Marianne Lloyd Aho is a shareholder with Marks Gray, P.A. and is a civil litigator who has focused her practice on liability defense and commercial litigation work for over nineteen years. Ms. Aho's professional experience includes extensive representation of lenders in commercial foreclosures. She also served for approximately five years on the Board of Directors for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Inc.; this experience makes her particularly suited for the mediation of foreclosure matters. Marianne has been awarded a rating of "AV," the highest rating possible by her peers through Martindale-Hubbell. She also appears in both the July 2007 and July 2008 editions of Florida Trend magazine as Florida’s Legal Elite and was named to both the 2008 and 2009 Super Lawyers list. Only 5% of the lawyers in Florida earn the Super Lawyers honor. Her civil litigation practice includes the following: automobile, governmental liability, premises liability, products liability, property damage, trucking and transportation law, UM/UIM, and commercial and business litigation.

Marianne received her J.D. from Florida State University College of Law (with honors). She is licensed to practice law in the state of Florida and is a member of The Florida Bar and the United States District Courts for the Northern, Middle, and Southern Districts of Florida.

As a litigator for nearly two decades, Marianne knows that mediation can be a very useful tool in solving legal problems and finding a resolution that is best for all parties involved.

To schedule a mediation with Marianne Lloyd Aho, contact her at maho@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Cindy L. Anderson has primarily practiced employment law for almost 30 years in many capacities: first as an attorney, later also as a professor of employment law at UNF for several years. She has more than 20 years experience in alternate dispute resolution, first as an arbitrator, and later as a mediator. She has mediated and/or arbitrated employment, insurance, contract, business, lemon law, securities, foreclosure and civil rights issues, lectured at employment law seminars, and published articles in the Florida Bar Journal and elsewhere. She received her JD with honors from the University of Florida. She is licensed to practice law in Florida and Georgia, has been appointed to AAA’s Panels for Employment and Commercial Arbitrators and Mediators, FINRA's panel of arbitrators, the 4th Circuit's RMFMP panel of mediators for foreclosure mediations, and is a Certified Florida Circuit Court mediator and Trained Court Appointed Arbitrator. Cindy believes that a negotiated settlement gives parties more power in resolving a dispute than the litigation process will allow them, and enjoys helping them consider the options which will provide them with an avenue to resolution.

To schedule a mediation with Cindy Anderson, contact her at canderson@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Suzanne Bass has practiced law in Jacksonville since 1982 when she was hired to be an Assistant State Attorney. This experience followed a stint in the Public Defender's Office in Lake City, Florida. She is from Live Oak, Florida. She attended Oxford College of Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, and graduated from law school from the University of Richmond in Virginia. She is also licensed to practice in Virginia. In private practice since 1984, she has been AV rated (the pinnacle of professional excellence) since 1990. She is listed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. Suzanne has extensive jury and non-jury trial experience in state and federal courts drawing on expertise in diverse areas of the law including criminal defense, personal injury, dissolution of marriage, child custody, adoption, and administrative law. As a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and Certified Family Mediator, she believes that her womanly insights honed by three decades of advocacy and 50-plus years of real life give her a unique ability to help people find dispute resolution. She achieves this through sensitive treatment, careful listening and a pledge to be, at all times, fair, respectful, and neutral.

To schedule a mediation with Suzanne Bass, contact her at sbass@jaxmediationcenter.com.

N. Mark Becker attended Jacksonville University receiving a B.S. in 1981 and an M.B.A. in 1983. He then attended the University of Bridgeport School of Law, receiving a J. D. in 1984. He is a member of the Florida Bar; the American Bar Association; the Jacksonville Bar Association; The Workers’ Compensation Section of the Florida Bar and the Jacksonville Bar; United States District Court, Middle District of Florida. His past legal experience includes: Florida East Coast Industries, Inc.; Coker, Myers, Schickel, Cooper & Sorenson; and N. Mark Becker, P. A., 1994-present. Mr. Becker is a Certified Circuit Court Mediator and a Certified District Court, Middle District, Mediator. Mr. Becker is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. Mr. Becker’s areas of concentration are workers’ compensation and employment-related issues. Mr. Becker is also available for foreclosure mediations. As a mediator, Mark prides himself on thinking outside the box to assist the parties in self determination.

