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SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF NEW YORKCOMMERCIAL DIVISION - COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER
MEDIATOR ROSTER
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Marcia L. Adelson, Esq.
61 High Street
Tarrytown, NY 10591
T: 914-631-0812
F: 309-412-8977
Email: marcia212@hotmail.com
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N.Y. 2003S.D.N.Y 2004
Swarthmore College,B.A. 1983
Columbia University,M.B.A 1987
Pace University, Schoolof Law, J.D. 2002
Securities and business litigator. Havehandled complex securities disputes forU.S. and international investors,including fraud, negligence, breach offiduciary duty, andbreach of contract,both as sole proprietor and withEppenstein and Eppenstein. Hashandled disputes on behalf ofemployees of securities firms includingcontract disputes, wrongful terminationand statutory discrimination claims. Prior to law school, financial analyst,certified financial planner andinvestment professional.
2014 American ArbitrationAssociation Higginbotham Fellow
Website: www.marciadelsonlaw.com
American Arbitration AssociationRoster of Neutrals (Commercial)
Mediator, Southern District of NewYork
Mediator, Westchester Supreme Court –Commercial and Civil Divisions
Mediator, New York City CommercialDivision
Arbitrator, Finra (formerly NASD), NFA
Completed over 100 hours of trainingwith American Arbitration Association,SDNY, NY Peace Insitute, and NY BarAsspciation. Completed Finra arbitratorand chairperson training.
Cheryl H. Agris, PhD, JD43 West 43rd Street, Suite 104New York, NY 10036Email: c.agris.patlaw@pobox.comor chagris@avn-law.comPhone: (646) 593-7855Fax (646) 365-6405www.agrisvonnatzmerlaw.com
U.S. Patent &TrademarkOffice, 1990
N.J. 1992
N.Y. 1993
S.D.N.Y. 2003
E.D.N.Y. 2003
Goucher College, B.A.1979
John HopkinsUniversity, Ph.D. 1986
Brooklyn Law School,J.D. 1992
Private Practice, 1998-present:Intellectual property attorney, withparticular emphasis on patent practice;also draft and review licensing,collaboration, consortium, consultingand confidential agreements as well asADR clauses. Patent attorney, NovoNordisk of North America, 1992-1998. Law Clerk, Pennie & Edmonds,Biotechnology Group, 1988-1992. Numerous scientific and legalpublications in the area of patentpractice. Prelegal experience includesresearch fellowships at Sloan KetteringInstitute and The Johns HopkinsUniversity.
Mediator for Supreme Court, New York,Suffolk and Queens CountyCommercial Division; Mediator for theE.D.N.Y.; Mediator for the EDNY andSDNY Bankruptcy Courts; Mediator forBergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic andMiddlesex New Jersey Courts
Arbitrator and Mediator for Center forPublic Resources
Arbitrator for the American ArbitrationAssociation (Commercial Panel),FINRA and National FuturesAssociation
Have attended over 150 hours ofmediation training including trainingprovided by the Westchester MediationCenter, Franklin Pierce Law Center,Equal Employment OpportunityCommission, Abrams Mediation(sponsored by NASD and USBankruptcy court)
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Linda R. Alpert, Esq.Owner, Alpert Mediation P.O. Box 841 Mamaroneck, NY 10543T: (914) 584-6738 Fax: (914) 777-1279Email: linda@alpertmediation.com
N.Y. 1985 S.D. N.Y. 1985N.J. 1987
Brandeis University,B.A. 1979Brooklyn Law School, J.D. 1984 Cum laude
Associate General Counsel at CitigroupGlobal Markets Inc. from August 1984to March 2005; Of counsel at PryorCashman from June 2005 throughDecember 2005; legal analyst onassignment with Bloomberg LP fromNovember 2007 to January 2010.General business litigation, arbitrationand mediation with emphasis onsecurities and business fraud, complexcommercial disputes, regulatory andcompliance issues, and employmentdisputes.
Mediator, Westchester Mediation Centerof Cluster, Inc. Arbitrator for FinancialIndustry Regulatory Authority a/k/aFINRA (formerly known as NASD)since 1991; served as arbitrator andmediator for NYC Civil Court (SmallClaims Part) from 1996-2004. Attendedover 70 hours of mediation trainingincluding training provided by theWestchester Mediation Center and NYCBar Association.
Simeon H. Baum, Esq.President, Resolve MediationServices, Inc.575 Lexington Avenue., 10th FloorNew York, NY 10022-6117T: (212) 355-6527Fax: (212) 753-0396Email: simeonhb@mediators.com
N.Y. 1983
S.D.N.Y. 1984E.D.N.Y. 1984
Colgate University,B.A., 1976
Colgate University,M.A., 1979.
Fordham UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.,1982.
General business litigation at, interalia, Certilman, Haft, Balin, Buckley,Kremer & Hyman. Private practice,1993-date. Has handled wide range ofbusiness litigation, including in theareas of complex commercial disputes,contracts, securities and businessfraud, unfair competition, intellectualproperty, construction, commercial realestate, highly complex insurance andreinsurance disputes.
Certified mediator, CommercialDivision. Member, ADR AdvisoryGroup, Commercial Division. Co-presenter, the Mediation Workshop (25hrs.) sponsored by the CommercialDivision, June 1999 and Feb. 2000.Trained in ADR, E.D.N.Y. workshop.Workshop in Small Claims Arbitration.ADR Committee work, ABA & NewYork County Lawyers' Association.Mediator, E.D.N.Y., S.D.N.Y., andNYC Civil Court (Small Claims).Neutral Evaluator, E.D.N.Y. Arbitrator,Supreme Court matrimonial fee disputeand small claims. Served as a neutral inover 60 disputes, 1993-1995, involvingcontracts, fraud, banking, ERISA,suretyship and other issues. Attendedmediation workshop sponsored byCommercial Division, 1996.
Edward F. Beane, Esq.Keane & Beane, P.C.445 Hamilton AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10601T: (914) 946-4777Fax: (914) 946-6868Email: ebeane@kblaw.com
N.Y. 1967
D.C. 1971
U.S.S.Ct. 19732nd Cir. 1973
S.D.N.Y. 1983E.D.N.Y. 1983W.D.N.Y. 1983N.D.N.Y. 198310th Cir. 1983
City College of the CityUniversity of NewYork, B.S. 1964
Brooklyn Law School,J.D. 1967
Practices labor and employment law,land use, environmental law, corporatelaw, and commercial litigation, Keane& Beane, P.C. Special Counsel,Village of Rye Brook, 2002-present. Advertising Editor, WestchesterCounty Bar Association, 1985-1992.Attorney, Village of Rye Brook, N.Y.,1989-1992. Special Counsel, Village ofRye Brook, 1992-1995. SpecialCounsel, Town of Chester, N.Y., 1993-1995.
Author of numerous labor andemployment law publications for theWestchester County Bar.
Lecturer on mediation and labor andemployment law, Westchester CountyBar Association.
Member, Advisory Counsel, AmericanArbitration Association.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Leonard Benowich, Esq.Roosevelt & Benowich, LLP1025 Westchester AvenueWhite Plains, NY 10604T:(914) 946-2400 • NYC (212) 786-2800Fax: (914) 946-9474Email: leonard@benowichlaw.com
N.Y.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
U.S.Ct.App., 2nd Cir. 3rd Cir.
S.D.N.Y.
E.D.N.Y.
E.D.Mich.
George WashingtonUniversity, The ElliottSchool of InternationalAffairs, B.A., 1976
Benjamin N. CardozoSchool of Law, J.D.,1979
Commercial & Corporate Litigation;Real Estate Finance/EmploymentLitigation; Complex commerciallitigation in the state and federalcourts.
Attended 15-hour mediation trainingsponsored by the Westchester CountyComm. Div. (1999); Attended 4-daymediation training sponsored by theS.D.N.Y. (1993). Has mediated dozensof commercial, corporate andemployment cases in the S.D.N.Y.Program.
Berdon, Allan J. Esq.14 Nosband Avenue White Plains, NY 10605Phone: (914) 949-5578E-mail:BERDONLAW@hotmail.com
N.Y.: 1963S.D.N.Y.: 1964E.D.N.Y.: 19642d Cir.: 19684th Cir.: 19785th Cir.: 1978D.C. Cir.: 1980
U. Mich.: B.B.A., 1959Columbia: J.D.
Private practice in own firm,concentrating in complex commerciallitigation and appeals in area such asthe Securities and Exchange Acts,contracts, fraud, shareholderaccounting and disputes, andprofessional malpractice; directinvolvement in financial investigations(1984-present); Hill, Betts & Nash,associate and partner, complexcommercial litigation, as well asinternational, regulatory, andtransportation litigation (1963-1984)
In compliance with the requirements ofPart 146 of the Rules of the ChiefAdministrative Judge for conductingmediation in the Commercial DivisionADR Program.
Attended Advanced CommercialMediation Training, sponsored byCommercial Division, New YorkCounty (8 hrs), April 1, 2010.
Certified Mediator, S. D. N.Y., 1995-present; Arbitrator and Chairman
Michael D. Blechman, Esq.Kaye Scholer LLP250 West 55th StreetNew York, NY 10019-9710T: (212)836-8353Fax: (212)836-6453Email:michael.blechman@kayescholer.com
N.Y. 1967
U.S. SupremeCourt 1971
S.D.N.Y. 1973
N.D.N.Y. 2006
2d Cir. 1975
7th Cir. 2000
9th Cir. 1977
10th Cir. 2001
D.C. Cir 2004
D. Colo. 2001
Harvard College, B.A.,1962
Freie UniversitätBerlin,Fulbright Fellowship1962-63
Harvard Law School,J.D., 1966
Handled a wide range of commerciallitigation as a partner and specialcounsel at Kaye Scholer LLP,including contract, fraud, antitrust,unfair competition and other domesticand international businessdisputes. Numerous legal publicationsin the U.S. and Europe concerninglitigation subjects as well as variousaspects of ADR.
Court-appointed mediator for theSouthern District of New York. Special Master, Appellate Division, FirstDepartmentArbitrator for the American ArbitrationAssociation (International Center forDispute Resolution)Adjunct Professor, Fordham LawSchool, Graduate Practice Seminar inArbitration. Visiting Professor,Immanuel Kant Baltic FederalUniversity, Kaliningrad, Russia (2012)and Karoli Gaspar University, Budapest,Hungary (2011).Authored USAID funded study of ADRin the Republic of Georgia (2011).Advised in the creation of the JerusalemArbitration Center (2012)Attended over 50 hours of mediationtraining, including 24 hours of advancedcommercial mediation training
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Alan W. Borst, Jr., Esq.Willie Borst ADR743 The ParkwayMamaroneck, NY 10543T: 914 777 1551C: 914 261 9076E-mail: alanborst@optonline.net
N.Y. (SecondJudicialdepartment)1984)
S.D.N.Y. 1985
Ed. Mich. 1986
University of Maryland(Carey) School of Law,J.D. 1983International Trade LawJournal, ExecutiveEditor
University of Michigan,B.A. 1980
Institut d'EtudesPolitiques de Paris1979
Associate inReinsurance (ARe)2007
Of Counsel / consultant to privateequity, public company and non-profitclients. Vice President, XLReinsurance America; DirectorComplex Claims, AmericanInternational Group (DomesticBrokerage); Associate, Sheft Wright &Sweeney; Phillips, Nizer et al.; and Windels Marx Lane & Mittendorf.
Insurance (all commercial andprofessional lines, D&O, E&O,lawyers, insurance agents, accountants,general partnership, designprofessionals liability, life insurance,disability insurance, pension benefits,rescission/ declaratory judgment). Provided trial and deposition testimonyin federal coverage litigations andarbitrations. Advanced evaluation/analysis of merits and quantum ofdamages.
Reinsurance (treaty and facultativecoverages, aggregate, stop loss,casualty clash and casualty catastrophecoverages; termination, sunset andcommutation provisions).
Active member of ProfessionalLiability Underwriter Society (PLUS),Westchester-Fairfield CPCU, andARIAS-US.
Recent publications on pensionfunding (ERISA), cyber liability andcyber insurance coverage.
See www.linkedin.com/pub/alan-borst
Fluent in French
In compliance with Part 146 of the Rulesof the Chief administrative Judge.
Attended Basic Mediation Training,(31.5 hrs) and Advanced Commercial Mediation Training (24 hrs)NYC Bar Center for CLE.
AIDA ARIAS-US Intensive ArbitratorWorkshop (8 hrs).
As party representative attended andachieved resolution of more than 30commercial mediations involving '33and '34 Act securities and Title VII classactions, employment matters involvingwrongful termination and sexualharassment, private placements, mergersand acquisition, pension trust, breach offiduciary duty, and bankruptcy matters.
Recently attended successful mediationsof 42 U.S.C. §1983 (false arrest) casesas an observer pending admission to theS.D.N.Y. pro bono panel.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Wayne Brody, Esq.The Park Hill Consultancy141 E. 55th Street, Suite 9GNew York, New York 10022T (917) 853-2314Email:waynebrody@parkhillconsultancy.com
New York 1981
USDC SouthernDistrict 1981
USDC EasternDistrict 1981
USCA 2nd
Circuit 1984
Syracuse University BA1976
Columbia UniversitySchool of Law JD 1984
Principal of Park Hill Consultancy,providing dispute resolution andconsulting services to corporations andtheir counsel, 2009 to the present.
Vice President, Legal Affairs and ChiefCompliance Officer, ArrowElectronics, Inc. (Melville, New York),1985 – 2009, a global, a $15 billiondistributor of electronic componentsand enterprise computing products.Extensive experience in commerciallitigation, insurance coverage,intellectual property, licensing,distribution, supply-chain,international disputes, outsourcing,environmental and contributionactions, mass torts, anti-trust,employee relations and claims,regulatory compliance, fraud, andrelated matters.
Civil and criminal litigation, licensing,distribution, commercial real property,acquisitions, film, television,publishing and advertising and libelreview for major publications withHyman Miner & Robbin, New YorkCity, from 1979 to 1985.
Extensive experience in mediation ascounsel and party representative in awide variety of commercial disputes, inaddition to service as mediator.Completed all basic and advancedmediation training for certificationunder NY State Supreme CourtCommercial Division requirements.
Lisa Brogan, Esq.565 Plandome Road, Suite 157Manhasset, NY 11030T: (516) 672-3851Email: lisa@lisabrogan.com
New York, 1983
Southern DistrictNY, 1983
Eastern DistrictNY, 2009
Georgetown University,B.A., 1979
Fordham UniversitySchool of Law, JD,1982
Cornell University ILRSchool, Certificate inLabor Arbitration,(completion expectedSummer 2010)
26 year career as both a litigator(Dechert 1982-1985; Frankfurt GarbusKlein & Selz 1985-1988) and in-housecounsel (Bafill Construction Corp.1988-1996; Mark Ross & Co., Inc.1996-2008) with expertise in a broadrange of commercial, contract andemployment matters. Establishedprivate ADR practice in January 2009and handle wide range of matters,including employment, labor andworkplace disputes; complexcommercial cases; intellectualproperty; entertainment; constructionand more.
Supreme Court of the State of New YorkCommercial Division for New York,Queens and Suffolk Counties.
New Jersey Courts Civil Mediation,Statewide
SEIU Local 32BJ and Realty AdvisoryBoard Employment Mediation Panel
Cornell Employment Mediation Panel
Certified Mediator, CommunityMediation Services, Jamaica, NY
Volunteer Lawyers for the ArtsMediateArt Program
Part 137 Fee Dispute Program, NewYork County
Grievance Mediation Committee,Nassau County Bar Association
Attended over 250 hours of mediationtraining including training provided byCornell University, John Jay College,Community Mediation Services, NewYork State Bar Association, VolunteerLawyers for the Arts, and others.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Alida Camp, Esq.114 E. 84th StreetNewYork, NY 10028T: (212) 517-2080Fax: (212) 628-5990Email: alicamp@mindspring.com
N.Y. 1981
S.D.N.Y.
