Casimir (Cass) Maliszewski

Over the last 26 years, Cass Maliszewski has been in the courtroom for trials more than 100 times in both the chairs of the defendant and the plaintiff. More importantly, he has personally participated in and negotiated thousands of mediations and has been responsible for thousands more in leadership positions within the Property and Casualty insurance sector. Cass has been integrally involved in cases from eight figures to those with non-monetary issues as the sole driver. Cass has direct experience with first and third party property matters, bodily injury, personal injury, construction defect, errors and omissions, directors and officers, catastrophe, contract actions and everything in between. He is a member of the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance, holding its prestigious Claims Litigation Management Professional certification obtained through its Litigation Management Institute at Columbia Law School, and speaks at conferences both locally and nationally on the subjects of leadership, litigation management, negotiations and alternative dispute resolution.

Before retiring, Cass worked at several insurance carriers managing and handing claims, coverage and ECL disputes and providing strategic advice and direction to claims and litigation organizations. In his final corporate role as the Director of Litigation and Casualty Claims for the second largest property insurer in Florida, Cass oversaw internal and external teams conducting litigation work; partnered with law firms in the delivery of legal services up to and through trial and appeal at a claims level and extracontractual level, as well as regulatory matters, when called upon. Cass was responsible for annual $85mil indemnity/$20mil expense and litigation and casualty staffing and oversaw reinsurance audits and reporting for the company’s litigation. He also provided strategic guidance for the claims division with respect to potential litigation.

Cass has experience in State and Federal Courts primarily in Florida, but also experience throughout the entire Southeast, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Colorado and Arizona over the last two decades.

• Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate, Circuit and County Court Mediator (39283 CRA)
• Florida 620-All Lines
• Certified Litigation Management Professional (CLMP)
• Certified Claims Professional (CCP)

• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
• Member (National)-Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee (The CLM)
• Member (National)-Religious and Non-Profit Committee (The CLM)
• Member (National)-Committee Conference Committee
• Secretary (Local)-CLM Northeast Florida Chapter
• Associate-Association of Certified Fraud Examiners

Zoom Mediations: Rates are $475 per hour with a 2-hour minimum and are limited to 4 ½ hours. An all-day mediation can be reserved with a 4-hour minimum ($1,900), and no limit on the number of hours. Multi-day mediations (at 11 hours per day) can be scheduled at $3,300 per day, requiring a 2-day minimum ($6,600), and are both optimal and highly recommended for multiple pre-suit matters or corporate clients with routine litigation. There are generally no administrative charges unless multitudes of Notice or Reports are required to be filed, then that is charged at $100 per hour.  Additionally, the first 10 pages of documents submitted prior to mediation incur no charge for review, but after that, the hourly mediation rate will apply for further review.  Rescheduling with less than 24 hours’ notice will not incur a cancellation fee if the mediation goes forward as newly rescheduled. Rescheduling or cancellations within 72 hours’ notice, or cancellations of formally rescheduled mediations, incur the minimum charge for the respective mediation booking as noted above. All charges for Zoom mediations are split among the parties, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

We can also offer in-person mediation services for parties anywhere in Florida at the parties agreed upon location of choice, at the expense of the parties, who will have their host ensure all appropriate safety requirements are followed, as required.  Rates for in-person mediations in Florida greater than 35 miles from the 32257 zip-code incur a minimum charge of $2,000, and may be capped at 4 hours in total duration.  For an entire day in-person booking, the minimum charge is $3,200 with an 11 hour limit (billed at $475 per hour beyond the minimum, if necessary).  Rescheduling or cancellations of any in-person mediations will incur charges for any non-refundable/incurred travel expenses.  Without exception, cancellations of in-person mediations for any reason within 72 hours of mediation incur 50% of the minimum rate and similar cancellations within 36 hours incur the full minimum rate.