To schedule a mediation with Mark Becker, contact him at mbecker@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Dudley Birder
Since 1982, I have successfully litigated, tried and settled thousands of civil cases on behalf of both plaintiffs and defendants.

Additionally, since 1999, as a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator, I have mediated more than 1,000 disputes throughout Central and North Florida. These involved an array of issues and often these disputes involved six and seven figure values.

Some of the specific issues involved have included, but are not limited to, wrongful death, trucking, product liability, premises liability, personal injury, nursing home, malpractice, motor vehicle, insurance coverage, general liability, civil rights, business disputes, commercial disputes, contract disputes and real estate.

Further, I provide both mediation and arbitration services. My many years experience as an AV Preeminent rated, Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer have benefited me greatly during my years as a Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator and Supreme Court Trained Arbitrator.

Allow my mediation and litigation experience to help you CREATE SUCCESS ONE SETTLEMENT AT A TIME.

To schedule a mediation with Dudley Birder, contact him at dbirder@jaxmediationcenter.com.

William S. Burroughs, Jr. is a sole practitioner attorney and he has been certified as a Mediator (Circuit-Civil) by the Florida Supreme Court. He has qualified as a mediator for the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Program of the Florida Supreme Court. He has also received the arbitration training provided by the Dispute Resolution Center of that court. He is a member of the bars of Florida (1994), the District of Columbia (1982) and Virginia (1967). He has practiced as a trial lawyer his entire legal career of over 41 years, including service as the elected Commonwealth’s Attorney of Arlington County, Virginia (criminal prosecutor) (1974-1979). In that office he supervised a staff of thirteen, including eight lawyers at a time. In all, he supervised approximately 25 attorneys. Including the cases he has supervised, as well as those he has handled personally, he is a veteran of thousands of cases, civil and criminal, both in court and in arbitration and mediation, with the majority of the civil cases having been settled through negotiation. After leaving that office in 1979, Mr. Burroughs again became a sole practitioner and served for a time as counsel to a medium-sized firm in the District of Columbia. In 1982, he received a Master of Laws degree (L.L.M.) from Georgetown University, in Securities Regulation. Since that time he has been primarily a civil litigator in state and federal trial and appellate courts and in securities arbitration forums. He has experience with foreclosure mediations, securities claims, tax collection, business contract and fraud claims, as well as claims for negligence, premises liability or medical malpractice resulting in personal injury.

To schedule a mediation with Bill Burroughs, contact him at wburroughs@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Dwayne L. Clark graduated from the State University College at Buffalo (B.S., summa cum laude) in 1984. He received his Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma in 1987. While at the University of Oklahoma, he served as Note Editor of the Oklahoma Law Review, and authored, “Products Liability: Oklahoma's Defective Test for Defect-The Consumer Expectation Test and Its Limitations," 39-2 Oklahoma Law Review (1986).

Mr. Clark is admitted to practice before all Federal and State Courts in the State of Florida and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He has tried numerous cases in both State and Federal Court, and he has written briefs and argued appeals in the Florida Appellate Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Mr. Clark has served on The Florida Bar Fee Arbitration Committee, and is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association; The Florida Bar; The Maritime Law Association of the United States; The Southeastern Admiralty law Institute and the Jacksonville Propeller Club. He has spoken at maritime seminars and has taught legal research and writing to Paralegals studying for their Paralegal certificates. He is an Adjunct Professor at Florida Coastal School of Law where he teaches Pretrial Litigation Drafting. Mr. Clark is a Certified, Circuit-Civil Mediator, and manages the law firm of Clark and Watson, specializing in maritime law, with his Partner, Kristen Z. Watson.

From 1976-1980, Mr. Clark served in the United States Coast Guard aboard a Coast Guard Cutter where he stood helm watches, assisted in navigation, and served on the deck as a Seaman. He also qualified as an Engineer and as a Machinist Mate.

Mr. Clark served in the Port of Houston as a Port Safety Officer. During those years, he boarded hundreds of vessels of every kind that entered the Port of Houston to conduct safety inspections, personally respond to catastrophic maritime disasters including ship and oil refinery explosions, fires, and assisted in the port safety and investigation of those incidents. He also served occasionally on small patrol boats and helicopters during search-and-rescue and pollution- control operations.