E.D.N.Y.
CA. 1986
SUNY Binghamton,B.A., 1976
Columbia Law School,J.D., 1980
Mediator, 1995-date. Arbitrator, 1999-date. Entertainment BusinessConsultant, 1995-date. Film Producer,Los Angeles, 1990-1995; negotiatedprincipal talent, financing anddistribution agreements. GeneralCounsel, Concorde-New HorizonsPicture Corp., Los Angeles, 1987-90;handled all litigation, negotiated anddrafted settlement agreements andmotion picture production, financingand distribution agreements. AssistantProfessor of Business Law, Universityof Michigan School of BusinessAdministration, 1983-1986.Commercial litigator, Kaye, Scholer,Fierman, Hays & Handler, 1980-1983.Extensive mediation experience incommercial cases involving financeand securities, employment(discrimination, hostile environment,compensation, termination),entertainment, textiles, technology,consulting and construction matters.
Panel of mediators, U.S.D.C., E.D.N.Y.,Commercial Division, EEOC, NASD,Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. Panel ofmediators for Los Angeles CountySuperior Court. Completed 100 hours inNegotiation, Mediation and AdvancedMediation at Pepperdine UniversityStraus Institute of Dispute Resolution,1995, 1997. Panel of mediators, NASD.Arbitrator, NASD. Completed arbitratorpanel and chairperson training presentedby the NASD, 1999, 2000. Mediatorand arbitrator for the AmericanArbitration Association (AAA). Completed Advanced MediationTraining at the NASD, E.D.N.Y. andAssociation of the Bar of the City ofNew York (ABCNY). Presented andorganized panels or various mediationand arbitration topics for the ABA,ABCNY and AAA.
Frank J Clemens Jr., Esq.89 Colonial AveLarchmont NY 10538T: 914 834 8258E-mail: frankclem@aol.com
NYS Bar 1966
US Court ofAppeals 2nd
Circuit 1967
Cornell University BAEconomics 1962
Fordham Law SchoolJD 1965
Pace University MBA,nights, 1972
General Counsel, VP and CorporateSecretary of a publicly tradedinsurance, reinsurance and suretycompany. Hired to restructure thecompany and bring it public.Publication in the Wall Street Journalon proxy solicitation rules andregulations and made a presentation tothe American Society of CorporateSecretaries on this subject.
General Corporate: acquisitions,dispositions, securities, real estate, compliance, labor. UCC,environmental and mining.
Insurance: commercial lines,reinsurance and regulatory.
Surety: construction bonds, completioncontracts and litigation.
Real estate: commercial, leases,licenses, sales, property disputes andclosings.
Retail stores: manufacturing, licensing,customs, transportation andtrademarks.
Certified by the Westchester MediationCenter, January 2008 after 55 hours oftraining.
Advanced Mediation Training 6 hoursNYS Unified Court System at FordhamLaw School March 2010.
Mediated in 38 cases, successfullyresolving 37 one going to trial.Mediations involved banking, insurance,real estate, contracts, commercialtransactions, leases and landlord tenantdisputes.
Mediator for the Creative Response toConflict Inc. Education Group.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Ira Cure, Esq.161 Remsen StreetApt. 4cBrooklyn, New York 11201h: 718-237-3144c: 646-734-8456E-mail: icure@nyc.rr.com
N.Y.1984N.J. 1989S.D.N.Y 1984E.D.N.Y. 1984D. N.J. 19892nd Cir. 19863rd Cir. 19955th Cir. 2004
SUNY Binghamton,B.A. 1975
University of Massachusetts,Amherst, M.S. 1977
Brooklyn Law School,J.D. 1983
Presently a full timeArbitrator/Mediator.Extensive experience as a labor andemployment attorney.Represented clients in a variety ofjudicial, administrative and arbitralsettings.Extensive experience in the negotiationof collective bargaining agreements.Senior Counsel, Writers Guild ofAmerica, East, 2008-2010Counsel, Broach and Stulberg, LLP2005-2008Partner, Kennedy Schwartz &Cure,P.C. 1995-2005Associate/Partner, Lewis, Greenwald,Kennedy, Lewis, Clifton & Schwartz
Mediator for Supreme Court,Westchester CountyMember of the following arbitrationpanels: Federal Mediation andConciliation Service; AmericanArbitration Association’s Labor Panel;American Arbitration Association’sEmployment Panel; New York PublicEmployment Relations Board PrivateSector Panel; New York City Office ofCollective Bargaining; New Jersey StateBoard of Mediation; National MediationBoard, Suffolk County PERB; andFINRA.Small claims court arbitrator since 1989.Per diem Administrative Law Judge forthe New York State Division of HumanRights (1994-1996).
Mediation training: New York State BarAssociation, Dispute Resolution Section“3 Day Commercial MediationTraining” taught by Simeon Baum andStephen Hochman (March 15-17, 2011);New York State Division of HumanRights Mediation Training (October2010) (5 Hours); Association of the Barof the City of New York (November 2,3, 9, & 10) (32 hours) taught by CarolLiebman and Dina Jansenson.
Luigi D’Agostino, Esq.Assistant General CounselStructure Tone, Inc770 Broadway, 7th FLNew York, NY 10003T: (917) 534-8731F: (212) 991-0187Email: Luigi.D'Agostino@structuretone.com
N.Y.
S.D.NY.
E.D.N.Y.
New York University,B.A. 1996
St. John’s UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.1999
In-house counsel for J.H. Mack, LLC,Construction Management and RealEstate Development, 2005-present.Associate, Welby, Brady & Greenblatt,LLP, construction law practicerepresenting clients in litigation,arbitration, and mediation in both theprivate and public sectors, 2000-2005.Associate, Carro, Velez, Carro &Mitchell, LLP, 1999-2000. Law Clerk,Hall & Hall, 1998-1999. Intern, Hon.Louis A. Marrero, 1998. ProjectManager, D’Agostino Builders, Inc.,1984-1987.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Roger M. Deitz, Esq.477 Madison AvenueNew York, NY 10022T: (212) 838-2288Fax: (212) 838-1064Email: deitz@attglobal.net
https://www.deitzmediation.com
N.Y. 1969 Harvard Law School
PIL 1988 - 1991
Cornell Law School,
1968 Brown
University, 1965
Fieldston, 1961
Twenty-five years mediating high
value, complex, multi-party disputes.
Se nior Trial
Counsel U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission. F ellow,
American College of Civil Trial
Mediators.
Distinguished Neutral, CPR
International Institute for Conflict
Prevention and Resolution. National
Panels: Banking and Financial
Services, Employment, Insurance.
C hair, ADR
Committee New York City Bar
Association.
Council, American Bar Association
Section of Dispute Resolution.
Faculty, American Bar
Association Advanced Mediation
Institute, Recipient, Practicing Law
Institute Ne w
York Office of Court Administration -
American Arbitration Association -
FINRA Frontline Mediation Award.
https://www.deitzmediation.com
Successfully mediated over 1,750
disputes: corporate, partnerships, real
estate, construction, contracts, securities,
employment, non-compete, professional
liability, accounting, intellectual
property, licensing, banking, insurance,
copyright, education, travel, aviation,
sale of business, post-closing
adjustments, derivative, mass and class
actions, bankruptcy, and many others.
https://www.deitzmediation.com.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
John M. Delehanty, Esq.
Managing Member, Delehanty
Resolutions, LLC
133 Woodlawn Ave.
New Rochelle, NY 10804
(o) 914-834-6451
(c) 914-645-3711
Email:
john@delehantyresolutions.com
Website:
www.delehantyresolutions.com
N.Y. 1971
S.D.N.Y 1973
E.D.N.Y. 1973
Second Circuit
1975
Federal Circuit
1989
Supreme Court
1984
Brown University,
BA-1966;
University of Chicago
Law School, JD 1969
Intellectual Property and Litigation
Partner, Mintz Levin (2000- 2018);
Partner, O'Sullivan Graev & Karabell
(1995-1999); Partner, Morrison &
Foerster (1987-1995); Partner, Parker
Auspitz Neesemann & Delehanty
(1977-1987); Associate, Paul Weiss
Rifkind Wharton & Garrison
(1970-1977). Over 45 years'
experience as a trial lawyer litigating
substantial matters through trial and
appeal in state and federal courts
throughout the U.S. Lead trial counsel
in 15 major trials (6 jury trials) and 8
appellate arguments. Clients include
major industrial, pharmaceutical,
energy and financial services
companies in the U.S. and abroad,
entertainment companies, sports teams
and airlines. Trial practice in the last
25 years focused on intellectual
property (patent, trademark and
copyright) matters (50%), antitrust
(25%) and commercial law (25%).
President and Board Member,
American Intellectual Property Law
Education Foundation; American Bar
Association; New York State Bar
Association; Association of the Bar of
the City of New York (Arbitration
Committee; State Courts Committee;
Professional Ethics Committee;
Professional Disciplinary Committee,
Chair); American Intellectual Property
Law Association (Amicus Committee;
Vice Chair and Chair, ADR
Committee); Intellectual Property
Owners Association (ADR
Committee); New York Intellectual
Property Law Association (Board
Member; Chair, Committee on Internet
Law).
Participation as Neutral or Advocate in
over 100 commercial arbitrations and
mediations in the U.S. and abroad.
Chair, sole arbitrator, wingman and
mediator in complex intellectual
property and commercial cases. Listed
on Panels of American Arbitration
Association (Commercial Arbitration
and Mediation); CPR Institute for
Conflict Prevention and Resolution;
FINRA; United States International
Trade Commission; World Intellectual
Property Organization; Commercial
Division, New York Supreme Court;
Commercial and Civil Divisions,
Westchester Supreme Court. Chair of
ADR Committee of American
Intellectual Property Law Association
(2012-2015). Member, CPR Task Force
on Patent Mediation (Chair,
Subcommittee on Unique Patent Issues).
Panel Chair of the New York Lawyer
Disciplinary Committee for five years.
Presided over 20 contested disciplinary
proceedings Founded the Complaint
Mediation Panel to resolve lawyer-client
grievances in New York. Over 100
hours of ADR training including
Mediation Essentials: Skills for
Facilitating Negotiated Agreements New
York, NY August 22-25, 2017
(Sponsored by AAA and Mediation.org);
Mediation training at Center for Dispute
Settlement (2001) and CPR Institute
2009.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
John S. Diaconis, Esq.
Bleakley Platt & Schmidt
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
T: (914) 287-6133
Email: jdiaconis@bpslaw.com
N.Y. 1981
S.D.N.Y. 1982
E.D.N.Y. 1982
2d Cir. 1982
SUNY Oneonta, B.A.
1976
Drake University
School of Law, J.D.
1980
New York University,
School of Law, LL.M.
1988
Of counsel, Rutherford & Christie.
Councilman, Town of New Castle,
2001-2005. Vice President, Hartford
Financial Products, 2001-03. Partner,
Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman &
Dicker, 1981-94. Law Clerk, Hon. Joel
J. Tyler, S.D.N.Y., 1980-81.
Chairperson, Practicing Law Institute
Program on Reinsurance Law and
Practice, 1994-99. Has handled wide
range of commercial litigation,
including insurance coverage,
employment, legal malpractice,
construction and municipal liability.
Completed Mediation Training, Harvard
Law School, (one week), Oct. 2003.
Basic Training, Westchester Ctr. for
Mediation, (40 hrs.), April 2004. Panel
Mediator, New York County
Commercial Division, Certified
Arbitrator AIDA Reinsurance and
Insurance Society, ARIAS U.S.
DIBENEDETTO, JOSEPH, Esq.
JDB Mediation, LLC
380 Rector Place, Suite 5P
New York, NY 10280
Phone: 646-236-2976
website: www.jdbmediation.com
E-mail:
jdibened@jdbmediation.com
N.Y.: 1971
S.D.N.Y.: 1972
E.D.N.Y.: 1972
2nd Cir.: 1984
3rd Cir.: 1994
Fed. Cir.: 2002
7th Cir.: 2008
St. John's Univ.: B.A.,
1967
St. John's Univ.: J.D.,
1970
Commercial litigation in NYC for 46
years, with experience in almost all
types of commercial matters, including
bank litigation, UCC cases, class
actions, shareholder disputes, mergers,
acquisitions, business torts, securities
laws, accountant and attorney liability,
environmental litigation, contract
disputes, employment, real estate,
insurance, product liability, and
actions on surety and fidelity bonds.
Retired partner, Winston & Strawn
LLP and its predecessor firm, Cole &
Deitz, 1970-2016; member of
Litigation Steering Committee; and
Chair of New York litigation
department.
Former Member, Board of Trustees, St.
John's Law School Alumni
Association; former President, St.
John's Law Review Alumni
Association.
More detailed information is available
at www.JDBMediation.com
In compliance with the requirements of
Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Attended Commercial Division
Mediation Workshop (24 hrs.), Feb.
2000; Advanced Training in Mediation
(4 hrs), May 2006; and Advanced
Commercial Mediation Training (8 hrs),
May 2009, all sponsored by Commercial
Division, New York County; also
attended 20 hours of Commercial
Mediation Training sponsored by ABA
Section on Litigation, and other ADR
courses on commercial and FLSA
mediation offered by the U.S.D.C.,
Eastern District of New York ADR
Program, the NYSBA and other CLE
providers.
Participated in over 30 mediations as
litigant, and over 70 as the neutral.
NYSBA Section on Litigation,
Subcommittee on ADR; Author,
NYSBA Deskbook and Formbook
Chapters on Arbitration.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Martin B. Epstien, Esq.
Martin B. Epstein, Esq., PLLC
445 Hamilton Avenue, Suite 1102
T. 914-358-3288
F. 914-358-3287
E-Mail: lexterre@aol.com
N.Y. 1965
S.D. N.Y. 1971
E.D.N.Y. 1971
Clark University B.A.
1961
Columbia Law School
1964
Real Estate attorney and commercial
litigator including all phases of real
estate law and commercial litigation in
the area of real estate, corporate,
construction, contract and insurance.
Founding senior partner of 25 attorney
firm and private practice from 1991 to
date.
Attended intensive 40 hour mediation
training provided by the Center for
Mediation in Law. Acted as arbitrator in
New York City Small claims Court.
Participated in various mediations as
attorney for party. Mediator for Supreme
Court, New York County, Commercial
Division and Nassau County, New York.
Pamela R. Esterman, Esq.
Sive Paget & Risel P.C.
460 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10022-1906
T: (212) 421-2150
Fax: (212) 421-1891
Email: pesterman@sprlaw.com
N.Y. 1983
S.D.N.Y. 1984
E.D.N.Y. 1984
N.J. 1984
University of New
Hampshire, B.S. 1979
Syracuse University
College of Law, J.D.
1983
State University of New
York, College of
Environmental Law and
Forestry, M.S. 1983
Partner, Sive Paget & Risel, P.C.,
specializing in environmental law and
land use law. Practice includes
litigation and alternative dispute
resolution as well as the environmental
aspects of business and real estate
transactions.
Written and lectured extensively on
various issues concerning
environmental law as well as ethics and
professional responsibility.
Panelest/presenter at numerous
mediation training programs at
ABCNY and Albany Law School. Co-
planning chair of the annual ALI-ABA
Environmental Law course in
Washington, D.C. (1997-present).
