Academy Member Inducted 2026
- Practice Commenced2006
- # of MEDS (as of 8/1/26)3000
- # of ARBS (as of 8/1/26)200
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
I have practiced law in Lee, Collier, and surrounding counties since 1976, with about half of my practice in civil trial work and the other half in family law for the first 25 years or so. I served as President of the Lee County Personal Injury Association in 1998/1999 and of the Southwest Florida Trial Lawyers Association in 2007/2008.
In the last few years, I have, for the most part, limited my practice to mediation and arbitration, including "hybrid" mediation/arbitrations. I've handled more than 3,000 mediations, primarily civil and family law. I've arbitrated numerous cases, including hybrid mediations and arbitrations.
I have given a two-hour seminar to Florida Rural Legal Services titled "Mediation as a Hostage Negotiation" and given that seminar also at a meeting of the AFLP and as a one-hour Zoom seminar sponsored by the Lee County Bar Association. In April, 2025, I published an article on Hybrid Mediation/Arbitrations in the Collier County Bar Association magazine.
Since September 2020, I've led a group of arbitrators meeting over Zoom, twice a month, in an informal hour discussion on various techniques and issues in arbitration and mediation/arbitration. Our participants have included local judges and arbitrators from around the state. If you are an arbitrator, let me know and I'll invite you to join this group.
Case Experience
- Appellate
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Divorce (High Asset)
- Family Businesses
- Insurance
- Landlord/Tenant
- Libel & Slander
- Medical Devices
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Natural Disasters
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Title Disputes
- Torts
- Wrongful Death
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, Gainesville, Florida
- Juris Doctorate - 1975
- University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
- Bachelor of Science in Physics - 1969
Memberships & Affiliations
- Lee County Personal Injury Association, President, 1998 -1999
- Southwest Florida Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2007-2008
- Association of Family Law Professionals, Member
- United Jewish Appeal, Lee County, Chairman, 1978-1979
- Jewish Federation of Lee & Charlotte Counties, President, 2005-2006
- Member of Lee County School Board Calendar Committee 2002-present
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Qualified Circuit Court Arbitrator (Florida)
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Certified Circuit Court Mediator (Florida)
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Certified County Court Mediator (Florida)
- Member National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Rates Information
Fees for mediations, arbitrations, or hybrids.
Zoom (video) rates are $350/hour, split between the parties, with a two-hour minimum for a 1/2-day reservation.
In-person rates are $450/hour, split between the parties, with a three-hour minimum charge for a 1/2-day reservation.
There is a 4-hour minimum charge for a full day.
Cancellations as to mediations or arbitrations:
1. Cancellation fees are divided equally unless cause by one party in which case that party pays the full amount.
2. If cancelled within 15 business days of the scheduled mediation, cancellation fee is 2 hours divided equally (or fully paid by the party causing the cancellation, at my discretion)
3. If cancelled within 72 hours of the scheduled mediation, there is a 3-hour cancellation fee divided equally.
4. Cancellation fees are fully credited if the same mediation or arbitration is rescheduled within 30 days and does take place.