After leaving the Coast Guard Mr. Clark worked for a prominent law firm in Houston as a marine investigator. His sole job was the investigation of marine accidents, injuries and damages, of every type, in and around the Port of Houston. Mr. Clark's background and life's experiences have prepared him and this firm to have a comprehensive understanding of maritime things and casualties. Mr. Clark is licensed by the United States Coast Guard as a U.S. Merchant Marine Officer - Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels - Inland - As defined in 46 U.S.C. 2101(42)(B).

Mr. Clark is an avid fisherman, boater and outdoorsman. He regularly boats on the waters of the St. Johns River, the intra-coastal waterway, and is very familiar with waters and ocean around Jacksonville and St. Augustine.

To schedule a mediation with Dwayne Clark, contact him at dclark@jaxmediationcenter.com.

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Brian E. Clarke is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator who received his BA degree in English from Hampton University, Hampton Virginia. He further studied at Oxford University and the University of Bathe, Bathe, England. Brian received a Juris Doctor from the University of Florida, Levin College of Law. With a background in higher government, he served in the capacity of Senior Advisor on Policy and Legislation to the Mayor of the City of Miami, as well as in Legislative Affairs in Miami Dade County. In both capacities, Brian was regularly the chief negotiator with various elected officials statewide.

Mr. Clarke has had a successful mediation practice, Clarke Mediation and Resolution Services, where he specializes in the areas of Governmental/Municipal, Foreclosures, Personal Injury, Insurance and Contractual Disputes. Mr. Clarke believes that effective mediation not only prevents high litigation costs, but tends to bring resolution through a more concrete understanding between opposing parties.

To schedule a mediation with Brian Clarke, contact him at bclarke@clarkemediation.com.

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William L. Coalson obtained his BSBA from the University of Florida, and his J.D. from FSU - therein lies a tale. Prior to obtaining his law degree, he was a real estate appraiser which led him into the field of eminent domain in which he has specialized as an appraiser and attorney since 1963. He has represented condemnors and condemnees throughout the state of Florida and is counsel of record in numerous reported appellate decisions. As a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, he brings a wealth of experience to the table in real estate and eminent domain matters and enjoys a very high success rate in mediated eminent domain cases.

To schedule a mediation with Bill Coalson, contact him at wcoalson@jaxmediationcenter.com.

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Robert L. Cowles is a trial lawyer, mediator and arbitrator, with forty (40) years’ experience as a member of the Florida Bar and the State Bar of Georgia. His undergraduate degree was obtained at the University of North Carolina and his law degree was received at Emory University Law School in 1969. He is a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer. He has mediated and arbitrated many cases over the years since 1991. He is a former Circuit Court Judge. He has taught Alternative Dispute Resolution to future lawyers at Florida Coastal School of Law since 2003.

Mr. Cowles represented insurance companies and manufacturers, as well as plaintiffs in personal injury and commercial cases, in addition to being a Mediator and Arbitrator. His arbitrations are for the American Arbitration Association, FINRA, and also cases under the Florida Arbitration Act.

Mr. Cowles focuses on helping the parties reach their own settlement in mediations.

To schedule a mediation with Robert Cowles, contact him at rcowles@jaxmediationcenter.com.

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Steven Fahlgren is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. As an attorney who has split his time in law firms primarily representing defendants and plaintiffs, he is uniquely qualified to mediate many types of disputes. He is an Approved Mediator for all Florida Circuit Courts and for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. Mr. Fahlgren has participated in numerous mediations. Prior to law school, Mr. Fahlgren served on active duty in the United States Army as a Counterintelligence Assistant and Agent including an assignment in South Korea. After obtaining his B.A. from the University of Florida, he earned his law degree from the University of Florida where he graduated with Honors in 1994. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest available distinction for his legal ability and adherence to ethical standards.

Mr. Fahlgren has over 15 years of experience as an attorney in the areas of employment law, consumer protection, commercial litigation, and collection law. As a trial attorney, he has successfully prosecuted a same-sex sexual harassment case to a million dollar verdict and a $2.9 million dollar verdict against Equifax, the highest ever against that credit reporting agency, in a consumer protection case. On the other hand, Mr. Fahlgren spent the first half of his practice in law firms that primarily represented defendants; and, thus, has significant experience in representing corporations in collection, creditor’s remedies, consumer protection and employment law cases. He has taught other lawyers at state and national seminars and future lawyers as a guest lecturer at Florida Coastal School of Law. His lectures have ranged from defamation and the Fair Credit Reporting Act to technology law. He is also very experienced in consumer protection law.

