Murray B. Silverstein

Mr. Silverstein was certified as a Florida Supreme Court Circuit-Civil mediator in 1994.  Since that time he has devoted himself to the process of resolving both private and court-ordered disputes through the mediation process. He will diligently and unconditionally exhaust all possible measures to facilitate fair, reasonable, and acceptable compromises on behalf of disputing parties.

Through the dynamic process of mediation, Mr. Silverstein provides adversaries the opportunity, forum, and resources to thoroughly consider various creative alternatives to litigation in order to resolve their disputes on their own terms. Mediation has proven to be a smart and cost effective means to effect closure and have control over the outcome of a disputed matter.   Hundreds of parties and their counsel have benefited from Mr. Silverstein's mediation skills in achieving settlement. 

Mr. Silverstein also serves as an arbitrator for private and court-ordered disputes, with panels administered through the American Arbitration Association and the Florida and federal courts.  Arbitration serves to conclude the dispute resolution process when the parties are unable to compromise and reach settlement on their own through mediation.  Mediation is not a condition precedent to arbitration.  Arbitrated decisions are as binding as final judgments in litigated proceedings, and usually more streamlined, efficient, and cost effective.  Mr. Silverstein's vast commercial litigation experience provides significant insight and weight to his role as a decision-maker for commercial arbitrations.

• J.D. - Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, Florida, 1982
• B.A. - Stetson University, Deland, Florida, 1980
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, 1994
• Florida Bar Board Certified, Civil Trial, 1994
• Florida Bar Board Certified, Business LItigation, 1996
• Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation/Advance Mediation Training, 2007
• Diplomate, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN)
• NADN Advance Training: 2012, Boston; 2019, Seattle; 2022, Atlanta 
• ABA Dispute Resolution Section, 2025 Arbitration Institute  
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator, 2024
• The Florida Bar ADR Mentoring Academy, 2025 Advanced Mediation Techniques

The Florida Bar:

• Board of Governors - 6th Judicial Circuit Representative (2003-2011)
• The Florida Bar Journal Editorial Board (1992-99)
• The Florida Bar CLE Committee Member (1993-96)
• Trial Lawyers Section Member (1983-present)
• Chair, Sixth Circuit Fee Arbitration Committee (1997-00)
• Member, Pro Bono Service Awards Committee (2000-2010)
• President's Award for Public Service, The Florida Bar Board of Governors;
• William Reece Smith, Jr. Pro Bono Service Award, Stetson University College of Law
• ADR Section, Member

FFLA f/k/a the Florida Bar Foundation, Inc. / Pro Bono

• President (2023-24)
• Fellow 
• Chair, Technology Committee
• Member, Executive Committee
• Trustee, Florida Bar Foundation Endowment Trust

American Bar Association:

• Litigation Section; 
• Subcommittee on Commercial Litigation, Banking, Business Torts;
• Committee on Professionalism and Professional Ethics
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Skills Building and Technology Innovations Committee  

New York International Arbitration Center, Inc., Member

American Bar Association Foundation, Fellow

Mediation Session - $750 per hour ($375 per hour, per party, for two-party mediations), or $350 per hour, each, for 3 or more parties.  

Flat rates: $5,500 all day, split equally at $2,750 per party for two parties, or $2,250 per party for 3 or more parties.