Negotiator, Yale University
Employment Contracts, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Conflict Management, University of California, Irvine
Leading: Human Resource Management and Leadership, Macquarie University
Google Data Analytics Certificate
Google Generative AI Leader Certificate
IBM Generative AI Essentials
IBM Generative AI: Prompt Engineering
DocuSign Agreement Preparation Pro
DocuSign eSignature Administration Pro
Zoom Security Champion

Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution, panel mediator
Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
Broward County Bar Association
Windstorm Insurance Network

Mediation fees are billed per party, per hour, including preparation and follow-up time:
2 parties: $225 per party per hour
3 parties: $175 per party per hour
4 parties: $150 per party per hour

Half day: 2-hour minimum. Full day: 6-hour minimum.
No administrative, scheduling, or rescheduling fees.

Rates, minimums, and cancellation policy: diamondmediations.com