As a mediator, Mr. Fahlgren is an active listener, works hard to understand the parties and their concerns, and seeks to overcome obstacles to resolve all or part of every case that he mediates. Mr. Fahlgren has also received his certification to mediate foreclosure mediations.

To schedule a mediation with Steven Fahlgren, contact him at sfahlgren@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Sheldon ("Shelley") Boney Forte grew up in Jacksonville and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Hollins College in Roanoke, Virginia. She was a legislative assistant in the Florida House of Representatives to Ander Crenshaw for 4 years and to Fred Tygart for an additional 2 years. After participating in the law-making process, she decided to pursue the practice of law, earning her Juris Doctorate, with honors, from Florida State University College of Law in 1983. She was an Assistant Public Defender for 3 years, then became a civil practitioner for 11 years, working primarily in the field of workers' compensation (including Longshore Act claims) and asbestos litigation. Recognizing the merits of mediation, she became a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator in 1996, specializing in workers' compensation. In 1997, she was appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to join Andy Goshen as one of two full-time mediators in the Office of the Judges of Compensation Claims, Jacksonville District. Together, they often ranked highest among the 32 state mediators in resolving claims. In 2003, she and Mr. Goshen formed Goshen & Forte Mediations, an on-going full-time mediation firm. To date, she has mediated more than 5,000 cases, involving settlements ranging from a few thousand dollars to catastrophic cases in excess of a million dollars. Because of her on-going commitment to dispute resolution, she is currently completing her Florida Supreme Court Family Mediation Certification, and is also approved to conduct foreclosure mediations. She believes that empowering parties to negotiate in a principled manner and to exercise effective self-determination through creative settlement alternatives is one of the most important contributions she can make to the legal system and to the participants in it.

To schedule a mediation with Shelley Forte, contact her at sforte@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Andrew B. Goshen moved to Jacksonville after receiving his law degree from  FSU College of Law in 1982. Mr. Goshen began working for the Smith Davenport firm. In 1984, he began his own practice in the area of workers’ compensation, social security and foreclosure litigation. In 1993, the Supreme Court of Florida certified Mr. Goshen as a Circuit Civil mediator  By 1995, Mr. Goshen became a full time Mediator in the Office of the Judge of Compensation Claims in Jacksonville, completing over five thousand mediations ranging from a few thousand to over a million dollars. Mr. Goshen’s resolution rate was around 90%, often the highest among the 32 state mediators. Based on that success, he started the ongoing Goshen and Forte Mediations in 2004. His tools include establishing a settlement atmosphere, quickly identifying where the real issues are, and creative problem solving through polite persistence with respect for the parties.

To schedule a mediation with Andy Goshen, contact him at agoshen@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Bruce J. Greenspan has been actively engaged in the practice of law in Jacksonville since 1977. He received his law degree from the University of  Florida College of Law, with honors, in 1976, and began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in the Fourth Judicial Circuit of Florida (Jacksonville), defending persons charged with crimes ranging from DWI to robbery and murder. Entering private practice in 1979, Bruce represented individuals and families in all manner of litigation, including criminal defense, marital, and family law, and personal injury. In 1985, he began exclusively representing individuals in claims involving serious bodily injury and/or wrongful death. In 2001 Bruce became certified by the Florida Supreme court as a Circuit Court Mediator.

To schedule a mediation with Bruce Greenspan, contact him at bgreenspan@jaxmediationcenter.com.

G. Thomas Harper is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator. As a Board Certified Labor and Employment lawyer, he is uniquely qualified to mediate employment-related disputes. He is an Approved Mediator for all Florida Circuit Courts and for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. Mr. Harper has participated in approximately 100 employment-related mediations.

Mr. Harper is “av” rated by Martindale Hubble and has 30 years of experience as a labor relations and employment law attorney. For the past 20 years Mr. Harper has served as Editor of the Florida Employment Law Letter. Mr. Harper is an Adjunct Instructor for the University of North Florida, Division of Continuing Education where he teaches programs to business owners, managers and supervisors on labor and employment law topics. He is also the current Chair of the Labor and Employment Law Committee for the Jacksonville Bar Association.