Mediator, U.S.D.C. SDNY and EDNY.
Mediator, Commercial Division, New
York County.
Completed the following mediation
training:
ABCNY - 60 hours
S.D.N.Y. - 12 hours
E.D.N.Y. - 6 hours
PLI - 27 hours
Certificate in Mediation of Land Use
disputes.
Arbitrator, N.Y.S. Lemon Law Program.
11
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Kevin P. Feerick, Esq.
Feerick Law Office
1415 Boston Post Rd. Suite #2
Larchmont, NY 10538
Phone: (914) 261 - 6118
Email: Kfeerick@feericklaw.com
N.Y.
S.D.N.Y.
E.D.N.Y
Fordham College: B.A.,
1968
Fordham School of
Education: M.S., 1971
Fordham Law School:
J.D., 1982
Private practice 2000 – present,
principally in representation of
corporate and individual insurance
related matters including coverage,
employment, and personal litigation.
Consultant negotiation trainer to FBI
undercover program 1994 – present.
Managing counsel, Mitsui Marine
Claims Service Corp., 1990-2000.
Product liability, D&O, and insurance
coverage claims management.
Senior Attorney, NYS Supreme Court
Disciplinary Committee, 1989-1990.
Account executive, Prudential Bache,
Holland, 1986-1989.
Attorney, Costello & Shea, 1983-1986,
products liability, corporate and
securities litigation.
Adjunct professor of Business Law at
Webster University Leijden, NL.
Certified mediator, Commercial
Division.
Mediator and Arbitrator for the
American Arbitration Association
(Commercial Panel).
Over 100 hours of mediation and
negotiations training at Harvard Law
School.
Has mediated disputes between insurer
and medical group, disputes among
investors in a book publishing financing
deal, partner’s dispute in an internet
telecommunications venture and claims
regarding sale of counterfeit work of art.
Gerard Fishberg, Esq.
Cullen and Dykman LLP
100 Quentin Roosevelt Boulevard
Garden City, New York 11530 T:
(516) 357-3703 F: (516) 296-9155
Email:
gfishberg@cullenanddykman.com
N.Y 1972
E.D.N.Y 1973
S.D.N.Y 1973
2 ' Cir. 1975
U.S. Supreme
Ct. 1976
Hofstra University,
B.A. 1968
St. John's Law School,
J.D. 1971 St. John's
Law Review
Cullen and Dykman, associate
1971-1979, partner since 1980.
Practice mostly in the fields of labor
law and municipal law. As General
Counsel to the Village of Garden City
for 38 years, involved in all aspects of
litigation and corporate governance of
the Village. Participated in hundreds of
mediations.
Completed 40 hour mediation training
provided by the American Arbitration
Association. Acted as arbitrator in
Nassau County District Court Small
Claims Program. Member of Nassau
County and Suffolk County Supreme
Court Commercial Division Panels.
12
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Hon. Robert James Friedman
Holden Brothers, P.C.
124 Court Street
White Plains, NY 10601
T: (914) 949-7940
Fax: (914) 949-7321
E-mail: friedm7201@aol.com
Tufts College, B.S.,
B.N.S.
New York University
School of Law, J.D.
New York University
School of Education,
M.A., all credits for
Ph.D.
Of Counsel, Holden Brothers, P.C.
Judicial Hearing Officer, Supreme
Court of the State of New York, 1997-
present. General Counsel, White Plains
Historical Society, 1983-present
City Court Judge, White Plains City
Court, 1987-1997. Partner, Corwin and
Friedman, 1953-Appointment to
Judiciary (1987), general law prcatice.
Adjunct Asst. Professor of Law, Iona
College, 1972-1985.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration
Association, 1969-1985, construction
matters, commercial disputes,
negligence and no-fault cases.
Past Director/Chairman, City of White
Plains Lawyer Referral Service.
Organizer/Past Director/Chairman,
Westchester County Lawyer Referral
Service. Past Chairman, State of New
York Lawyer Referral Service.
General Counsel - Abbot House, 1972-
1974; Multiple Sclerosis Society
Westchester County, 1969-1989; Nat’l
Counsel of Christians and Jews in
Westchester, 1969-1982.
Former Arbitrator, American Arbitration
Association.
13
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Hon. William D. Friedmann
4 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
T: (914) 683-0325
Fax: (914) 683-0344
N.Y. & 29 other
U.S. states
U.S.S.Ct.
12 U.S.District
Courts
5 Circuit Courts
of Appeal
22 foreign
countries
Hunter College, A.B.
New York University
School of Law, J.D.,
LL.B.
Of Counsel, O’Connor, Conte, Doyle
& Oleson, 2004-present. Presiding
Judicial Officer, Appellate Division
Mediation Program (CAMP), 2004-
present. Judicial Hearing Officer over
Pre-Trial Part, Westchester County
Supreme Court, 2004-present. Special
Referee, Appellate Division
Disciplinary program, Grievance
Committee, 9th & 10th Judicial
Districts, 2004-present. Receiver,
S.D.N.Y., 2004-present. Adjunct-
Associate Professor of Law, Long
Island University, 1984-2000. Adjunct
Professor, Adjunct Professor,
LaGuardia Community College, 1985.
Queens College, 1983. Private
practice, William D. Friedman &
Associates, intellectual property, 1978-
1980. Managing and Associate
Attorney, Senior Partner, Friedmann,
Fischman & Chikofsky, intellectual
property, 1967-1976. O’Brien, Driscoll
& Raferty, intellectual property, 1952-
1967.
Justice of the Appellate Division,
Supreme Court, 1994-2003. Justice of
the Supreme Court, Trial PART??,
1984-2003. Judge, New York City
Civil Court, 1982-1983. Judge, New
York City Criminal Court, 1981. New
York State Judiciary Member, 1980-
2003.
Authored over 450 appellate Court
opinions, dissents, and slip opinions.
National Panel, American Arbitration
Association, 1967-1990.
Attended 2-day negotiation training
sponsored by the Center for Negotiation
Strategy, 2005.
14
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Loretta M. Gastwirth, Esq.
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein &
Breitstone, LLP
190 Willis Avenue, Mineola,
New York 11501
Ph.: (516) 747-0300 ext. 119
Fax: (516) 237-2893
Email:
lgastwirth@meltzerlippe.com
N.Y. 1984
S.D.N.Y. 1984
E.D.N.Y. 1984
N.D.N.Y. 2002
2d Cir. 1994
Fed. Cir. 2010
U.S. Sup. Ct.
1997
Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law, J.D.,
magna cum laude, June
1982; Cardozo Law
Review: Notes and
Comments Editor;
Editorial Board
State University of New
York at Albany; B.S.,
magna cum laude;
Dec. 1978; Major: Bus.
Adm.
Meltzer, Lippe, Goldstein &
Breitstone, LLP; Commercial
Litigation Partner (1993-Present);
Winick & Rich, P.C. (1991-93);
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim &
Ballon LLP (1987-91); Simpson
Thacher & Bartlett LLP (1983-86).
U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas
(Dallas), Law Clerk to U.S.D.J. Jerry
Buchmeyer (1992-93).
The areas of law practiced most often
include: breach of contract; corporate,
partnership, business ownership,
shareholder, dissolution, derivative
actions and joint venture disputes;
construction, real property and related
disputes; employment litigation
including discrimination, trade secrets,
executive compensation and covenants
not to compete or solicit; intellectual
property; securities litigation; and
Indian gaming law. Industries include:
computer software,
telecommunications, publishing,
manufacturing, real estate,
construction, technology, securities
and medical and related practices.
Certified Mediator for the Supreme
Court, New York, Westchester and
Queens County Commercial Divisions.
Arbitrator for the American Arbitration
Association (Commercial Panel).
Mediator Training: Nassau County Bar
Ass’n, Mediation Training for the
Commercial Division (24 hrs.); Nassau
County Bar Ass’n, Advanced Mediation
Training for the Commercial Division
(16 hrs.).
ADR Training: AAA Chairing an
Arbitration Panel: Managing
Procedures, Process & Dynamics; AAA
Muscular Arbitration: Trimming the Fat
Out of Arbitration; AAA Arbitration
Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding &
Writing Awards; and AAA Arbitrator I
Training: Fundamentals of the
Arbitration Process
Substantial representation of clients in
mediation and arbitration in multiple
domestic and international venues.
15
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Erica B. Garay, Esq.
Member, Meyer, Suozzi, English &
Klein, P.C.
990 Stewart Ave., Suite 300
P.O. Box 9194
Garden City, NY 11530
516-592-5770
E-mail: egaray@msek.com
NY, 1979
Calif., 1987
(inactive)
2d Cir. 1998
3d Cir.1992
Fed. Cir. 1988
SDNY 1979
EDNY 1979
D. Colo. 2007
E.D. Wisc. 2000
N.D. Cal. 1986
C.D. Cal. 1987
BA, Eng. Lit.
Binghamton
University, 1973
JD, St. John’s
University School of
Law, 1978
Has handled wide-range of business
and commercial litigation, including
shareholder disputes, dissolutions of
corporations, partnerships and LLCs,
corporate governance, shareholder
derivative litigation, breach of
contract, breach of warranty, licensing,
employment discrimination, severance,
valuation proceedings, complex
insurance coverage (including toxic
tort, environmental and advertising
injury), intellectual property disputes
(copyright and trademark, Lanham
Act, counterfeiting), and real estate.
1978 - 1982 - NYC Corporate Counsel
- Commercial - General Litigation,
Assistant Corporation Counsel
1982 - 1983 - Willkie Farr & Gallagher
- Commercial Litigation – Associate
1983 - 2003 - Rivkin Radler -
Associate and Partner - Commercial
Litigation and Insurance Coverage
2003 - present - Meyer, Suozzi,
English & Klein, P.C. - Partner -
Commercial Litigation; Chair, ADR
Practice Group
2009 - present - AAA - Arbitrator -
Commercial and Complex Panel
Mediator, NY, Nassau, Queens, and
Suffolk County, Commercial Division;
SDNY and EDNY (Bankruptcy) panels;
AAA Arbitrator (Complex and
Commercial Litigation).
Chair, ADR Practice Group, Meyer,
Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.
Member, ADR Committees of State and
Nassau County Bar Assn’s
Attended mediation training for
commercial division and through AAA
16
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Barry S. Gold, Esq.
Partner
Murphy & McGonigle, P.C.
1185 Ave. of the Americas, 21st Fl.
New York, NY 10036
T: (212) 880-3978
Fax: (212) 880-3998
Email: bgold@mmlawus.com
N.Y.
1985
S.D.N.Y.
1985
E.D.N.Y.
1985
U.S.C.A.
2d Cir.
1996
S.U.N.Y. at
Binghamton, B.A. 1974
Columbia Univ. School
of Social Work,
M.S.W. 1977
Brooklyn Law School,
J.D. 1984
More than 30 years' litigation
experience at, among other law firms,
Weil Gotshal, with particular emphasis
on general business and complex
commercial law matters (including
breach of contract, breach of fiduciary
duty and fraud), employment law, legal
malpractice, insurance coverage,
defamation, not-for profit, education,
and trusts and estates law
Work performed at the pre-trial, trial
and appellate levels in state and federal
courts and arbitration venues
.
Certified Mediator since 2005
Successfully mediated multiple
litigation matters assigned by the United
States Bankruptcy Courts for the
Southern District of New York and
District of Delaware
Attended multi-day mediation trainings
given by Abrams Mediation &
Negotiation, Inc. ("Advanced
Negotiation and Mediations Skills
Training") and the NYC Bar
Association Center for CLE ("Advanced
Commercial Mediation Training")
Tried numerous complex cases to
award/verdict in various arbitration
venues including FINRA and AAA
17
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Marc Stuart Goldberg
670 White Plains Road, Suite 121
Scarsdale, New York 10583
Tel: (914) 725-8200
Fax:(914) 725-7724
Email: mgoldberg@msglegal.com
Courts of the
State of New
York, 1975.
United States
District Court
for the Southern
District of New
York, 1975.
United States
District Court
for the Eastern
District of New
York, 1975.
United States
District Court
for the District
of Connecticut,
2007.
United States
Supreme Court,
1978.
St. John's University
School of Law, J.D.,
1970-1974.
C.W. Post College of
Long Island University,
B.A., 1967-1970.
Cornell University,
1965-1967.
Bronx High School of
Science, 1962-1965.
Complex bankruptcy matters,workouts
and reorganizations, general corporate
and commercial litigation and
mediation.
Marc Stuart Goldberg, LLC, 1986 to
1993 (Ten Employee Law Firm), 1998
to Present (Solo Legal Practice);
Mediate, LLC, Mediation Practice,
2013 to Present.
Walter Conston Alexander & Green,
P.C., Law Firm, 1996-1997. Dreyer
and Traub, LLP, Law Firm,
1994-1995.
Nachamie, Kirschner, Levine, Spizz
and Goldberg, P.C., Law Firm,
1977-1986.
I am a mediator with: the United States
Bankruptcy Courts for the Southern and
Eastern Districts of New York;
The United States Bankruptcy Court for
the District of Delaware;
The United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York;
The Commercial Division, New York
County ADR Program;
The Commercial Division, Westchester
County ADR Program;
The Westchester and Rockland
Mediation Centers (CLUSTER).
Marc J. Goldstein, Esq.
Marc J. Goldstein Litigation and
Arbitration
Chambers
1633 Broadway, 10th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10019
Phone: (212) 484-4181
Fax: (212) 246-7274
E:mail: goldstein@lexmarc.us
Website: www.lexmarc.us
N.Y.: 1981
E.D.N.Y.: 1981
S.D.N.Y: 1981
1st Cir.
2nd Cir.
3rd Cir.
U. of Penn.: B.A., 1976
U. of Virginia: J.D.,
1980
Partner, Marc J. Goldstein Litigation
and Arbitration Chambers, 2007-
present;
Partner, Hodgson Russ, LLP, 2004-07;
Counsel, Meiselman, Denlea,
Packman,
Carton & Eberz, P.C., 2004; Partner,
Rosenfeld & Kaplan, LLP, 2003;
Counsel,
Proskauer Rose, LLP, 1988-03;
Associate, Proskauer Rose, LLP, 1980-
88. Arbitrator and counsel in
commercial litigations principally with
international elements and including
accounting, banking, finance,
industrial machinery, energy,
shareholder rights, intellectual
property, investor-State contracts.
Sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator, presiding
arbitrator, counsel in arbitrations
relating to arbitration including
enforcement and vacatur of arbitration
awards.
In compliance with requirements of Part
146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Attended Advanced Commercial
Mediation Training, sponsored by
Commercial Division, New York
County (8 hrs), May 27, 2009.
AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference, 2009.
CIArb Mediation Symposium, The Key
Issues and Challenges facing Mediators,
London, England (8hrs), September 24,
2008.
Center for Mediation in Law, Mediation
Intensive Training Program, 2008.
ICC Arbitration Workshop, 2008. IBA
Arbitration Day, 2008, 2007, 2005,
2002. IBA Annual Meeting, Committee
D Arbitration Sessions, 2005. Numerous
other Symposiums and workshops.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Philip Goldstein, Esq.
ADR Office of Philip Goldstein
241A Windsor Place
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(914) 588-4960
pg@philipgoldsteinadr.com
N.Y. 1988
S.D.N.Y. 1988
E.D.N.Y. 1988
N.D.N.Y. 1991
Brandeis University,
B.A. cum laude, 1984
Boston U. School of
Law, J.D. cum laude,
1987
Full-time, independent, highly trained
and completely neutral
Mediator/Arbitrator/Special Master
after a
30+ year career as litigator in large and
medium size firms and in-house
counsel.
