Mediation Experience and Qualifications:
Conducted over 5,000 mediations in the State of Florida and throughout the U. S. since 1991. Subject matters include contracts, construction, intellectual property, real estate, labor and employment, securities, eminent domain, insurance, trusts and estates, bankruptcy, commercial torts, civil rights, health care, professional malpractice, and consumer class-actions.
Certified Civil Circuit Mediator, Supreme Court of the State of Florida
Certified Mediator, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Certified Mediator, United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida
Legal Experience:
Jay M. Cohen, P. A., Winter Park , Florida 1984 - present
Levine and Cohen, P. A., Orlando, Florida 1972 - 84
Sigman, Cohen, Marks & Stone, Orlando , Florida 1970 - 72
Federal Public Defenders Office, Washington, D. C. 1968 - 70
Department of Corrections, Washington, D. C. 1966 - 68
Teaching Experience:
Instructor in Civil Circuit Mediation certification training program, Dispute Management, Inc., Orlando , Florida
Adjunct Professor for Negotiation and Managing the Dispute Resolution Process courses, Crummer Graduate School of Business, Rollins College , Winter Park , Florida
Professional Service:
Member of the Grievance Mediation Panel of the Florida Bar Association
Special Mediator for the Judicial Relations Committee of the Orange County Bar Association
Member of the Judicial Campaign Oversight Commission of the Orange County Bar Association
Participant in the Supreme Court of Florida’s review of ethical standards for mediators
Member of the Supreme Court of Florida’s Standing Committee on Mediation Training
Lectures and Seminars:
Lectures and seminars on mediation, negotiation, alternative dispute resolute resolution and managing the dispute resolution process to and for:
American Bar Association |
Association of Eminent Domain Professionals |
Florida Bar Association |
Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers |
Federal Bar Association |
Business Court Section, Florida Bar Association |
Orange County Bar Association |
American Planning Association |
Rollins College |
Florida Bankruptcy Lawyers Bar Association |
University of Florida |
American Society of Civil Engineers |
University of Central Florida |
National Association of Corporate Counsel |
Florida Dispute Resolution
Center |
Central Florida Association of Employment Lawyers |
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution |
National Council on Education in Management |
Association for Conflict Resolution |
National Association of Credit Managers |
American College of Civil Trial Mediators |
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Professional Memberships:
Congress of Certified Circuit Mediators
American Mediation Association
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution
Association for Conflict Resolution
Florida Academy of Certified Mediators
National Institute for Dispute Resolution
Founding Member of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Professional Recognition:
U. S. News & World Report – voted by his peers, one of the Best Lawyers - First Tier
Best Lawyers in America – chosen by peer-review survey as 2011 Lawyer of the Year, Alternative Dispute Resolution - Central Florida
Lawdragon – selected from more than 20,000 nominations as one America ’s 500 leading attorneys in the category of Judge, Arbitrator or Mediator
Orlando Magazine – voted by his peers one of Central Florida ’s top mediators
Florida Trend – voted by his peers one of Florida ’s elite mediators
Florida Monthly – voted by his peers one of Florida ’s best mediators
Woodward/White Best Lawyers List – voted by his peers one of Central Florida’s best lawyers
American Registry – voted by his peers one of America’s Most Honored Professionals
The American Lawyer – voted by his peers one of America’s Top Lawyers
Wall Street Journal – voted by his peers one of the Best Lawyers in Florida
Corporation America’s Legal Elite - voted by his peers one of America’s Legal Elite
American Registry – voted one of the top Attorneys in Florida
Corporate Vision Magazine – voted one of Florida's most Influential Lawyers
Orlando Magazine – voted Lawyer of the Year, in Mediation, by his peers
U. S. Business News - nominated by his peers for Legal Elite Award
The American Registry - designated one of America's Most Honored Professionals
Who's Who in America - 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award
Orlando Style Magazine- voted by his peers as one of Orlando’s Legal Elite
South Florida Legal Guide- Selected by his peers as a Top Lawyer in South Florida
Business Experience:
Organized, acquired, financed, and managed significant business interests as a principal in health care services, physical training facilities, real estate development, broadcasting, temporary employment services, HVAC contracting, and bookkeeping and tax service franchising
Civic Service:
Chairman of the Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Winter Park , Florida
Member of the Board of Directors of the Jewish Federation of Orlando , Florida
President of Kinneret, HUD subsidized housing project for the elderly, Orlando , Florida
Education:
Temple University , BA
George Washington University , JD
Bar Admissions:
Washington, D. C (1969 - 2022)
Florida
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