After 35 Years in the Courtroom, Here’s Why I Became a Mediator

For more than 35 years, I handled complex medical malpractice and serious injury cases as a litigator. I prepared cases, argued positions, and advocated hard for outcomes.

And I learned a tremendous amount doing it.

But somewhere along the way — watching cases go to trial, seeing how unpredictable verdicts could be, and observing what prolonged litigation cost people on both sides — I came to realize something:

Some cases just need to be tried. Trials serve an important function when parties expectations about the outcome are wildly inconsistent with each other.

But many cases — cases that drain resources, extend suffering, and produce outcomes nobody could have predicted — could have found resolution earlier, more efficiently, and with far less cost to everyone involved. The impediment to avoiding such an unexpected outcome is sometimes the refusal of one or more of the parties to openly and candidly discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the case in a less adversarial, mediation setting.

That realization is a big part of why I became a mediator.

I bring 35+ years of experience handling these cases to every mediation session I conduct — not to take sides, but to help both sides see the case more clearly, evaluate risk more honestly, and find workable resolution when the conditions are right.

Book me today at 407.493.0899 or on my Appointments page for your next mediation.