Award winning former AmLaw 100
firm Senior Partner with significant
leadership litigation roles
as liaison counsel in complex, mass
tort matters including WTC and
asbestos litigation.
McGuireWoods LLP, 2003-2017, New
York Office Managing Partner for over
7 years.
Handled wide variety of business and
tort matters, including complex
business/commercial disputes,
indemnification and asset/stock
purchase agreement disputes,
energy/utilities, mass/toxic torts,
products liability and personal
injury/New York Labor Law, including
related insurance and Bankruptcy
issues.
Ross & Hardies, 1989-96; 1998-2003
(merged into McGuireWoods LLP).
Commercial litigation and toxic torts.
In-House Litigation Counsel, Orange
& Rockland Utilities, 1996-1998.
Handled wide range of matters
including commercial, regulatory,
environmental, antitrust and tax
certiorari.
Rogers & Wells, 1987-1989,
commercial litigation associate.
Highly trained, independent Mediator,
trained under auspices of
AAA, NYSBA, NYCBA and NY Peace
Institute.
Effective, tireless and establishes deep
connections with clients and counsel,
from complex, multi-party
business disputes to garden variety cases
involving individuals and entities.
Special Master/Mediator for Appellate
Division, 2nd Dept. CAMP program
with monthly docket of cases.
Member of various court/ADR panels,
including:
Commercial Division, Supreme Court,
New York County.
Commercial Division, Supreme Court,
Westchester County.
General Civil Part, Supreme Court,
Westchester County.
National Roster of Commercial
Mediators/Arbitrators, American
Arbitration Association.
(Member, Asbestos Bankruptcy Trust
Specialty Panel, Mediation/Arbitration).
United States District Court, SDNY,
Mediator Panel (Accepted/Pending).
Panel of Arbitrators, Civil Court of the
City of New York, Small Claims Part.
Part 137, Joint Committee on Fee
Disputes and Conciliation
Arbitration/Mediation Panel.
Active in the ADR field. Member of
ADR Bar Associations/Organizations,
including:
NYSBA, Dispute Resolution Section.
Committee: Mediation,
ADR and the Courts, Arbitration.
NYSBA, Commercial and Federal
Litigation Section.
Committee on Arbitration and ADR.
NY City Bar Ass'n, ADR Committee.
ABA, Section of Dispute Resolution.
Association for Conflict Resolution,
Greater New York Chapter.
19
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Lester Gulitz, Esq.
Welby, Brady & Greenblatt, LLP,
Attorneys at Law
Westchester Financial Center
11 Martine Ave., 15th Fl.
White Plains, NY 10606
T: (914) 428-2100
Fax: (914) 428-2172
Email: lgulitz@wbgllp.com
N.Y. 1977
S.D.N.Y. 1978
E.D.N.Y. 1978
N.D.N.Y. 1984
2ND Cir. 1981
Fed. Cir. 1982
U.S. Ct. of
Federal Claims
1980
U.S.S.Ct. 1985
Lafayette College, B.S.
1971
University of
Cincinnati, M.S. 1972
Seton Hall University,
J.D. 1977
Attorney; Professional Engineer
Of Counsel, Welby, Brady &
Greenblatt LLP, civil trial litigation,
concentrating in construction law,
2001-present. Private practice, 1991-
2000. Partner/Associate Tunstead,
Schechter & Torre, 1980-1991.
Assistant Attorney General, New York
State Department of Law, 1977-1980.
Consulting Engineer, Goodkind &
O’Dea, Inc., 1972-1977.
Arbitrator, American Arbitration
Association (AAA), commercial/
construction-related matters, 1989-
present. Attended trainings provided by
AAA. Attended 24 hours of OCA-
sponsored Mediation Training at Queens
County Bar Association (10/07)
20
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Philip M. Halpern, Esq.
Managing Partner
Collier, Halpern,
Newberg & Nolletti, LLP
One North Lexington Avenue
White Plains, NY 10601
T: 914-684-6800
F: 914-684-6986
Email: phalpern@chnnb.com
www.chnnb.com
N. Y. 1980
CT. 1990
U.S. Supreme
Court 1985
U. S. Court of
Appeals, 2d
Circuit 1985
U.S. Court of
Appeals, 3d
Circuit 1991
U.S. Tax Court
1985
S.D.N.Y. 1981
E.D.N.Y. 1983
N.D.N.Y. 1998
W.D.N.Y. 1998
D. Conn. 1989
Fordham University,
College of Business,
B.S. in Economics
Magna Cum Laude
1977
Pace Law School, J.D.
1980
Managing partner of Collier, Halpern,
Newberg & Nolletti, LLP since 1984.
More than 90 reported decisions and
more than three decades of experience
in representing individuals,
corporations and Fortune 500
companies. Extensive trial and
appellate experience. Litigation
practice focuses on commercial
litigation, class actions, commercial
insurance issues, estates, employment
litigation, professional malpractice,
real estate litigation, securities
litigation and shareholder derivative
actions.
Written a two-volume book for
Thompson Publishing Company on
civil procedure; various
litigation-related articles for Pace Law
Review and other Bar Association
journals. Currently writing a book
entitled, "The Burden of Proof."
Adjunct Professor at Elisabeth Haub
School of Law, Pace University,
teaching "The Anatomy of a Trial: The
Burden of Proof."
Certified by the National Board of
Trial Advocacy as a civil trial advocate
and a civil pretrial advocate. Selected
as a Super Lawyer every year since
2008. Memberships: member of the
Office of Court Administration
Advisory Committee on Civil Practice;
Fellow of the American Bar
Foundation, Fellow of the New York
Bar Foundation; member of Board of
Visitors for Elisabeth Haub School of
Law; member of the Advisory Council
for the Metropolitan Section of the
Professional Golfer's Association;
member of the Executive Board of the
Metropolitan Golf; former member of
the Advisory Council for the Board of
Judges for the Southern District of
New York
Mediator in the United States District
Court - S.D.N.Y. from 1998 to present
Neutral evaluator in the U. S. District
Court - E.D.N.Y. from 1988 to 1994
Mediator for Arbitration Association
from 1985 to 1995
21
Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Carolyn E. Hansen, Esq.
Attorney at Law and Mediator
P.O. Box 801, 3605 Atwood Road,
Unit 1, Stone Ridge, NY 12484
T: (845) 687-8440
Email: AttyHansen@earthlink.net
http://HansenLawMediation.com
U.S. Supreme
Court, 1986
New York 1981
Wisconsin 1974
University of
Wisconsin, B.A., 1969
University of Michigan,
J.D., 1972
Free University,
Brussels, Belgium,
LL.M, cum laude, 1973
Barbara Brennan
School of Healing, B.S.
2013
Business and commercial law,
international transactions, U.S. trade
laws. Expertise in foreign investments,
joint ventures, mergers and
acquisitions, technology licensing,
commercial contracts, employment
law; establishment and operations of
not-for-profit organizations; real estate;
wills, trusts and estates.
Languages: Mandarin Chinese,
speaking. Spanish, working.
Private practice in NY State, 1999
to date; Principal, Hansen International
Co., Ltd. Taipei, Taiwan, an
international law advisory firm,
1988-99; Ralston Purina, Head of
International Law Dept, 1986-88;
Schering-Plough Corp., Senior
Counsel International, 1979-86;
Johnson Wax, 1974-79.
Private mediation practice since 2001;
extensive cross-cultural expertise. Court
panels: Supreme Court, New York
County Commercial Division; Supreme
Court, Nassau County Commercial
Division. Certified through the NYS
community mediation training program,
2001. Served the Ulster County Dispute
Resolution Center from 2001 to 2005.
Board member, NYS Dispute
Resolution Association, 2002-2005.
Third Judicial District, Attorney-Client
fee dispute resolution, since 2003.
Executive Committee, Dispute
Resolution Section, NYS Bar
Association; co-chair Diversity
Committee; co-chair International
Mediation subcommittee. Other
training, including NYS Bar Assoc.,
Ulster-Sullivan DR Center, and NYS
DR Assoc.
Stephen A. Hochman, Esq.
Counsel, Friedman Wittenstein &
Hochman
101 E. 52nd Street
New York, NY 10022
T: (212) 750-8700, ext. 29
Fax: (212) 223-8391
Email: shochman@prodigy.net
N.Y. 1960
S.D.N.Y. 1961
E.D.N.Y. 1993
U.S.S.Ct. 1963
Cornell University,
B.A.
Cornell Law School,
J.D. 1959
Partner, Friedman, Wittenstein, 1986-
89, Counsel, 1989-present. Partner,
Kramer, Levin, Naftalis, Nessen,
Kamin & Frankel, 1968-86. Partner,
Kramer, Nessen & Hochman, 1966-68.
Associate, Feldman, Kramer, Bam &
Nessen, 1964-65, Partner, 1965-66.
Associate, Proskauer Rose Goetz &
Mendelsohn, 1960-64.
Co-presenter, the Mediation Workshop
sponsored by the Commercial Division
(24 hours), June 1999 and Feb. 2000.
ALI-ABA, Program Chair, Annual
Course on ADR, 1993-date. Association
of the Bar, Advisory Committee on
Arbitration and ADR, 1992-94,
Arbitration Committee, 1994-date.
ABA, Section on Dispute Resolution,
Chair, Arbitration Committee, 1996,
Co-Chair, Large, Complex Case
Subcommittee, 1994-95. AAA,
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, Securities
Arbitration Rules Task Force, 1992-94,
Commercial Arbitration Practice
Committee, 1991-95. NASD, Board of
Arbitrators and Panel of Mediators.
Mediator, U.S.D.C., S.D.N.Y. and
E.D.N.Y., U.S. Bankruptcy Court,
S.D.N.Y., Lawyers Mediation Service.
Arbitrator, NYC Contract Dispute
Resolution Board. Member, ADR
Advisory Group, Commercial Division,
Supreme Court, N.Y. County. Adjunct
Lecturer on Mediation and Other ADR
Methods, Fordham Law School, 1993 to
present. Mediation Trainer. Completed
mediation training courses given by the
AAA, CPR Institute for Dispute
Resolution, NASD, etc. Facilitator,
Commercial Division training sessions.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Isserles, Marce., Esq.
Mediator
JAMS
620 Eighth Avenue - 34th Floor
New York, NY 10018
Phone: 646-853-0440
212-751-2700
E-mail: misserles@jamsadr.com
M.D.: 2001
(inactive)
D.C.: 2002
N.Y.: 2007
S.D.N.Y.: 2007
E.D.N.Y.: 2007
2d Cir.: 2007
11th Cir.: 2012
Sarah Lawrence
College,
B.A., 1993
Harvard Law School,
J.D., 1998
Mediator, JAMS (2015-present).
Shapiro, Arato & Isserles, LLP
(2009-2014), Founding and
managing partner of boutique
litigation firm representing clients
in copyright, trademark, complex
commercial, securities, and
appellate law.
Cohen & Gresser (2005-2008),
Associate and partner representing
clients in a wide variety of
commercial litigation matters,
primarily involving intellectual
property disputes and appellate
litigation.
Parcher, Hayes & Snyder/Manatt
Phelps & Phillips (2003-2005).
O'Melveny & Myers (2001-2003).
Jennifer & Block (2000-2001).
Law Clerk to Hon. Steven G.
Breyer, Supreme Court of the
United States (1999-2000).
Law Clerk to Hon. Lawrence
Silberman, U.S. Court of Appeals
for the D.C. Circuit, 1998-1999
In compliance with the requirements of
Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Attended NYC Bar Basic Mediation
Training, 4- day course, February 2013.
Attended NYSBA Commercial
Mediation Training, 3-day course,
March 2013.
Mediator, U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Second Circuit Mediator, S.D.N.Y.
Mediator, Nassau County Commercial
Division.
Mediator, Westchester County
Commercial Division.
Mediator, Kings County Commercial
Division.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Jacqueline M. James, Esq.
The James Law Firm, PLLC
445 Hamilton Avenue
Suite 1102
White Plains, NV 10601
Phone: (914)358 6423
Fax: (914)353 6424
Email: jjameslaw@optonline.net
www.Jacquelinejameslaw.com
Supreme Court
of the United
States 2002;
United States
Court of
Appeals for the
Second Circuit,
2001;
New York State
1991;
Southern
District of New
York, 1992;
Eastern District
of New York,
1992;
Federal District
of Colorado,
2003;
State of
Connecticut,
1990.
Pace University BA
1986 magna cum laude
; Phi Alpha Theta
Catholic University
Columbus School of
Law 1990
J.D. magna cum laude
General business litigation wide range
experience including intellectual
property, including copyright,
trademark and patent disputes and
related business tort claims;
complex commercial disputes;
contracts, business fraud, unfair
completion, construction, government
contracts, workplace disputes
including executive termination and
discrimination claims, commercial real
estate, premise liability, maritime and
aviation cases, terrorist claims,
September 11th cases, wrongful death
and complex insurance disputes.
Certified and Active Mediator,
Commercial Divisions in New York
Supreme Court New York County and
Westchester County.
Certified Court Mediator Cluster
Westchester Mediation Center for New
York Courts regularly serving in
Westchester County.
Certified and Active Mediator for the
Southern District of New York, Federal
Court.
Appointed and serving as an Arbitrator
for New York State Court System in the
City of White Plains.
Appointed and serving as an Arbitrator
for the Attorney-Client Fee Dispute for
the New York State Court System Ninth
Judicial District.
Have served as a neutral in many
commercial disputes including
contracts, fraud, insurance, trademark
disputes, construction, employment
issues, property claims. Extensive
experience in mediating disputes
concerning other types of conflicts and
disputes. Decades of experience as a
private litigator in resolving claim in
numerous ADR settings.
Extensive completed training in
advanced commercial mediation and
arbitration.
Member of the ADR section of the
ABA; NYSBA; WCBA and WWBA.
Active in ongoing ADR advance
training and court appointed mediation.
Karen H. Kim, Esq.
230 Park Avenue, 3rd Floor West
New York, NY 10169
T: (917) 882-6005
Email: karen.kim@khkimlaw.com
N.Y. 1996
CT. 2015
Harvard College, A.B.
in Applied
Mathematics, magna
cum laude, 1991
Harvard Law School,
J.D., cum laude, 1995
Transactional practice focused on
contract negotiation, with particular
experience in OTC derivatives (e.g.,
ISDA Master Agreements, Credit
Support Annexes, master
confirmations and triparty control
agreements). CFA charterholder since
2002.
Completed courses in Basic Mediation
Training (24 hours) and Advanced
Commercial Mediation (16 hours) with
the New York City Bar Association.
Experience co-mediating arts business
disputes as member of mediator roster
for Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts, after
completing their in-house training
program (16 CLE credits). Invited to
serve as role-play coach for 2018
training program.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Nancy Kramer, Esq.
Mediation and Other Dispute
Resolution Services
200 Cabrini Boulevard (#86)
New York, NY 10033
Phone: (212) 280-2215
Mobile: (646) 765-3731
Fax: (646)219-5814
Email:nancykramermediation@yah
oo.com
N.Y.
E.D.N.Y.
N.D.N.Y.
S.D.N.Y.
U.S. Sup. Ct.
Brandeis University,
1963, Phi Beta Kappa
Columbia Law School,
1966, with honors
Dispute Resolution practice, 1997-
present.
Mediate for
American Arbitration Association;
Appellate Division, First Department:
Commercial Division, New York
County Supreme Court;
New Jersey Superior Courts;
U.S. Postal Service;
U.S. Transportation Security
Administration
and others.
Arbitrate for FINRA.
