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Current CV (download here)
Credentials
Academy Member of the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, “an invitation-only professional association whose membership consists of mediators & arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on experience in the field of civil & commercial dispute resolution.”
Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators, an invitation-only membership organization consisting of some of the most successful and highly trained professional mediators in the world.
American Arbitration Association - Employment Panel, Mid-Atlantic Region.
Panel arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).
Recipient of the Paul A. Dorf award from the Bar Association of Baltimore City, for “substantial contributions to the furtherance of the goals of alternative dispute resolution to resolve legal conflicts in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area.”
LL.M (Master of Laws) from the top-ranked Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law.
Past Director of Dispute Resolution for the Circuit Court for Baltimore City where I developed and managed systems that oversaw thousands of mediations and settlement conferences. I also observed and coached retired judges and senior attorneys in mediation and settlement conferences.
Experienced: Over my career, I have personally conducted almost 2,000 mediation & settlement conferences in the following areas:
Catastrophic injuries (multi-vehicle, trucking, pedestrians, bicycles, and motorcycles)
Medical negligence, birth injuries, nursing home liability, and wrongful death
Real property (diminished valuation, trespass, purchase contracts, failure to disclaim / disclose property condition, breach of commercial lease allegations)
Interpersonal conflict in commercial contexts (law firm, restaurant and other partnership dissolutions, family businesses, shareholder disputes, and defamation involving public figures)
Interpersonal conflict in personal contexts (sexual abuse, contested guardianships, undue influence, fraud, and unjust enrichment allegations in estate-related and retirement asset disputes)
Employment disputes (harassment, discrimination, whistle-blower, qui tam, retaliation, failure to perform professional services, and compensation disputes)
Commercial and consumer contract disputes (lending agreements, nursing home acquisitions, scrap metal supply, and automobile sales)
Premises liability and insurance subrogation (damage by fire, flood, and vandalism)
Construction and design defects (hotels, apartment complexes, water treatment plants, interstate construction, and retail developments)
Environmental torts (asbestos, mold, and lead paint poisoning)
Professional malpractice (lawyers and health care professionals)
Excessive force of municipal law enforcement and private security contractors
Member of Maryland Bar (admitted in 1998).
Testimonials: See what some of my past contacts have to say . . .
“Thanks again for mediating yesterday. You did a great job and I am glad we were able to get things done. I am happy to refer you to other attorneys and please feel free to use me as a reference.”
“It always helps to have an experienced neutral work to get past emotion to a resolution. Thank you for your assistance yesterday.”
“I’ve worked with Jeff many times -he is always well-prepared and does a great job of working with both sides to cut through any issues that may be impacting potential settlement and get results. He is also wonderful at following up and does not rest until the case is resolved one way or the other.”
“Jeff has a knack for identifying the hurdles early on, and determining which issues can be problems and which ones ultimately don’t need to be fought over. He cuts through the unproductive noise in a manner that saves time for everyone.”
“Jeff was able to identity the issues most important to resolution and help us get to the settlement promptly and effectively”
“Let me say that I was quite impressed by your work. Recall that you also helped resolve two other difficult cases of mine. In all the cases, parties were highly adversarial; I’m amazed how well you assisted them. Do you teach any mediation training?”
“Thank you again! I can once again report you were 4 for 4.”
“Excellent work. Your transformative education worked well with the family member. Glad we got it done. ”
“. . . Nothing short of extraordinary”
“We used Jeff to mediate a hotly contested motor vehicle accident. He went above and beyond to get the case resolved. Even when issues came up in dealing with the release, Jeff’s assistance was invaluable to having a successful resolution. I will be calling Jeff for all future mediations.”
“Thank you for your outstanding work yesterday. We did not expect this case to settle. That we did resolve it is a testament to your hard work - particularly since we got it done well after 7:00 pm!”
“One of the best ‘actually try to reach a fair settlement’ guys.”