Member of the Ohio Chapter for MediationOther ADR Services: Court-Appointed Neutral (Special Master), Discovery Referee, Early Neutral Evaluation, Mini-Trial Judge
Judge Gibson has been arbitrating and mediating since 1976 both before during and after leaving the bench. He has handled hundreds of meditations and arbitrations as Court Appointed mediator and/or arbitrator for Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County Courts. He re-entered private practice solely devoted to ADR in early 2015.
He also has significant experience as a trial attorney with Gibson, Ziccarelli & Martello as a Partner from 1976 - 2008. Some of the areas of law in which he practiced were personal injury, contract, business, real estate, criminal, & municipal law.
Case Experience
Business Dissolution
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Construction
Discrimination
Divorce (High Asset)
Elder Abuse
Employment
Family Businesses
Health Care
Insurance
Labor/Unions
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Railroad & Trucking
Sexual Harassment
Sports
Torts
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
Cleveland Marshall, School of Law - J.D. 1972
Kent State University, Bachelor of Business Administration 1968
Memberships & Affiliations
American Association for Justice 1976 – 2008
American Bar Association 1980 – 2008
Cleveland Bar Association 1982 – 2008
Cuyahoga County Bar Association 1986 – 2008
Lake County Bar Association: President, Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary - 1992-2002
Ohio State Bar Association, 1972 - present
Ohio State Association for Justice, 1976 - 2008
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, 2008 - present
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