Mediator Resume

Aprio Legal, LLC - Director

Attorney, Arbitrator, Mediator

Director, Aprio Legal, LLC (formerly Radix Professional Services LLC), 2020-Present; Senior Attorney, Clark Hill PLC, 2016-2020; Attorney, Kasdan LippSmith Weber Turner LLP, 2013-2016; Associate Attorney, Murphy Karber Cordier PLC, 2012-2013; Project Manager, JE Dunn Construction Company, 2008-2009; Project Manager, Summit Builders Construction Company, 2004-2008; Project Engineer, The PENTA Building Group, 2002-2004.

As an attorney since 2012, over 90% of practice devoted to construction litigation matters/disputes. Experience includes payment claims, lien claims, delay claims, construction defect claims, and design claims. Representative clients include general contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, business owners, developers, homeowners, architects, engineers, and interior designers. Experience on construction disputes in commercial and residential projects, both in the private and public sectors. Other litigation experience in commercial disputes includes landlord/tenant, buyer/seller real estate disputes, non-solicitation/non-compete claims in the employer/employee context, property boundary disputes, private nuisance/trespass claims, shareholder/partnership disputes, business divorces, consumer disputes such as telecommunications agreements, telemarketing agreements, automobile purchases, automobile warranties, home warranties, and home inspection contracts.

Examples of disputes mediated have included residential project disputes between homeowners and contractors regarding workmanship and construction defects; delay damages on residential and commercial construction projects; commercial construction disputes; tenant improvement disputes; damages and delay disputes between developers and general contractors; payment disputes between general contractors and subcontractors; damages and delay disputes between general contractors and subcontractors.

Representative issues handled in construction disputes have included: construction defects and workmanship issues; costs of repair; schedule delays and delay damages; claims for additional time and compensation; contract performance and payment disputes. Other issues handled as mediator in real estate disputes involving landlord/tenant, buyer/seller, and earnest money as well as commercial disputes, and business/partnership disputes.

I am a firm believer that settlements are more facilitated and likely to occur when the mediator and the parties are well-prepared before mediation day. Once selected as the mediator, I schedule a pre-mediation conference call/meeting to discuss as a group the mechanics and timing for the mediation process. Thereafter, I spend the time to understand the nature of the dispute as well as meet with the parties (and counsel) before mediation day. I strive to achieve these goals by conducting pre-mediation caucuses in the days leading up to mediation day after receiving the mediation statements and key documents. I do these caucuses so the parties can develop rapport and trust with me as the mediator BEFORE mediation day to show that I understand the nature of the dispute and can set the stage for realistic expectations at mediation. I also do this to not spend time learning the case and meeting the parties for the first time on mediation day, so we can hit the ground running with substantive discussions towards resolution.

Significant experience in conducting virtual hearings for disputes using online platforms including Zoom and Microsoft Teams.

Phoenix School of Law (JD-2012); Arizona State University (BS, Construction Management; Minor, Business Administration-2002).

Admitted to the Bar: Arizona (2012); Massachusetts (2026).

Construction Section, State Bar of Arizona; Alternate Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Arizona; Arizona Association of REALTORS roster of Mediators and Arbitrators; Member of American Subcontractor Association of Arizona; Judge Pro Tempore, Maricopa County Superior Court.

Arizona (Phoenix Metro) Massachusetts (Boston Metro) Resides in both Phoenix, Arizona and Boston, Massachusetts

Hourly Rate: $450.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $450.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Scottsdale, Arizona