W. Jay Hunston, Jr. is a solo dispute resolution practitioner, located in Stuart, FL, but practicing statewide in both Florida and Montana. He was previously a litigation partner with Boose, Casey, Ciklin, Lubitz, Martens, McBane & O'Connell, in West Palm Beach. Mr. Hunston's career as a trial lawyer began in 1976 and he earned certification as a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer at the inception of that specialty area in Florida in 1983 through 2003.
After earning certification as a Circuit Civil Mediator in 1991 and as a Family Mediator in 1998, Mr. Hunston made the decision to restrict his practice solely to third party neutral dispute resolution services as of January 1, 2001. In 2001 he was admitted to the Montana Bar. Mr. Hunston then earned certification as an Appellate Mediator in 2012. He was appointed to the American Arbitration Association's Roster of Neutrals in Commercial and Construction Arbitration and Mediation in 2013.
As a fulltime mediator/arbitrator/special master, Mr. Hunston specializes in the resolution of complex civil, construction and probate disputes.
Case Experience
ADA Disability
Appellate
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy/Creditors
Business Dissolution
Commercial/Business
Community Associations
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Debt Collections
Divorce (High Asset)
EEOC
Eminent Domain
Employment
Environmental
Family Businesses
Franchise
Health Care
Insurance
Intellectual Property
Land Use/Planning
Landlord/Tenant
Legal Malpractice
Lemon Law
Libel & Slander
Local Govt./Municipalities
Mortgage Foreclosure
Non-profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Property Damage
Real Estate
Securities
Sexual Harassment
Shareholder Disputes
Sports
Technology
Title Disputes
Torts
Trusts / Estates
Utilities
Wage & Hour/FMLA
Education
J.D., Stetson Univ. College of Law, 1976
B.A., Denison University, Granville, OH, 1971
Certified Circuit Court Mediator, 1991
Certified Family Mediator, 1998 - 2025
Qualified Florida Arbitrator, 2000
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer, 1983 - 2003
Certified Appellate Mediator, 2012
AAA Roster of Neutrals, Commercial & Construction, 2013
Memberships & Affiliations
ACR Member/Practitioner
Admitted to practice law in Florida and Montana
Past Chair (10 yrs), Palm Beach Co. Bar ADR Committee
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