Recent Past: Special Counsel, New
York State Trial
Lawyers Assn., 1998-2004;
Private practice, 1997-98;
Director of Professional Programs,
NYU Real
Estate Institute; 1995-97;
N.Y. Attorney General’s Office as
Deputy
Bureau Chief and Bureau Chief, 1985-
95.
Full resume at
www.nancykramermediation.com
Have completed over 350 mediations.
Teach mediation for
Brooklyn Bar association,
New York City Bar Association,
New York City Corporation Counsel,
New York State Attorney General,
Touro Law School
and others.
Over 125 hours of mediation training,
including AAA (15 hours),
NYCB (30 hours) and U.S. Postal
Service (18-hours).
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Geri S. Krauss, Esq.
Krauss PLLC
One North Broadway
White Plains, NY 10601
T: (914) 949-9100
Fax: (914) 949-9109
Email: gsk@kraussny.com
State of New
York, 1977
United States
Supreme Court,
2007
U.S. Court of
Appeals, Second
Circuit, 1991
U.S. Court of
Appeals, Fourth
Circuit, 2002
Southern
District of New
York, 1977
Eastern District
of New York,
1978
Northern
District of New
York, 2007
District of
Colorado, 2003
University of
California, Berkeley,
School of Law (Boalt
Hall), J.D., 1976
University of Michigan,
Ann Arbor, Michigan
AB. Magna Cum Laude
with Highest Honors in
History, May, 1973
Has handled a wide range of litigation,
including complex commercial
disputes, employment, discrimination,
law firm disputes, partnership and
business break-ups, breach of contract,
business torts, lease disputes, securities
fraud, antitrust, trademark, ERISA,
defamation, civil rights and
constitutional issues.
Krauss PLLC and Krauss P.C., Solo
Practice (July 2006 to present);
Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP, Partner
(February 2005-June 2006); Herrick,
Feinstein LLP, (May 1994- February
2005) Partner, Litigation Department
(as of January 1, 1999); Chair,
Professional Practices Group; Of
Counsel (May 1994-December 1998);
Golenbock and Barell, Associate
(March 1980 – September 1984);
Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays and
Handler, Associate (September 1976 -
March 1980)
Panel Memberships
S.D.N.Y. Mediation Panel, Member
New York State Supreme Court
Commercial Division ADR Program,
New York County and Westchester
County. Mediator
Panel of Arbitrators for Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Panel, Arbitrator
Panel of Arbitrators for the New York
State Attorney-Client Fee Dispute
Resolution Program, Member
Character and Fitness Committee for the
Ninth Judicial District Character
Committee, serves on hearing panels
with respect to attorney admissions and
reinstatement
Arbitration and Mediation Training:
Attended 5th Annual Arbitration
Training Institute, 3-day program
sponsored by ABA/AAA, July 2010
Attended FINRA Arbitrator Training,
16.5 hours, August 2010
Attended The Center For Dispute
Settlement, 3-day program in Advanced
Mediation Techniques, May 2010
Attended The Center For Mediation In
Law, 40-hour Mediation Intensive
Training Program, May 2010
Attended Program On Negotiation at
Harvard Law School, 5-day Mediation
Training Course, June 2009
Attended Arbitrator Training Sponsored
by New York Courts for Attorney Fee
Disputes, 1-day, June 2008
Served as a mediator and participated as
an advocate in numerous mediations in
a variety of corporate, commercial,
employment and civil rights matters
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Leo, Michael S., Esq.
25 Kilmer Road
Larchmont, N.Y. 10538
Phone: 914-834-8598
E-Mail:michaelsleo123@gmail.com
N.Y.: 1968
S.D.N.Y.: 1988
Brooklyn College,
B.A., 1965
George Washington U.
School of Law, J.D.,
1968
Columbia U. Grad.
School of Business,
M.S., 1979
Practices corporate law as a partner in
two large law firms (Gibbons, Del Deo,
Dolan Briffinger & Vecchione and
Day, Berry & Howard), concentrating
on: corporate management; structuring
and negotiation of acquisitions and
joint ventures; litigation management
and corporate compliance programs.
Private practice of law preceded by
nine years as General Counsel and
Executive Committee Member of the
U.S. affiliate of a $16 billion
multinational chemical and
pharmaceutical group, and thirteen
years as Assistant General Counsel of a
$5 billion manufacturing company.
Early career experiences included
corporate law firms and inside counsel
practice, as well as compliance and
enforcement position with the SEC.
In compliance with the requirements of
Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Pro bono mediation for the SDNY for
approximately 10 years.
Oliver Lednicer, Esq.
102 Creekside Rd.
Mt. Kisco, NY 10549
T: (914) 242-9166
Email: Lednicer@hotmail.com
Cornell University,
B.S.
New York University
School of Law, LL.B.
Previous Employment: Regional
Industrial Relations Manager, Labor
Counsel, Diamond Match Co.
Assistant. Corp. Counsel, Eagle Pencil
Co. Manager of Industrial Relations,
Branch Operations, Clark Equipment
Co. Vice President, Marketing,
American Bank Note Co. President,
Kruysman, Inc. Chairman and
Executive Director, Manufacturers
Association of N.Y.C.
Attended over 30-hour basic mediation
training, Westchester Mediation Center
of CLUSTER.
Certified mediator for CLUSTER and
has conducted over 50 mediations.
Arbitrator, N.Y.S. Lemon Law Program.
Desmond C.B. Lyons, Esq.
Lyons McGovern, LLP
Attorneys at Law
The Hennessy House, 16 New
Broadway
Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591
T: (914) 594-3087
Fax: (914) 378-2054
E-mail:
dlyons@lyons-mcgovern.com
N.Y. 1994
CT. 1994
S.D.N.Y. 1995
U.S.Dist.Ct.CT.
1999
Fordham University,
B.A. 1989
Quinnipiac University
School of Law, J.D.
1993
Partner, Lyons McGovern, LLP, 2002-
present. Full-scale general civil and
commercial practice. Village
prosecutor, Village or Ardsley, 2001-
2004. Hearing Officer, Westchester
County Healthcare Corp. Desmond
C.B. Lyons, P.C. Private practice,
insurance defense litigation, 2000-
2002. Associate, Scheurer & Hardy,
P.C., 1994-2000. Intern, U.S. Dept. of
Justice, 1992. President & Founder,
Brehon Law Society, Westchester, NY.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Gary G. Lyons, Esq.
169 Scarborough Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
Tel.: (914) 309-4758
Email: glyons8946@aol.com
www.linkedin.com/in/garyglyons
N.Y. 1976
E.D.N.Y. 1976
S.D.N.Y. 1976
Syracuse University,
A.B., cum laude, 1973
Syracuse University
College of Law, J.D.,
summa cum laude,
1975
Senior legal executive with over thirtyyears experience at premier U.S. andinternational food and beveragecompanies, with extensive backgroundin antitrust, compliance, litigationmanagement, food and beverage andadvertising/marketing law, distributionissues, products liability and regulatoryaffairs.
2003-2010: Gary was Executive VicePresident and General Counsel ofCadbury Americas Confectionery, withresponsibility for all legal andcompliance-related matters affectingCadbury’s operations in North andLatin America and for interactions withgovernment agencies.
1997-2003: Senior Vice President andGeneral Counsel of Snapple BeverageGroup under both Cadbury and privateequity ownership.
1993-1997: Vice President and GeneralCounsel of Cadbury Beverages NorthAmerica and A&W Brands, Inc.
Earlier in his career he held severalU.S. legal positions of increasingresponsibility with the Nestle, S.A.group of companies and for six yearswas a litigation associate at the NewYork City office of Shearman &Sterling.
Sixty hours of extensive training in
commercial mediation and arbitration
Ronald C. Maday, Esq.
440 East 57th Street, Apt. 16B
T: (212) 593-1944
Email: RMADAY1101@aol.com
N.Y. 1996 Lawrence
Technological
University
Benjamin N. Cardozo
School of Law
C.P.A., MI.
C.P.A., N.Y.
C.P.A., CO.
Certified Fraud
Examiner, 1998
Managing Partner, Wurman Birnbaum
& Maday.
Partner, Deloitte & Touche
International Accounting Firm.
Author of business articles relating to
advantages of mediation.
Member, Mediation Roster, Nassau
County Comm. Div. Former Member of
Westchester County Comm. Div.
Roster. Mediator, U.S. Bankruptcy
Courts, S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Raymond L. Mariani
Raymond L. Mariani, PC
500 Mamaroneck Avenue
Suite 320
Harrison NY 10528
914-705-4568
E-mail: rmarianilaw@gmail.com
New York 1988
District of
Columbia 1989
SDNY 1989
EDNY 1989
WDNY 1992
NDNY 1996
ND Ill. 2005
3d Cir. 1989
2d Cir. 1990
Pro hac vice
admissions in
Alaska,
California,
Florida, Illinois,
Ohio, Texas and
numerous other
states
Boston University B.A.
1984
Georgetown University
Law Center J.D. 1988
Civil litigation attorney with
nationwide trial and appellate practice.
Emphasis on business contracts,
insurance policies, service industry
agreements, warranties, indemnities.
Extensive experience with both
domestic and foreign insurance
markets. Also highly experienced in
disputes related to development, sale
and distribution of consumer and
industrial products. Previous
affiliations include partnership at
Nixon Peabody and other national
practice civil litigation firms.
Published extensively in a variety of
law journals, newspapers and internet
publications on a range of topics
including mediation and civil practice.
Speaker at numerous legal symposia in
the US and abroad.
Certified Mediator, EDNY Panel 2000-
Present
Mediated a variety of contract,
insurance and tort matters.
Participated in over 100 mediations in
more than 25 states as an advocate in
various types of civil litigation.
Attended the Harvard Law School,
Program on Negotiation 40-hour
training
Attended the EDNY Advanced
Mediation Training
Member; Association for Conflict
Resolution, Greater NY Chapter
Member, American Bar Association,
Dispute Resolution Section
Member, NY State Dispute Resolution
Association
Past Member, NYC Association of the
Bar, Attorney Fee Dispute Panel
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
William D. Marsillo, Esq.
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
333 Main Street
Armonk, NY 10504
T: (914)749-8215 (direct)
Fax: (914)749-8300
Email: wmarsillo@bsfllp.com
N.Y. 1998
S.D.N.Y. 2001
E.D.N.Y. 2008
2d Cir. 2009
Stevens Institute of
Technology, B.E. 1994
Harvard Law School,
J.D., 1997
Has handled a wide variety of business
litigation on behalf of plaintiffs and
defendants, including partnership
disputes, complex commercial
transactions, class action defense and
prosecution, commodities
manipulation, intellectual property,
product liability, business torts, and
corporate takeover disputes.
Mediator for Supreme Court, New York
County Commercial Division
Attended over 80 hours of mediation
training, including advanced training
provided by the Commercial Division.
Michael J. McDermott, Esq.
Address:
293 Route 100
Suite 210
Somers, NY 10589
Telephone:
Office: 914-276-2747
Mobile: 914-262-5922
Email:
Michael@AttorneyMcDermott.com
New York State
Bar 1985
SDNY 1989
EDNY 1989
Second Circuit
Court of
Appeals 2014
Undergraduate:
Manhattan College,
Bachelor of Arts 1981
Law School:
University of Dayton
School of Law, Juris
Doctor 1984
Town of Somers Justice (2000 to
present)
Acting City Court Judge -Yonkers,
White Plains, Peekskill and Mt.
Vernon; Acting Town Justice -
Yorktown and Mt. Pleasant.
As an active commercial litigator with
over twenty-five years' experience,
represented parties - in all forums
including mediation, arbitration,
federal and state trial courts - in
complex commercial disputes as well
as large value construction cases.
Member of Executive Committee and
Board of Directors of the Westchester
County Bar Association. Served as
Co-Chair of the Construction Law
Committee.
Completed required Advanced
Commercial Mediation Training by
NYSBA.
Member of Westchester County and
NYSBA ADR Committees
Author of Mediation Confidentiality -
Practical Considerations (November
2018 issue of The Westchester Lawyer).
In additional to serving as a mediator,
co-mediated with multiple parties in
Westchester and New York Counties
involving commercial and employment
disputes.
As a sitting Town Justice for almost
twenty years, successfully mediated civil
matters and summary proceedings
involving attorneys as well as pro se
litigants
Paul W. Meyer, Jr., Esq.
Attorney at Law
35 E. Grassy Sprain Road,
Ste. 508
Yonkers, NY 10710
T: (914) 961-3000
Fax: (914) 961-4993
paul@meyerjrlaw.com
N.Y. 1983
Fla. 1984
U.S.S.Ct.
U.S.Ct. of
Military Appeals
U.S.Ct. of
Claims
U.S. Tax Ct.
U.S. Ct. of Intl.
Trade
N.D.N.Y.
S.D.N.Y.
E.D.N.Y.
W.D.N.Y.
Fordham University,
B.A. 1979
St. John’s University
School of Law, J.D.
1982
Private practice, civil and corporate
practice, 1995-present. Partner, Leahy,
Nyberg, Bovine & D’Apice, 1983-
1994.
Arbitrator, New Rochelle City Court.
Attended 15-hour mediation training
sponsored by the Westchester County
Comm. Div. (1999).
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Dorothy J. Milianta, Esq.
Romanoff & MiliantaAttorneys at
Law7-11 S. Broadway, Ste.218
White Plains, NY 10601
T: (914) 428-4200
Fax: (914) 428-1241
Email: romil711@aol.com
N.Y. 1989
S.D.N.Y. 1990
E.D.N.Y. 1990
U.S.S.Ct. 1994
Marymount College,
B.A. 1983
Pace University School
of Law, J.D. 1989
New York University at
Manhattanville College,
Diploma Program in
Paralegal Training
1976
General Law Practice, Romanoff &
Milianta, including real estate, wills,
estates and trusts, torts, debt collection,
and civil matters. Appointed Guardian
Ad Litem, Surrogate’s Court,
Westchester, N.Y., 2002-present.
Attended 15-hour mediation training
sponsored by the Westchester County
Comm. Div. (1999) and Past Member,
Westchester County Commercial
Division Mediation Roster.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
LORETTA MIRAGLIA, Esq.
Mediation and Law Offices
811 McLean Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10704
(914) 643-0690
LAM@YonkersMediation.com
www.YonkersMediation.com
N.Y. 1991
USPTO
CAFC
S.D.N.Y.
E.D.N.Y.
MIT
B.S. Chemistry
B.S. Biology
Harvard Law School,
J.D.
Private Mediation and Law
Practice (2007 to present) –
Meditate commercial, partnership,
small business, association,
matrimonial, family, and private
disputes. Negotiate and
draft a variety of agreements
including licenses, material
transfer, clinical, consulting,
master services, separation
agreements and stipulations of
settlement. Drawing from
intellectual property law
background (patent, trademark,
trade secret), counsel
entrepreneurial companies,
including biotech, pharmaceutical,
web-based and emerging
technology companies.
Registered Patent Attorney.
Prior experience. In-house positions
as Assistant VP at R&D-phase
pharmaceutical companies and IP
Counsel at large multinational
company. Associate at boutique
intellectual property firm in
Manhattan. Areas of practice
included intellectual property
prosecution and litigation, patent
and trademark portfolio
management, pharmaceutical
lifecycle man agement, licensing,
partnership management, and
contract negotiations and drafting.
Memberships:
! NYS Bar Assn
! Westchester County Bar Assn
! Westchester Women’s Bar
Assn
! Yonkers Lawyers Assn
! NYS Council on Divorce
Mediation
! Family and Divorce Mediation
Council of Greater NY
In compliance with the
requirements of Part 146 of
the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for
conducting mediation in the
Commercial Division ADR
Program.
