Ms. Spiegel is an American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) arbitrator and mediator, FINRA arbitrator and a New Jersey Court approved R. 1:40 Mediator and Arbitrator. She is admitted to the State and Federal bars of New Jersey and New York as well as the U.S. Supreme Court. During her 35 plus years as a member of the AAA's panel she has mediated and arbitrated over 1,600 cases including Super Storm Sandy cases. That number does not include the cases she has mediated and arbitrated privately and for the NJ Courts. Ms. Spiegel is on the NJ Court Roster of court-approved mediators as both a "Civil Mediator" and as a "Mediator for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases".
The following are a small sample of subjects that have been addressed by Ms. Spiegel in mediation and arbitration:
∙ Construction Disputes (valuation of fire damage caused by negligence of roofing contractor, dispute between blasting subcontractor and general contractor, construction defects in residential and commercial properties);
∙ Breach of Contract disputes in commercial, consumer, real estate and construction matters;
∙ Family Mediation (divorce, custody, parenting time, parenting plans, support, equitable distribution, elder care planning, employment dispute with family caregiver);
∙ Partnership Dissolution (dissolution of a partnership in a car rental business, dissolution of a partnership in a business providing props and costumes to the movie and theater industry).
Ms. Spiegel frequently participates as a presenter, moderator, lecturer and/or panelist educating lawyers, arbitrators and mediators about ADR, mediation, arbitration and other legal topics. Some of her speaking engagements include “Mediating a Construction Dispute: Learning a New Language”; Moderator and Panelist on “Ageism and Diversity”; Speaker and Panelist on, “Some Frequent Issues in Residential Home Construction”; Moderator on “A Primer on Construction Drawings and Related Contract and Litigation Issues”, “Hot Topics in Construction Law”, "NJ Consumer Fraud Act and Home Improvement Contractors - Navigating the Minefield”, and “How to Get the Most Out of Your Mediation.”
Ms. Spiegel’s writing credits include “Elder Care Planning Mediation”, ABA e-Magazine, Voice of Experience, January 2023 issue, republished in the ABA GP Solo e-Report, May 2023; “Child Support for the Special Needs Child: What a Divorce Mediator Needs to Know”, NJAPM Mediation News, Vol. 18, Issue 1, Fall 2013.
Ms. Spiegel was appointed by the Supreme Court of the State of New Jersey to the Fee Arbitration Committee as an Panelist, Panel Chair and was Chair of the District IIB Fee Arbitration Committee and to the District Ethics Committee.
Case Experience
ADA Disability
Business Dissolution
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Divorce (High Asset)
Elder Abuse
Eminent Domain
Family Businesses
Health Care
Insurance
Labor/Unions
Land Use/Planning
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Local Govt./Municipalities
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Premises Liability
Probate
Professional Fees
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Public Policy
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Title Disputes
Trusts / Estates
Education
1978 – J.D., Boston University School of Law
1974 – B.A., Columbia University, Barnard College
Memberships & Affiliations
American Bar Association
Chair ABA Senior Lawyers Division, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
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