Mediator Resume

Skilled neutral resolving difficult cases by mediating lawsuits in state, federal and appellate courts and privately arbitrating matters. Successfully settled thousands of disputes, including multi-party and complex civil cases of all types since 2001. Experienced in conducting sole arbitrator, chair and panel (wing) arbitrations since 2005.

Lawrence H. Kolin, P.A. - President

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator, Special Magistrate, Court-Appointed Neutral

President, Lawrence H. Kolin, P.A., 2010 - Present; Partner, Alvarez & Winthrop, 2001 - 2010; Division Head, Conroy Simberg, 1999 - 2001; Associate, Hannah Marsee & Voght, 1994 - 1999, Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office (Middle District of Florida), Orlando Division 1992 - 1993.

Practiced law with statewide firms in diverse areas of civil trial work, including business, commercial, arts, entertainment, and federal intellectual property litigation. Has handled multi-party cases involving professional liability, architects, engineers, construction, technology, environmental, real estate, condos and contract disputes. Aviation, maritime and military simulation experience, as well as energy sector, securities, franchise, banking, insurance and financial services. Represented amusement and theme parks, water parks, retailers, healthcare providers, clinical trial companies, physician practices, dentists, hospitals, fair hearing panels, psychiatric and mental health facilities, nursing facilities, including rehab, SNF, ALF, claimants, employers, developers, government contractors, inventors, artists and filmmakers. Served as General Counsel to several non-profit philanthropic organizations and advised executive board governance best practices. Formerly served as a General Magistrate in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding over civil hearings and bench trials.

Mediated in multiple areas of law over 20 years, such as: breach of contract, non-competes, shareholder disputes, partnerships, business divorce, patent, trademark and copyright infringement, publishing, visual arts, healthcare provider groups, medical malpractice, legal malpractice, first-party insurance, flood, insurance coverage, products, wrongful death, aviation, trucking, simulation, information technology, electronically stored information, homeowner/condo associations, construction defect, online defamation, premises liability, real estate, land use and governmental entities.

A quick study with persistence in negotiation. No-nonsense get down to business style.

Experience conducting arbitration hearings and mediations using readily available commercial online platforms, such as Zoom. Accepting submissions and evidence in electronic format through Web File.

University of Miami School of Law (J.D. - 1994); Trinity College, CT (B.A. - 1991); New York University (Certificate in Film - 1991).

Admitted to the Bar: Florida (1994); U.S. District Courts: Middle, Southern, and Northern Districts of Florida (1995); U.S. Supreme Court (1998).

Orange County Bar Association (Founding Chair ADR Committee); Diplomate Member: Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, and The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals - NADN; Past Executive Council member, The Florida Bar Entertainment Sports & Arts Law Section; Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of The Florida Bar (Executive Council Member Emeritus). Founding Chair of The Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Subcommittee on Electronic Discovery. Maccabee Bar Association, Director. Past Barrister, Master and Bencher, First Central Florida American Inns of Court.

AAA American Arbitration Association Mediation Magazine - Commercial Mediation - 2026 FJA Journal - The Most Misunderstood ADR: Nonbinding Arbitration - 2025 Speaker, Plenary on AI for Florida Dispute Resolution Center Annual Conference - 2025 Participant, AAA Future of Dispute Resolution Hackathon - 2025 Maccabee Bar Association - Florida Bar Ambassador Article - 2024 The Common Ground, ADR Section – Commercial Mediation - 2023 Florida Bar CLE - Artificial Intelligence in Mediation - 2023 The Common Ground, ADR Section – Embracing ENE - 2022 American Inns of Court - Online Mediation & ODR - 2021 Florida Bar CLE - Trouble Getting to Trial? - 2020 Florida Bar CLE - Online Dispute Resolution - 2019 Cardozo Legal Society - Arbitration - 2018

Orlando - Central Florida

Hourly Rate: $750.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $750.00/hr Cancellation: $2,500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 10 Days Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English; Italian

United States of America

Orlando, Florida