Mediation Panels:
! Westchester County
Supreme Court
Commercial Division and
Matrimonial Part
! NY County Supreme
Court, Commercial
Division
! AAA Storm Sandy
! EDNY Storm Sandy
! Westchester Mediation
Center of CLUSTER –
custody/visitation, small
claims, community
Mediation Training:
! Commercial
! FLSA
! Insurance (Storm Sandy)
! Elder/Adult Family
! Divorce
! Custody/Visitation
Arbitration Training:
! Part 137 Attorney-Client
Fee Dispute
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
John D. Onnembo, Jr., Esq.
JDO Solutions
PMB 245
579 Bloomfield Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Office – 973-287-7718
Cell – 210-328-4116
johnonnembo@jdosolutions.com
New Jersey –
1984
New York –
2004
Lafayette College --
Bachelor of Science
Civil Engineering –
1981
Member Tau Beta Pi
(National Engineering
Honor Society)
Fordham University --
Juris Doctor – 1984
Deputy Attorney General for the State of
New Jersey from 1984 through 1987;
private practice from 1987 through
1994. Areas of concentration were
construction, general commercial
litigation, government contracts,
bankruptcy, labor and foreclosure.
Joined Morse Diesel International, Inc.
in 1984 as associate counsel;
subsequently promoted to Senior Vice
President/General Counsel. Served as
Vice President/Corporate Counsel and
Chief Compliance Officer of Turner
Construction Company from January
2007 through November 2010. Founded
JDO Solutions in December 2010.
Has participated in mediation as a
mediator, party attorney and client
representative. Founder and President of
JDO Solutions, which provides dispute
resolution services and consulting services
to the construction industry.
Has completed courses provided by the
New York Supreme Court Commercial
Division, New York City Bar and
Common Ground Dispute Resolution,
Inc., in basic mediation, advanced
commercial mediation and transformative
mediation, respectvely.
New York Supreme Court Commercial
Division Roster of Neutrals for New York
and Westchester Counties.
Nussbaum, Theodore, Esq.
Law Office of Theodore Nussbaum,
P.C.
575 Madison Avenue, 10th Floor
New York, N.Y. 10022-2511
Phone: (212) 582-3826
Fax: (212) 605-0222
E:mail: tednussbaum@nyc.rr.com
N.Y.: 1961 Queens College: B.A.,
1956
Brooklyn Law School:
LLB, 1961
Solo practitioner, 1985-present,
specializing in representing music
business clients and supervising
pending civil litigations; Secretary and
General Counsel for the Change
Group, an international company
engaged in currency exchange matters;
Partner, Mayer Nussbaum Katz and
Baker, 1967-84, specializing in
representing notable recording business
clients.
In compliance with requirements of Part
146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Attended Advanced Commercial
Mediation Training, sponsored by
Commercial Division, New York
County (8 hrs), May 27, 2009.
Association for Conflict Resolution
Greater New York Chapter (ACR-
GNY), Cardozo School of Law, New
York, NY (16hrs), June 26, June 27,
2008.
CPR Fall Meeting Training Program,
Boston, MA, (24 hrs), October 24, 25 &
26, 2007.
ACR-GNY and Committee on
Negotiation of ABA Section on Dispute
Resolution, Lecture “Dealing with
Conflict at its Worst,” CLE program.
International Arbitration Training
Course, ‘CPR,” New York, NY (16hrs),
May 31, June 1, 2007.
Voluntary arbitrator in Small Claims
Court of the City of New York, 1985-
present.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Michael J. Pantuliano, Esq.
Nada Jain P.C.
5609 White Plains Road
Tarrytown, NY 10591
T: (914) 333-0610, ext. 153
Email: mpantuliano@nadajain.com
Fordham University,
B.S. 1949
Fordham University
School of Law, J.D.
1956
New York University
School of Law, LL.M.
1962
Of Counsel and Consultant, Nada Jain,
P.C., intellectual property law, 2004-
present. Counsel, Clifford Chance US
LLP, 1995-2004. Senior Corporate
Counsel, Pfizer, Inc. 1989-1995.
Counsel, General Electric, adversary
patent proceedings, 1966-1989. Senior
Patent Counsel, Colgate Palmolive,
1961-1966. Union Carbide, 1955-
1961.
Attended 15-hour mediation training
sponsored by the Westchester County
Comm. Div. (1999). Attended courses
on mediation and arbitration at
Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
Attended mediation training sponsored
by the Association of Conflict
Resolution, 2005. Attended mediation
course sponsored by the World
Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO).
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
John A. Pappalardo, Esq.
200 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
T: (914) 761-9400
Fax: (914) 761-0747
Email: johnp@pappalardoesq.com
Website: www.pappalardoesq.com
New York, 1987
Massachusetts,1986
New Jersey,1988
U.S. SupremeCourt, 2004
Federal Court -NY Southernand EasternDistricts, 1987
Federal Court -NJ, 1988
Ithaca CollegeB.A., 1983
The New England LawSchoolJ.D., 1986
Has served as a mediator in over 750matters involving construction,franchise, commercial matters andpartnership dissolutions, real estatevaluations, insurance, homeowner andcontractor disputes, and civil claims aswell as tax, legal, and insurancedisputes.
Law practice is involved in commerciallitigation and construction law matters,involving both public and privateprojects ranging in value from $50,000to $10 million. Has represented generalcontractors, subcontractors, suppliers,homeowners, architects, and mid- tolarge-sized businesses in constructionand commercial transactions andlitigation. Has also been heavilyinvolved in professional practicedissolutions. Has represented asignificant number of homeowners andhomebuilders in litigation associatedwith the construction of new homesand the renovations and expansion ofexisting homes. Has significant civillitigation practice, which includesrepresentation of clients againstcontractors and contractors againstclients in litigation and before theWestchester County Department ofConsumer Affairs. Also involved as anadvocate in real estate valuations,insurance, business, general real estatewith partnership litigation andtransactions as well as negotiation,arbitration, and mediation since 1986.
Has a significant domestic relationsand matrimonial practice involvingsignificant financial related issues. Haslitigated, arbitrated, mediated andengaged in the collaborative process inthe field of domestic relations in bothinternational and domestic matrimonialmatters for essentially entire legalcareer.
Mediation Philosophy: To facilitatedialogue between the parties in aproactive manner in an effort to reach afair and equitable settlement in keepingwith the facts and applicable law. Myexpectations of the parties is that theybe well prepared with appropriatedocumentation and have the authorityto settle the case.
Arbitrator and Mediator for theAmerican Arbitration Association, since1999.Member of Alternative DisputeResolution Subsection of the AmericanBar Association.Member of Alternative DisputeResolution Subsection of the New YorkState Bar Association.Member of Alternative DisputeResolution Subsection of theWestchester County Bar Association.Member of International Academy ofCollaborative Professionals.Member of Westchester/RocklandCollaborative Professionals.Member of Association for ConflictResolutionMember of Federal District CourtBankruptcy Mediation Panel
ADR Training:AAA 2017; Arbitrator Subpoenas - AreThey Worth the Paper They're PrintedOn?, 2017; Arbitrator's ConductingLegal Research - Good Idea or Bad?,2017;Developments in Arbitration Law ~Non-Signatories, Discovery andVacatur, 2015; AAA Ethics 101:Mediators, Arbitrators, Attorneys, 2013;AAA Expedited Commercial PanelArbitrator Training, 2009; AAA Ask &Answer: Arbitration, 2008; AAADealingWith Delay Tactics in Arbitration(ACE004), 2006; AAA Chairing anArbitrationPanel: Managing Procedures, Process &Dynamics (ACE005), 2005; RocklandCounty Womans Bar Association,Matrimonial Collaborative Certification,2005;AAA Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding,Deciding & Writing Awards (ACE001),2003; AAA Arbitrator Update 2001;AAA Construction Industry Arbitrator IITraining: Advanced Case ManagementIssues, 2001; AAA ConstructionIndustryArbitrator Training, 2000; AAACommercial Arbitrator Training, 1999;The Centerfor Family and Divorce Mediation,Divorce Mediation Training, 1996;WestchesterCounty Small Claims Real EstateAssessment, Annual ArbitrationTraining, 1999,1998, 1997, 1996; Center for Familyand Divorce Mediation, MatrimonialMediation Certification, 1996.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Hon. John M. Perone
McMillan, Constabile, Maker &Perone, LLP
2180 Boston Post Road
Larchmont, NY 10538
T: (914) 834-3500
Fax: (914) 834-0620
Email: mamk539@gmail.com
N.Y. 1971.S.D.N.Y. 1973E.D.N.Y. 1973U.S.S.Ct. 1980
Merrimack College,B.A. 1967Villanova UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.1970
Private practice, McMillan, Constabile,Maker & Perone, LLP, 2002-present.Justice of the Supreme Court of theState of New York, Bronx County andWestchester County, in both Civil andCriminal Terms 1996-2002;participated in over 100 settlements;part-time counsel, New York StateSenate, 2002-present; AssistantDistrict Attorney Westchester County1970-1975; elected Town Councilman,Town of Mamaroneck, 1975-1979;elected New York State Assemblyman,95th A.D., Westchester County 1978-1986; private practice of Archer &Perone, 1975-1980; currentlyappointed by PJ Appellate Division,Second Department as Court Examinerin Guardianship matters pursuant toMental Hygiene Law, Article 81,appointed by PJ as a member of theCharacter and Fitness Committee,Second Department.
Member, NAM (National Arbitrationand Mediation), participated in over 100arbitration and mediation cases.2002-present. Judicial Referee, Supreme Courtof the State of New York, WestchesterCounty, 2002-present, to hear anddetermine, in several cases involvingmulti-million dollar claims. JudicialReferee appointed to oversee discoveryand settlement in over 25 SupremeCourt cases in the matrimonial and civiltort areas.
Abigail Pessen, Esq.Attorney at Law/ MediationServices80 Broad Street, 30th Fl.New York, NY 10004T: (212) 961-0668Fax: (212) 961-0699Email: abigail@pessenadr.com
Barnard College, B.A.University of Chicago,J.D.
November 2000 -- Present,Mediator and Arbitrator of business,employment, and family matters.Listed in Best Lawyers in America forADR, 2006 ed.Member, CPR Institute for DisputeResolution Panel of DistinguishedNeutrals. Seiff Kretz & Maffeo(formerly Scoppetta & Seiff),Associate 1981-1990, Partner 1990 –2000, federal and state court litigationpractice concentrating in complex civillitigation. Maternity Furlough, 1978 -198. Assistant Professor, New YorkLaw School, 1977 – 1978. MaternityFurlough, 1975 – 1977. Associate,Levy, Gutman, Goldberg & Kaplan,1974 – 1975. Law Clerk to Hon.Whitman Knapp, S.D.N.Y., 1972 –1974.Author, “Alternative DisputeResolution Law,” survey chapter,Annual Review of Developments inBusiness and Corp. Litigation (ABAPress, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004).Panelist/Presenter, Numerousmediation training programs andcourses.
Conducted numerous commercial,employment, and family mediations as amediator.Mediator for the Equal EmploymentOpportunity Commission; Mediator forSupreme Court, New York County Commercial Division; Mediator for the E.D.N.Y.; Mediator forthe U.S. Bankruptcy Court (S.D.N.Y.and E.D.N.Y.).
Member, U.S. Justice Department rosterof mediators.
Arbitrator for the American ArbitrationAssociation (Commercial Panel),National Association of SecuritiesDealers, and N.Y. Stock Exchange.Adjunct professor of arbitration law,Cardozo Law School, Spring 2006.Attended 85 hours of mediation training,including 24 hours of training for theNew York County CommercialDivision. Additional training by theCenter for Mediation in Law, the EEOC,and the E.D.N.Y.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
F. Peter Phillips, Esq.
Principal, Business ConflictManagement LLC
26 Park Street Suite 2014
Montclair, NJ 07042
T: (973) 509-9667
F: (973) 509-3023
E-Mail:Peter.Phillips@BusinessConflictManagement.com
New York 1988
S.D.N.Y.,E/D.N.Y. 1988
N.J. 1992
Cal. 1994
US SupremeCourt 1992
Dartmouth College,A.B. cum laude, 1971
Royal Academy ofDramatic Art, Diploma1975
New York Law School,L.D. magna cum laude,1987
General Business Litigation at CahillGordon & Reindel and Schulte Roth &Zabel, 1987-1998. Specialized ininsurance defense, insurance coverage,insurance rehabilitation, securities,labor, employment, First Amendment. Previously professional actor and stagedirector, 1971-87, on Broadway,Off-Broadway, in regional theatre andin film, soap operas, TV movies, etc.
Former Sr. V.P. and Interim President,CPR Institute. Over 100 mediationssince 2009, concentrating on franchise,insurance, employment, securities,general commercial.
Certified by International MediationInstitute, listed with AAA, CPRInstitute, LCIA, FINRA, NJAPM,SDNY, DNJ, EDNY Bankruptcy.
Chair, ABA Business Law SectionCommittee of Dispute Resolution. Member, ADR Inns of Court, ABADispute Resolution Section, NJAPM,IBA Mediation Committee. Trained atPepperdine Straus Institute, CIA, ABA,FINRA, CPR Institute.
Adjunct Professor at New York LawSchool. Guest Lecturer at ColumbiaLaw School, Fordham Law School,NYU School of Law, Cardozo School ofLaw, Pepperdine School of Law. Frequent speaker at US and internationalprograms. Writer and Co-Director offour award-winning films. Author/editor/chapter author of fivebooks and numerous articles. Blogs atwww.BusinessConflictManagement.com/blog
Charles Platto, Esq. Law Offices of Charles Platto 1020Park Ave. Ste 6b New York,NY 10028 212 423 0579(T) 2 12 423 1887(Fax) 646 248 4353(cell) cplatto@plattolaw.com(email)
New York 1970
SDNY, EDNY,Second Circuit 1972
Vermont andNew Hampshireand DVT andDNH 1992
US SupremeCourt 1974
U of Pennsylvania BA
1966 U of MichiganLaw School JD 1969
NYU Law School LLM 1974
Domestic and International commercial litigation; partner CahillGordon & Reindel (NY) 1971-1991;partner Law offices of Charles Plattoand predecessor firms (Vt, NH, NY)1991-2006 and 2009-present; partnerin charge of insurance practice Wiggin& Dana (NY and Conn) 2007-2009;partner in charge of US practice Salans(NY and Paris) 1994-1997; adjunctprofessor of Insurance law NYU,Vermont and Fordham Law Schools1990-present
AAA, ICDR, CPR and ICC Arbitrationand Mediation panels for commercial,insurance and international.
Basic and Advanced Mediation Training2009-2010
New York and New Jersey Courtsmediation panels
Chair and member of panels in AAA,ICC and CPR domestic and internationalcommercial and insurance arbitrations
Trained mediators for AAA andmediated over 50 Sandy Insurancemediations
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Ruth D. Raisfeld, Esq.Ruth D. Raisfeld, PCAlternative Dispute ResolutionServices47 Secor RoadScarsdale, NY 10583T: (914) 722-6006Fax: (914) 722-0678Email: rdradr@optonline.net
N.Y.U.S.Ct.App., 2nd Cir.3rd Cir.
Cornell University,School of Industrial andLabor Relations, B.S.1977Fordham UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.1980
Private ADR practice, 2002-present.Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP - Of Counsel, 1995-1997, Associate,1991-1995. Associate, Baer Marks &Upham, 1988-1991. Partner, Spagna &Raisfeld, 1987. Attorney, N.Y.Telephone, 1984-1987. Associate,Phillips Nizer Benjamin Krim &Ballon, 1981-1984. Judicial Clerk,Hon. William Hughes Mulligan,U.S.D.Ct., 2nd Cir., 1980-1981.Author of numerous ADR articles;Panelist at numerous statewide ADRConferences.
