Mr. Parkinson has extensive experience as mediator or arbitrator in a wide variety of civil cases including real estate, business, employment, municipal/land use and family matters.
He has co-mediated with a Superior Court Justice in a case involving ownership and right-to-use a prominent beach in Maine. The case involved 100+ beach-front owners, 100+ back-lot owners, the Town and State. This complex mediation extended four full days and resulted in settlement mechanism for majority of parties. Additional experience with multi-party cases involving insurance companies, lenders and governmental entities.
Case Experience
Commercial/Business
Condominiums
Construction
Contract Disputes
Divorce (High Asset)
Environmental
Family Businesses
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Land Use/Planning
Legal Malpractice
Local Govt./Municipalities
Medical Malpractice
Partnerships
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Title Disputes
Torts
Education
Brown University, A.B., Brown University: BA – 1979
University of Virginia: JD – 1982
Executive Mediation Training at Mediation Works, Boston, MA – 2008
Training the Trainer at Mediation Works, Boston, MA – 2009
Employment Law Mediator Training, at Scheinman Institute of Conflict Resolution, Cornell ILR, New York, NY – 2011
Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Philadelphia, PA – 2009
Advanced Mediation and Advocacy Skills, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Boston, MA – 2012
Solutions in Seattle, ABA Section on Dispute Resolution, Seattle, WA – 2015
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association: Section on Dispute Resolution
Maine Association of Dispute Resolution Professionals
Maine State Bar Association
York County Bar Association
Rates Information
$300 per hr. No charge for travel up to 120 miles.
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