Academy Member Inducted 2013
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- Practice Commenced: 2006
- Total Mediations (as of May 2022): 400
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Biographical
David's experience as a mediator and litigator is exceedingly broad and includes professional liability, personal injury and insurance law, intellectual property claims, employment disputes, transportation law, real estate, probate, community association, and shareholder disputes.
David is a graduate of Emory University and the University of Florida College of Law. For 20 years he served as a member of the National Faculty of the Society of Certified Insurance Counselors (CIC) teaching general liability insurance and agents & brokers liability. In 1983, David was awarded a Robert T. “Bobby” Jones Fellowship to the University of St. Andrews in Scotland residing in St. Salvator's Hall.
David is a nationally recognized expert on mediation advocacy and ethics, and a lecturer for bar and insurance organizations across the United States. He has been a guest lecturer at the University of Florida College of Law, UCF, and at Lloyds London. David has been published or featured in publications including The Florida Bar Journal, Entrepreneur, For the Defense, National Underwriter and Orlando Lawyer. He lives in Orlando with his wife Sharon Jablonski Henry. David is actively involved with philanthropy serving as Vice-President and Director of the Henry Family Foundation which provides support to a variety of organizations including food banks, shelters, social service and public health organizations, public schools and organizations serving pediatric oncology patients.
Case Experience
- Appellate
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- EEOC
- Employment
- Entertainment Sector
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord/Tenant
- Legal Malpractice
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Media & Communications
- Medical Devices
- Medical Malpractice
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Property Damage
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Software
- Technology
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Trademarks/Patents
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Unfair Competition
- Wrongful Death
Education
- Melbourne Highs School 1981
- Univ. of St. Andrews, Scotland 1983-84
- Emory University, B.A. English 1985
- Univ. of Fla. College of Law 1988
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator (2006 to present)
Memberships & Affiliations
- National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN)
- Transportation Law Association
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Mediator
- U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
- 11th Circuit Court of Appeals
- The Florida Bar
Rates Information
$390/hr for most civil mediations. Discounted rates for government, public interest or other selected matters including presuit mediations. legal aid cases, and for other modest means disputants. I do not charge for travel. There is a three hour minimum. Attendance at mediation constitutes an agreement to pay a pro rata share of the fee absent other agreement.