Arbitrator, American ArbitrationAssociation - Commercial andEmployment Arbitration Panels;Arbitrator, New York Stock ExchangePanel.Mediator, S.D.N.Y. and E.D.N.Y.. Special Master, Appellate Division FirstDepartment Pre-Argument Program.Attended 5-day mediation workshop,Harvard Law School Program ofInstruction for Lawyers. Attendedmediation trainings sponsored by NewYork State Dispute ResolutionAssociation, Cornell University Alliancefor Education in Dispute Resolution,and at the New York County Lawyers’Association.
Sara M. Richmond, Esq.49 Overlook CircleNew Rochelle, NY 10804T: (914) 632-3399Fax: (914) 632-5055Email: Smrnyesq@aol.com
N.Y. 1990S.D.N.Y.E.D.N.Y.
Johns HopkinsUniversity, B.A. 1985Benjamin N. CardozoSchool of Law, J.D.1989
Private practice, concentrating inarbitration and mediation, 1993-present. Associate attorney, Schindel,Cooper & Farman, 1992-1993.Associate attorney, Proskauer RoseGoetz & Mendelsohn, 1989-1991.Summer Associate, Summit, Rovinsand Feldesman, 1988. Paralegal, TheOffice of the Attorney General of theState of New York, 1985-1986.
Attended 20-hour mediation trainingsponsored by JAMS/Endispute. Attended arbitration training sponsoredby the Better Business Bureau, andserves as an arbitrator for the program.Arbitrator, Small Claims Court of theNYC Civil Court.
Riley, Michele S., Esq.12 East 86th Street, #309New York, NY 10028
T. 212-288-2931email: RileyADR@yahoo.com
New York, 1981S.D.N.Y. 2010E.D.N.Y. 2010
B.A., RutgersUniversity (DouglassCollege); M.A., YaleUniversity; J.D.,Georgetown University;Professional Certificatein Dispute Resolution,New York University,Center for Finance,Law, and Taxation2003
Independent Mediator and Arbitrator,2001-present; Adjunct Faculty,Columbia University, (i) InternationalCenter for Cooperation and ConflictResolution, 2006-present, and (ii)Master's Degree Program inNegotiation and Conflict Resolution,2010-present; Of Counsel, O'SullivanGraev & Karabell, LLP (nowO'Melveny & Myers LLP), 1998-00;General Counsel, Toyota MotorCorporate Services of North America,Inc., 1992- 97; Associate, Reboul,MacMurray, Hewitt, Maynard &Kristol (now Ropes & Gray LLP),1984-91; Foreign Associate,Nagashima & Kojima, 1982- 84;Foreign Associate, Sato & Tsuda,1981-82; Associate, Layton &Sherman (now Jones Day), 1979-81.
In compliance with the requirements ofPart 146 of the Rules of the ChiefAdministrative Judge for conductingmediation in the Commercial DivisionADR Program.Arbitrator and mediator of commercialbusiness disputes, handling disputes inall aspects of commercial law includingcontracts, financings, securities,employment, real estate,distributor/franchising, and consultingarrangements. Fellow, CharteredInstitute of Arbitrators (FCIArb).Member of AAA National Roster ofNeutrals, serving on its mediation andarbitration panels, as well as a mediatorin its Storm Sandy Mediation Program.Member of Banking, Accounting andFinancial Services, Cross-borderDisputes, and Franchise Panels ofDistinguished Neutrals of theInternational Institute of ConflictPrevention and Resolution (CPR).Actively serves as mediator and/orarbitrator for FINRA and U.S. DistrictCourts for SDNY and EDNY, includingthe EDNY Storm Sandy insurancepanel. Also serves as an arbitrator andmediator of attorney-client fee disputesunder the NYS Unified Court SystemPart 137 Program.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Albert Rizzo, Esq.
Law Offices of Albert Rizzo, P.C.
375 Park Avenue, Ste 2607
New York, NY 10152
Tel: 212-679-5799
Fax: 212-6795766
Email:arizzo@rizzolawoffices.com
NY, 1988U.S. SupremeCourt, 1999 SDNY, 1989EDNY,1989NDNY, 1989
Fordham University,B.A. 1984Fordham UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.,1987
27 years of commercial litigationexperience representing small andmid-size domestic and multi-nationalbusinesses and individuals in allaspects of trial and appellatecommercial litigation, employment lawand litigation, general corporate andbusiness law, real estate law, andinternational business transactions,particularly with Italy;Adjunct Professor at NYU GraduateSchool of Continuing ProfessionalStudies (2011 to Present)Courses:--Advanced Employment Law andLabor Relations--Conflict Management and DisputeResolution
Mediator, NYS Supreme Court, NYCounty, Commercial DivisionMediator, American ArbitrationAssociation, Storm Sandy MediationProgramMediator, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts,MediateArt ProgramTrained Mediator with almost 100 hoursof certified Basic Mediation Trainingand Commercial Mediation Training;NYC and NYS Bar AssociationsCommittees on Alternative DisputeResolution, Committee Member (2009 to Present)NYS Bar Association, NegotiationCommittee Member(2012 to Present)
Marni Rae Robin, Esq.
The Robin Law Firm, LLC
777 Westchester Avenue
Suite 101
White Plains, NY 10604
T: (914) 288-6113
F: (914) 206-3960
Email: mrobin@robinlaw-adr.com
N.Y. 1994S.D.N.Y. 2001E.D.N.Y. 2001
Binghamton University(f/k/a S.U.N.Y.Binghamton), B.A.1990Tulane Law School,J.D. 1993
General commercial litigation attorneywith specialty in securities litigation,arbitration and regulatory defense instate and federal courts and FINRAand AAA arbitrations. Litigator foralmost 20 years. Most recent legalemployment includes: The Robin LawFirm, LLC, 2013 to present;McCormick & O’Brien, LLP, 2009 –2012; Herrick, Feinstein LLP, 2005 –2008; Gusrae, Kaplan, Bruno&Nusbaum, PLLC, 2001 – 2005.
Mediator, Commercial Division,Westchester Co. and S.D.N.Y.Certified Mediator, CLUSTERWestchester Mediation Center.Arbitrator and/or Mediator, Part 137Attorney Fee Disputes, N.Y. Co. and 9th
Judicial District.Attended approximately 130 hours of
mediation training provided by the
Westchester Mediation Center, the
Southern District of New York, the New
York State Bar Association, and NYCID
Cynthia Rollings
Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP
99 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016
T: 212 490-0400
F: 212 557-0565
Email: crollings@blhny.com
New York 1974
S.D.N.Y. 1974
E.D.N.Y. 1974
2d Cir. 1975
U.S. Tax Court
Wellesley College
Barnard College
A.B. 1970
N.Y.U. Law School
J.D. 1973
Mailman School of
Public Health,
Columbia University
M.P.H. 2003
Private practice
Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP since
1977.
Commercial experience includes
contract, partnership and
corporate/shareholder disputes,
insurance, real estate and lease
disputes, unfair competition, restrictive
covenants, tortious interference, fraud,
defamation and intellectual property.
Focus on employment, civil rights, art/
entertainment, representation of
academic faculty and health care
professionals.
ADR experience as party
representative and neutral.
AAA arbitrator, commercial panel since
1985, employment panel since 2009;
American Health Lawyers Association,
ADR panel;
Supreme Court, New York County,
Commercial Division ADR panel
2003-4.
Mediation Training:
New York City Bar, Advanced
Commercial Mediation Training, June
14, 17, 18, 2013;
AAA Advanced Mediator Training
Series, June 2012;
Association of the Bar of the City of
New York, Basic Mediation Training
Program
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Abby Rosmarin, JD, MS Ed
Mediation Counsel
McCarthy Fingar, LLP
11 Martine Avenue
White Plains, NY 10606
direct 914. 385. 1028
arosmarin@mccarthyfingar.com
CA: 1982
NY: 1984
Middlebury College
University of California
Santa Cruz, BA 1979
University of
California, Hastings
College of the Law JD
1982
Fordham University
MS Ed 2008
Assistant General Counsel 1986-1996,
Peugeot Motors of America. Sole in
house attorney. Provided legal counsel
to all departments with an emphasis on
matters related to employment,
franchise, contracts, lemon law,
advertising, regulatory compliance and
product liability.
Commercial Litigator, Crosby, Heafey
Roach and May; Rosenman and Colin
Executive Director, NY Association of
Collaborative Professionals (current)
Mediation Counsel, McCarthy Fingar,
LLP
Cornell University ILR School, Roster
of Neutrals
Part 137 Panel of Arbitrators and
Mediators, Joint Committee on Fee
Disputes and Conciliation
Westchester Supreme Court
Matrimonial Mediation Roster
Westchester Woman’s Bar Association,
Co–Chair, Mediation Committee
Certified Mediator, Westchester
Mediation Center, Cluster, Inc., the New
York Peace Institute
Facilitator and Administrator, Strength
Deployment Inventory
Extensive mediation, commercial
arbitration, conflict resolution and ADR
training, including the Harvard
Negotiation Institute, Center for
Mediation in Law/Understanding in
Conflict, Cornell University ILR School,
John Jay College of Criminal Justice,
various Bar Association, Collaborative
and NYS Court annexed programs.
Particular skills applicable to family
owned businesses.
Rundbaken, Eric A., Esq.
P.O. Box 1094
New York, NY 10025
Phone: 917-696-2991
E-Mail:
Eric.A.Rundbaken@gmail.com
N.Y.: 1972
S.D.N.Y.: 1973
E.D.N.Y.: 1973
N.D.CA..: 1979
Dickinson College,
B.A., 1968
Columbia University,
J.D., 1971
Office of the Corporation Counsel,
New York City (1987-2013):
Chief, Commercial and Real Estate
Litigation (2002-2013) - general
supervision and personal involvement
in all major matters; managed 40
attorneys and 15 non-legal staff.
Assistant Corporation Counsel &
Assistant Chief (1987-1999)-
represented City and related agencies
in litigation such as the Port Authority
Airport Lease Arbitration and the Third
City Water Tunnel Construction
Dispute.
Senior Insurance Counsel (1999-2002)
- member of the personal injury
insurance coverage litigation unit;
member of the insurance committee of
the World Trade Center Recovery
Project.
Wresien & Mazzarelli (1983-1985)- of
counsel to general practice firm,
specializing in real estate litigation and
transactions.
Fischbein Olivieri Rozenholc &
Badillo (1981-1983) - associate
handling real estate litigation
In compliance with the requirements of
Part 146 of the Rules of the Chief
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Represented parties and supervised
attorneys representing parties in
numerous mediations.
Member, Mediation Panels New York
County and Kings County Commercial
Divisions.
Mediator, New York City School
Construction Authority.
On prequalified panel of the MTA
Capital Construction Dispute Review
Boards.
Trained as a member of construction
Dispute Review Boards - Dispute
Review Board Foundation
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Frederick J. Salek, Esq.
T: (914) 631-3656
Mobile: (914) 450-9533
Email: FJSalek@aol.com
N.Y.
CA.
CO.
New York University,
B.A., 1971
University of Michigan
Law School, J.D.,
1975
Private practice, 2002-present. General
Counsel, Agfa Corp., 1989-2002.
Associate General Counsel, Bayer
Corp., 1989-98. General Counsel,
Technicon Instruments, 1986-89.
Mergers and Acquisitions Counsel:
Cooper Laboratories and
CooperVision, 1985-86; Tosco Corp.,
1979-85. Corporate Counsel, The El
Paso Co., 1977-79. Associate, Holland
and Hart, 1975-77. Expertise in
litigation (negotiating the resolution of
more than 200 international and
domestic lawsuits), M&A and other
commercial matters, intellectual
property/trade secrets, antitrust,
distribution agreements/terminations,
employment law, insurance coverage.
Strong science background, including
medical, energy, chemical and digital
technologies.
Executive Mediation Training Course,
Mediation Works Inc., Boston, MA (24
hrs.), 2003; Advanced Mediation
Training, Boston Law Collaborative,
2003. Created office of and served as
Corporate Ombudsman.
Attended over 30 hours of initial
mediation training, Westchester
Mediation Center of CLUSTER,
sponsored by the NYS Unified Court
System. Community mediator for
Westchester CLUSTER.
Member, New York County Comm.
Div. Roster; Panel of Neutrals, Office of
Trials and Administrative Hearings
(OATH); Panelist, National Arbitration
Forum.
Saul Scheier, Esq.
Saul Scheier Attorney at Law
32 Edgewood Avenue
Hastings on Hudson, NY 10706
T: (914) 478-4153
Fax: (914)478-1789
Email: scheier100@yahoo.com
City College of New
York, B.A.
Harvard Law School,
LL.B.
Labor Counsel, New York Telephone
Company (1988-92). Litigation in
Federal and State courts and before
administrative agencies related to
employment discrimination, labor
relations, employee benefits, wrongful
discharge and OSHA. General
Litigation Attorney, New York
Telephone Company, 1979-1988.
Labor Attorney, AT&T, 1976-1979.
On the panels of the AAA, the New
York Stock Exchange, NASD and has
adjudicated construction claims,
breach of contract, unfair competition,
conversion (of customer rebates
allegedly due claimant) and
employment discrimination claims.
Mediator, E.D.N.Y. Mediator, New
York County Supreme Court. Mediator,
Westchester County Supreme Court.
Arbitrator, Panel: Mediation Board,
NYC Office of Collective Bargaining.
Attended mediation trainings sponsored
by the Association of the Bar of the City
of N.Y. (26 hours), the F.M.C.S.
Institute (28 hours), Westchester County
Commercial Division, E.D.N.Y., Touro
College, and a child custody/visitation
mediation training at the Association of
the Bar of the City of New York (12
hours).
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Andrew P. Schriever, Esq.
Cuddy & Feder LLP
445 Hamilton Avenue, 14th
Floor
White Plains NY 10601
T: (914) 761-1300
Fax: (914) 761-5372
Email:
aschriever@cuddyfeder.com
NY 1999
MA 1998
USSCT 2009
2nd Cir. 2010
SDNY 1999
EDNY 1999
D. Conn. 2011
University of
Massachusetts/
Amherst, B.A., cum
laude
University of
Massachusetts/
Boston, M.A.
Boston College Law
School, J.D., magna
cum laude
Commercial and Real Estate
Litigation, Mediation,
Telecommunications, Partner,
Cuddy & Feder, LLP (2004 to
present); Morrison Cohen, LLP
(2000-2004), Cadwalader,
Wickersham & Taft (1998-2000).
Specializing in commercial and
real estate matters and alternative
dispute resolution. Wide range of
experience in settling complex and
multi-party actions, including
successful settlements in the areas
of: contract actions, real estate
venture disputes, partnership
conflicts and dissolutions,
condominium actions, adjacent
landowner disputes, zoning
disputes with municipalities.
Lecturer/author in the area of real
estate, land use, and condominium
disputes, and in alternative dispute
resolution, including seminars on
How To Settle Cases,
Collaborative Law, Mediation
Strategies, Arbitration Strategies,
Litigation Prevention, and What Is
ADR?
Selected Publications:
“Negotiating Legal Agreements for
the Transactional Attorney:
Litigation Prevention & Other
Important Drafting
Considerations Attorneys Need to
Know” NYC Bar Seminar, 2012
“Tips For The Transactional
Lawyer On Planning
For And Drafting The Right
Arbitration Clause” NYC Bar
Seminar, 2010
“Building Litigation Prevention
Into Your Transaction”
Westchester Bar Journal, 2009
"Taking Control Of The Outcome
To Turn A Settlement Into A Win"
Westchester Bar Journal, 2008
(available on Westlaw at 35
WESTCBJ 35)
"Condominium Management,
Judicial Remedies And Theories
Of Liability In New York",
Lorman Education Services, 2006
Co-Chair, ADR Committee,
Westchester County Bar
Association.