Mr. Harper handles cases involving the full range of statutory and contract claims under employment ADR systems and pursuant to individual employment contracts and collective bargaining agreements. As an employment attorney he has handled claims of discrimination (race, sex, religion, age, disability and national origin), sexual harassment and claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act. He is an experienced wage hour litigator and handles cases on wage payment, breaches of individual employment contracts, drug testing, wrongful termination, retaliation claims, OSHA and non-compete litigation. He handles cases of contract interpretation, collective bargaining, seniority, jurisdiction, and “just cause” and “for cause” discipline and terminations.

To schedule a mediation with Thomas Harper, contact him at gtharper@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Charles Cook Howell, III is a third-generation Jacksonville, Florida, trial lawyer. He obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his law degree from the University of Florida, College of Law. Before joining the Scott-McRae Group as its Corporate Counsel in 2007, Charlie was an AV-rated trial lawyer, practicing at the trial and appellate level in many different areas of law, including personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, legal malpractice, medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith, construction defects, and commercial disputes.

Charlie has a great deal of experience on “both sides of the table”, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. He is a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (since 1983), a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator (since 1994), a Federal Court Certified Mediator, and a trained Court Appointed Arbitrator.

Charlie believes in the mediation process. He enjoys and welcomes the challenges of helping parties arrive at their own resolutions of their disputes, but does not hesitate to call upon his own broad experience when and as appropriate.

To schedule a mediation with Charles Cook Howell, III, contact him at chowell@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Philip Hughes is a Florida Certified Family Law Mediator. Mediation in family law cases is a powerful tool that the State of Florida has entrusted to its citizens facing divorce or decisions touching on Florida’s children. Helping families understanding how to use this process to make the best future decisions for the family is not a job but a privilege and honor for Mr. Hughes.

Having lived in Jacksonville since 1974, he has graduated from Terry Parker High School, University of North Florida, and Florida Coastal Law School, all located in Jacksonville, Florida

To schedule a mediation with Philip Hughes, contact him at phughes@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Dr. Sunita Kaul is a recognized Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, an Arbitrator, and an ADR service provider. She brings more than 25 years of successful problem-solving experience and insights into resolving medical practice disputes, and the skills of an experienced Physician Administrator. She delivers Alternate Dispute Resolution services throughout the world in a diverse spectrum of domestic and international healthcare conflicts, along with civil, business and cultural matters.

Dr. Kaul provides mediation services to corporations, healthcare organizations, small hospitals, group medical practices, families, and individuals. Her strong desire to help people resolve their disputes amicably and the ability to “understand and speak the language” of physicians and hospital administrators, offers her a unique credibility in the field of healthcare. She specialized in handling complex healthcare business dispute cases involving physician and hospital care, professional malpractice, physician employment disputes, contract issues, patient complaints, and injuries from defective medical devices or from motor vehicle accidents.

To schedule a mediation with Dr. Kaul, please contact her at skaul@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Jeffrey L. Lewis is a Jacksonville, Florida native and a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, who received his B.A. degree from Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA. He also received a Juris Doctor degree from St. Thomas School of Law in Miami. Mr. Lewis worked as a Public Defender for the City of Jacksonville, and now specializes in personal injury, motor vehicle, employment, pharmaceutical, nursing home issues, collections, aviation, construction, labor and property damage law. Mr. Lewis is admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Court, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. He is also a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association and The Federal Bar Association.

To schedule a mediation with Jeffrey L. Lewis, contact him at jlewis@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Kevin C. Lunsford has more than 22 years of litigation experience as an attorney with offices in Fort Lauderdale and Live Oak, Florida. Having been raised in the family construction business, Kevin focused his law practice in the areas of construction lien law, construction defects, contract disputes, debtor-creditor, and commercial litigation.

While representing clients in his law practice, Kevin became more and more concerned with the costs, both financial and emotional, of navigating a civil dispute through Florida’s court system. As an alternative to the sometimes unpredictable outcomes and seemingly endless delays, Kevin devoted more of his practice to serving as a third party neutral and opened North Florida Mediation in Live Oak, Florida.

Kevin attended the University of Florida and received his JD from Nova Southeastern University. He is licensed to practice in the State of Florida and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and has been awarded a “BV” Rating from Martindale-Hubbell.

