NATIONWIDE:
Served as an Arbitrator & Mediator for financial, accounting and commercial claims. (1997 to Present)
MEDIATION EXAMPLES
Claim by forty-six property owners against a mortgage company involving the Pennsylvania Mortgage Satisfaction Act. (Pittsburgh, PA, 2009)
Resolved litigation filed in the Federal court in Illinois by a large international insurance company against insurance agent and life insurance company for alleged violation of non compete and other economic issues for the movement of principal and nine agents from one life insurance company to another (Philadelphia, PA, 2004)
Claim for breach of contract against Software Company. (Pittsburgh, PA, 2002)
Served as Settlement Counsel for claims involving allegations of life insurance fraud. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1998-2001)
Claim involving sedation withdrawal from medical practice including non-compete issues. (Pittsburgh, PA, 2000)
Claim involving partnership issues in multi-million dollar enterprise. (Pittsburgh, PA, 2000)
Claims arising from defective software installation at a financial institution. (Pittsburgh, 1999)
Claim between two banks involving fees for administrative trust services. (Wisconsin & PA, 1998)
Claim involving economic and interpersonal issues of small engineering firm. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1998)
Claim involving accounting dispute over sale of radio station. (PA, 1998)
Claims involving the dissolutions of partnerships and other business entities involving business and accounting issues.
Claims for interest against bank involving lock box. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1997)
Claim involving the dissolution of a real estate partnership involving multiple shopping centers and complex accounting and other financial distribution issues. (Cleveland, OH, 1996)
Claim involving a multi-million contract dispute between three large manufacturers. (Michigan, 1994)
Cross-claims involving power plant fabrication delays and defects. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1994)
Cross-claims on long-term commercial lease for retail outlet and retail franchise relationships. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1993)
Cross-claims under retail franchise relationship. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1993)
Claim involving property damage from blasting operations and utility interruptions or malfunction. (PA, 1993)
Claim involving the failure of a power generation unit at educational institution. (PA, 1993)
Claim involving damages and accounting issues for breach of warranty for logging equipment. (South Carolina, 1993)
ARBITRATION EXAMPLES
Serve as an Arbitrator for NASD Dispute Resolution for securities claims. (1995 to Present)
Claims involving allegations of fraud, suitability, churning, unauthorized trades and other allegations between clients and their brokers in the security industry.
Serve as Arbitrator in participatory hearings for the National Arbitration Forum for claims between consumers and financial institutions involving mortgage loans and other financial transactions. (2000 to Present)
Serve as Arbitrator in document hearings in dozens of cases each year for the National Arbitration Forum for claims involving allegations of failure to pay credit card debts. (2000 to Present)
Case involving claim against bank for destruction of property under mortgage. (2004)
Arbitration of insurance agency dissolution. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1995)
Arbitration of insurance coverage issues. (Pittsburgh, PA, 1999)
TRAINING EXPERIENCE
Provided negotiation training for financial institutions, including Mellon Bank Global Cash Management on Negotiation Skills & Tactics.
Provided training for IRS Lawyers in negotiation skills. (1995-1998)
Participated in training for the Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) lawyers dispute resolution program on financial aspects of partnership formation and dissolution.
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