Mediator in private practice as well
as for Westchester Supreme Court
Commercial Division.
Completed standard and advanced
training programs sponsored by the
Office Of Court Administration.
Completed mediation training
program, Boston College Law
School.
Specializes in mediation of business
disputes involving business
separations, acquisitions, breach of
contract, commercial landlord-
tenant matters, real estate and
development deals, partnership
disputes, loan transactions,
trademark infringement and
construction cases
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Marc O. Sheridan, Esq.
Markus & Sheridan, LLP
116 Radio Circle, Suite 207
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Tel: (914) 241-6300
Fax: (914) 241-6308
Website: www.mslawny.com
E-mail: marc@mslawny.com
N.Y. 2000
S.D.N.Y. 2000
E.D.N.Y. 2000
Union College, B.A.,
1995
Brooklyn Law School,
J.D., 1998
Employment law and commercial
litigation attorney with emphasis on
securities industry employment
disputes, and employment
discrimination cases.
Extensive experience drafting and
negotiating severance, separation, and
employment agreements pertaining to
deferred compensation plans,
reductions in force, and executive
compensation issues.
Represented commercial property
owners in insurance matters involving
risk transfer and tender issues.
Litigated, arbitrated, and mediated
cases involving sales, consulting,
brokerage, and partnership agreements.
Wechsler & Cohen, LLP (2002-2009);
Schwartz & Perry, LLP (1996-2002)
Mediator - Private practice, SDNY
Designated Employment Law Mediator,
Westchester County Commercial
Division Panel, and Westchester County
Human Rights Commission.
Mediation Intensive Training (40hr) -
Center for Mediation in Law - Jack
Himmelstein and Gary Friedman
Advanced Mediation Techniques (20hr)
- Center for Dispute Settlement -
Michael Lewis and Linda Singer,
Washington, D.C.
Founder of New York Civil
Collaborative Group
Lecturer for NYS Bar Association, NYC
Bar Association; and Westchester
County Bar Association on Civil
Collaborative Practice.
Thomas Edward Stagg, Esq.
Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione
& Wabnik, LLP
401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300
Garden City, New York 11530
T: (516) 812-4501
Fax: (516) 812-4601
Email: tstagg@stcwlaw.com
N. Y. 1991
N.J. 1991
D.C. 1991
U.S.D.C.N.J,1991
E.D.N.Y 1992
S.D.N.Y. 1992
U.S.D.C., CT,2002
2ND Cir. Court ofAppeals, 2002
3RD Cir. Court ofAppeals, 2010
U.S. SupremeCourt, 2007
St. John's UniversitySchool of Law, J.D.1990
State University of NewYork at Binghamton,B.A.1984
Managing Partner at Stagg, Terenzi,
Confusione & Wabnik, LLP, focuses
on banking law, commercial and
appellate litigation, with experience in
environmental law.
Achieved an "AV" Martindale-HubbellPeer Review Rating. Represents clients in contractual andcommercial related disputes, bankingand credit matters involving the UCCand consumer credit statutes. Haslitigated actions involving federal andstate environmental laws, class action,constitutional and land use issues onbehalf of corporate, municipal andprivate clients. Tort law experience aswell.
Member of the Commercial Division
Mediation Panel in New York and
Nassau Counties.
Represented parties in numerousmediations as both plaintiff anddefendant. Completed the New York State BarAssociation 3-day CommercialMediation Training in March 2010 (a 24hour course).
Completed the New York City Bar 2-dayAdvanced Commercial MediationTraining in May 2010 (an 18 hourcourse).
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Gabrielle Y. Vázquez
McGrail & Bensinger LLP
888-C 8th Avenue #107
New York, NY 10019
(917) 509-7818
Gvazquez@McGrailBensinger.com
New York, 2008
District of
Columbia, 2011
Southern
District, New
York, 2010
Easter District,
New York, 2011
District of
Columbia,
District, 2011
Second Circuit
Court of
Appeals, 2011
Fordham Law School,
J.D., 2011
Princeton University,
A.B., 2004
Commercial litigator for 10+ years
specializing in the representation of
real estate investors, construction
management companies, and
international financial institutions
(including banks, hedge funds, and
international financial institutions) at
the following law firms:
Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP
(2007-2008 and 2010-2012)
Thompson Hine LLP (2012-2017)
McGrail & Bensinger LLP
(2017-present)
In addition to her experience at law
firms, Gabrielle was/is also a:
Federal Law Clerk to the Hon. Stephen
C. Robinson in the Southern District of
New York, White Plains (2009-2010)
American Arbitration Association A.
Leon Higginbotham, Jr. Fellow
(2018-2019)
Mediates wide variety of cases,
including commercial cases, as part of
the SDNY Mediation Panel and the New
York County Commercial Division
Roster of Neutrals. Serves as a mediation
coach for basic and advanced
commercial training in the New York
City Bar Association and New York
State Bar Association programs.
Debra L. Wabnik, Esq.
Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione
& Wabnik, LLP
401 Franklin Avenue, Suite 300
Garden City, New York 11530
T: (516) 812-4504
Fax: (516) 812-4604
Email: dwabnik@stcwlaw.com
N.Y. 1994
N.J. 1993
E.D.N.Y. 1994
S.D.N.Y 1994
U.S.D.C.N.J.2003
U.S.D.C. CT,2003
2nd CIR.COURT OFAPPEALS, 2005
3rd CIR. COURTOF APPEALS,2010
U.S.SUPREMECOURT,2009
Hofstra University
School of Law,
Hempstead, New York,
1993 J.D.
(Member; Hofstra LaborLaw JournalEditor; HofstraEntertainment LawDigest)
State University of NewYork at Binghamton,B.S. with honors, 1990
Partner at Stagg, Terenzi, Confusione
& Wabnik, LLP. Represents clients in
federal and state courts in New York
and New Jersey, as well as federal
courts in Connecticut. Also represent
clients in administrative forums such as
the Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission and the New York State
Division of Human Rights. Has
handled numerous appellate matters
before the Appellate Division, First and
Second Departments. Practice areas
include employment discrimination,
Uniform Commercial Code, Truth in
Lending, Fair Debt Collection Practices
Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and
banking and credit card litigation.
Has achieved an "AV" Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating
Member of the Commercial Division
Mediation Panel in Nassau and New
York counties.
Represented parties in numerousmediations as both plaintiff anddefendant, including court-annexedmediations, private mediations andadministrative mediations. Completed the New York State BarAssociation 3-day CommercialMediation Training in March 2010 (a 24hour course).
Completed the New York City Bar 2-dayAdvanced Commercial MediationTraining in May 2010 (an 18 hour
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Michael T. Walsh, Esq.
Boundas, Skarzynski,
Walsh & Black, LLC
One Battery Park Plaza
32nd Floor
New York, NY 10004
T: (212) 820-7755
Fax: (212) 820-7740
E: mwalsh@bswb.com
N.Y. 1980
S.D.N.Y. 1980
E.D.N.Y. 1980
University of Notre
Dame. AB 1973
St. John's University
School of Law, JD
1979
Private Practice 1980 to 1985;
In-House Counsel 1985 to 1988;
Private Practice 1988 to Present.
Over 34 years of experience in a wide
range of litigation and arbitration
matters, including commercial
disputes, insurance and reinsurance,
professional liability including lawyers,
accountants, insurance brokers and
medical malpractice, as well as Fraud
and RICO Actions, Art Litigation and
personal injury matters.
Received AV (Highest) Rating from
Martindale-Hubbell since 1994.
Named as New York Metropolitan
Area Super Lawyer in Alternative
Dispute Resolutions for multiple years.
Named as a 2013 Top-Rated Lawyer
by the publications The American
Lawyer and Corporate Counsel.
Author of several articles pertaining to
ADR issues. Moderator and speaker at
numerous seminars and conferences
including American Conference
Institute, Professional Liability
Underwriting Society, ARIAS, and
Reinsurance Association of America.
Certified Mediator - New York Supreme
Court Commercial Division of
Westchester and New York Counties.
Approved Arbitrator and Mediator for
the American Arbitration Association.
Certified Arbitrator, Mediator, and
member of the Law Committee - AIDA
Reinsurance and Insurance Arbitration
Society (ARIAS). ARIAS-US Umpire
Master Class 2013.
Approved Mediator - New York Country
Lawyers Association.
Member of N.Y. State and American
Bar Associations - Sections on
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Attended over 60 hours of mediation
training; training sponsored by the New
York City Bar Association and New
York State Bar Association, including
24 hours of advanced Commercial
Training.
Handled over 50 cases as a mediator in
multiple fields, including commercial
contract matters, legal malpractice,
personal injury claims, business and
partnership dissolution, artwork
ownership disputes, accounting
malpractice, insurance coverage matters,
and disputes over large-scale
commercial development.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Richard Weinberger
40 Skylark Drive
Spring Valley, N.Y. 10977
Phone: 845-354-2378
E-mail: richrich3506@aol.com
S.D. N.Y.,
E.D.N.Y.:
1965
2d Cir.:1966
US Supreme
Court: 1968
5th Cir.; 1978
U.S. Tax Court:
1980
Brooklyn Law School:
LL.B., 1963
Member Departmental Disciplinary
Committee, First Jud. Dept. NYSBA
House of Delegates, 1993-date;
Committee on Alternatives to Court
Resolution of Disputes, 1986-91.
Chair, Joint Committee on Fee
Disputes and Conciliation. Member,
the Arbitration Committee, Association
of the Bar.
Administrative Judge for conducting
mediation in the Commercial Division
ADR Program.
Attended Advanced Commercial
Mediation Training, sponsored by
Commercial Division, New York
County (8hrs), May 27, 2009.
Mediator, U.S.D.C. S.D.N.Y.; Mediator
Panel for S.D.N.Y. and NYS
Commercial Division, New York
County, minimum of 15 mediation
cases.
Arbitrator, NYSE and NASD.
06/12/12 Securities Arbitration and
Mediation Hot Topics 2012, at the NYC
Bar Assoc. (3hrs)
Attended New York City Bar CLE
program Securities Arbitration &
Mediation Hot Topics, 2011.
Attended Refresher Training for
Mediators provided by the United States
District Court SDNY, Oct 15, 2010.
Attended Securities Arbitration &
Mediation Hot Topic, Association of the
Bar of the City of New York, June 2010;
Training by U.S.D.C. and Center for
Public Resources Institute for Dispute
Resolution (18.5 hrs.); June 4, 2008:
Attended New York City Bar
Association Program: Securities
Arbitration & Mediation; Hot Topics
2008. April, 2008: Attended Advanced
Training for Commercial Division
Mediators sponsored by the New York
State Unified Court System (8 hrs);
March, 2007: Attended Part 137
Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution
Program sponsored by the New York
Sate Unified Court System (8 hrs) May,
2006: New York County Commercial
Div., and N.Y.C.L.A. Advanced
Mediation Training Program (4 hrs.);
Attended mediation workshop sponsored
by the Commercial Division, 1996;
N.Y.C.L.A program (1.8 hrs);
Jams/Endispute program (8 hrs.); NYS
Bar Assoc. Comm. On Alternative
Dispute Resolution (3 hrs). Attended
training sessions, U.S.D.C., S.D.N.Y.,
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Maria Bryson Whealan, Esq.
McLaughlin & Zerafa, LLP
1 North Lexington Ave., 11th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Phone: (914) 262-4003; (914)
358-6700
Fax: (914) 771-4011
Email: mbwhealan@verizon.net
NY 1995
NJ 1995
D.N.J. 1995
University of
Pennsylvania, The
Wharton School,
B.S. Economics.
University of
Pennsylvania, B.A.
Spanish
Rutgers Law School,
J.D. 1995
Private law practice , McLaughlin &
Zerafa, LLP, concentrating on Trusts &
Estates planning, administration and
litigation, Guardianships, and Elder
law/Medicaid planning. 2015 -
present. Prior legal experience
includes practicing Trusts & Estates
law at several firms in Westchester
County (2000-2006, 2010-2012),
serving as Staff Attorney at the Pace
Women's Justice Center (1998-2000),
and practicing commercial litigation at
a law firm in Bergen County, NJ
(1995-1997). Pre-legal experience -
eight (8) years at Citigroup as banking
officer in investment banking, private
capital and global finance divisions.
Certified Mediator, Westchester
Mediation Center of CLUSTER.
Attended Basic Mediation Training (30
hours), Advanced Commercial
Mediation Training (24 hours),
Women's Negotiation Academy/Straus
Institute for Dispute Resolution (14
hours).
Participated in NYC Stop & Frisk Joint
Remedial Process (JRP) as Facilitator in
Community Forum Meetings (2016).
Michael G. Wolfson, Esq.
Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10019
T: (212) 839-5321
Fax: (212) 839-5599
Email: mwolfson@sidley.com
IL. 1964
N.Y. 1969
Mass. Inst. of
Technology, 1956-58
University of Chicago--
The College, 1958-60;
B.A., 1961
University of Chicago--
Graduate Department of
Political Science, 1960-
61
University of Chicago--
The Law School, J.D.,
1964
The University of
Chicago--The Law
School (The Graduate
Program), 1964-65
Senior Counsel, Sidley Austin LLP
(and predecessor Firms), 2003-present.
Partner, Sidley Austin LLP (and
predecessor Firms), 1974 to 2003.
Specializing in corporate and securities
law, with an emphasis on securities,
financing, mergers and aquisitions, and
complex multi-party business
transactions (both domestic and
transnational). Associate, Cravath
Swaine & Moore, 1965-1971.
Associate, Brown, Wood, Fuller,
Caldwell & Ivey, 1971-1973.
Completed basic mediation training at
both Harvard Law School (40 hours)
and The Association of the Bar of the
City of New York (36 hours).
Continuing advanced mediation training
with the Center for Mediation in Law.
Member, Mediation Roster, New York
County Comm. Div., E.D.N.Y. &
S.D.N.Y.
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Name/Address/Phone Admissions Education Background ADR Experience
Gabrielle Y. VázquezMcGrail & Bensinger LLP888-C 8th Avenue #107New York, NY 10019(917) 509-7818GVazquez@McGrailBensinger.com
New York,2008
District ofColumbia,2011
SouthernDistrict,New York,2010
EasterDistrict,New York,2011
District ofColumbia,District,2011
SecondCircuitCourt ofAppeals,2011
Fordham LawSchool, J.D.,2011
PrincetonUniversity,A.B., 2004
Commercial litigator for10+ years specializing inthe representation of realestate investors,construction managementcompanies, andinternational financialinstitutions (includingbanks, hedge funds, andinternational financialinstitutions) at thefollowing law firms:
Hughes Hubbard & ReedLLP (2007-2008 and2010-2012)Thompson Hine LLP(2012-2017)McGrail & BensingerLLP (2017-present)
In addition to herexperience at law firms,Gabrielle was/is also a:
Federal Law Clerk to theHon. Stephen C.Robinson in the SouthernDistrict of New York,White Plains (2009-2010)American ArbitrationAssociation A. LeonHigginbotham, Jr. Fellow(2018-2019)
Mediates wide variety ofcases, includingcommercial cases, as partof the SDNY MediationPanel and the New YorkCounty CommercialDivision Roster ofNeutrals.
Serves as a mediationcoach for basic andadvanced commercialtraining in the New YorkCity Bar Association andNew York State BarAssociation programs.
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