Kevin is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil, County and Family Mediator, is a Qualified Court Appointed Arbitrator and serves as an Assistant Trainer for Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediation Training Programs. He has completed the Florida Supreme Court’s most recent training requirements for Foreclosure Mediators and conducts Foreclosure Mediations. Kevin also serves as a contract mediator for the Third Circuit’s Family Mediation Program.

To schedule a mediation with Kevin C. Lunsford, contact him at klunsford@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Blane McCarthy is an AV-rated civil trial attorney and mediator who received a Bachelor of Business Administration degree (magna cum laude) from Stetson University in 1992, and a Juris Doctorate degree (cum laude) from Stetson University College of Law in 1995 and has been AV-rated since 2002. He is a member of the Florida Bar, the Jacksonville Bar Association, Christian Legal Society, the Florida Justice Association, the Jacksonville Justice Association, and the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators.  In 2000, the Supreme Court of Florida certified Mr. McCarthy to conduct Circuit Civil Mediations. He has mediated injury, commercial, PIP, consumer, nursing home, construction, insurance, collections, probate and eminent domain cases.  Mr. McCarthy chairs the ADR Practitioners (Mediators) section of the Jacksonville Bar Association, and provides ADR services to the court system, private parties, the State of Florida, and the Better Business Bureau. "As a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, I help bring peaceful resolutions to disputes in a way that is quick, professional and inexpensive."

To schedule a mediation with Blane McCarthy, contact him at bmccarthy@jaxmediationcenter.com.

John S. Mordecai was born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, and graduated from Episcopal High School in 1974. He graduated with Distinction from the University of North Florida in 1978 with a Bachelors of Business Administration; his major was Real Estate. He then worked as a Real Estate Appraiser. He earned his law degree from Florida State University where he graduated with Honors in 1982. In the past 27 years, John has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in contractual, insurance, real estate, product liability, professional negligence (e.g. medical, legal, and architect), and general liability matters. The amounts in controversy in those cases ranged from less than ten thousand to five million dollars. He holds an AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell, reflecting the highest available distinction for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. As a Certified Civil Circuit Mediator, John naturally establishes rapport with all mediation participants and has earned a reputation as being engaged, friendly and effective. He brings impartial diligence, energy, and reality to each conference.

To schedule a mediation with John Mordecai, contact him at jmordecai@jaxmediationcenter.com.

R. Daniel Noey is a partner with Schutt, Schmidt, & Noey. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He then obtained his law degree from The Dickinson School of Law of Pennsylvania State University in 1982. After graduation from law school, Mr. Noey served on active duty in the United States Navy, from 1982 through 1989, as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps. After leaving active duty, he continued in the United States Navy Reserve; and ultimately earned his retirement from the Navy, retiring at the rank of Commander. In 2005, he became a partner in his current firm. To see Mr. Noey's complete bio, click here.

Mr. Noey is admitted to the Florida Bar and the U. S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, and is a member of the Jacksonville Bar Association, Jacksonville Association of Defense Counsel, Jacksonville Claim Association, Florida Trial Lawyers, and Trial Lawyers of America. Mr. Noey specializes in civil trial litigation. His main areas of concentration include personal injury, wrongful death, insurance law and coverage issues, products liability, nursing home litigation, construction litigation, motor vehicle liability, and premises liability. He is also certified to mediate residential foreclosure cases.

To schedule a mediation with Dan Noey, contact him at dannoey@jaxmediationcenter.com.

Edward L. Nowak is a Buffalo, New York native who migrated to Florida as a result of several career decisions. These included service as a Special Agent for the FBI, Assistant District Counsel for the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Senior Attorney for the Florida Department of Transportation, and 30 years of private practice representing all manner of contractors, owners, bond sureties, and business clients - A path that has given him the unique ability to quickly identify and analyze the key legal and emotional issues involved in a dispute, and to suggest available win-win resolutions. From first-hand experience, he conveys to others the wisdom of finding alternative ways to settle disputes without litigation. Ed has lived in Jacksonville, Florida, for over 35 years. He is married and has four children. In addition to helping resolve disputes, he takes great pride and joy in his avocation as a fine art photographer. Favorite motto “Be unencumbered by reality”, or, at least what you think may be “reality”.

For Mr. Nowak's complete biography, click here.

To schedule a mediation with Ed Nowak, contact him at ednowak@jaxmediationcenter.com.