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Biographical
John S. Freud, Esquire, is a state certified Florida and federally listed mediator (Florida); Texas Highly Credentialed mediator (Texas Association of Credentialed Mediators); nationally certified Construction Dispute Resolution Services, LLC, mediator (see, johnfreud@cdrsllc.com); AAA mediator (inactive); and, NASD certified mediator (inactive).
Mr. Freud has participated in over 5,000 mediations during his career. Among these mediations have been/presently are, some of the largest public-private projects/class action and catastrophic injury/wrongful death/mass tort (i.e. mass violence) matters in the country. Mr. Freud mediates the following matters:
--Banking & Fianancial instituions; Creditor-Debtor & Bankruptcy
--Complex Commercial & Real Estate
--Construction, including construction defects, lien matters, suretyship/insurance and personal injury/wrongful death
--Employment/Civil Rights - ERISA, EEOC, Wages/wrtongful termination; police & public official
--Environmental, Governmental/Administrative (including SEC/FTC administrative matters)
--Insurance/Coverage/Bad Faith/Suretyship
--Intellectual Property/Patent, Copyright & Trademark
--Landlord-Tenant, including ADA Compliance
--Marine, including Jones Act and personal injury/wrongful death
--Mass Tort/Class Action
--Personal Injury/Wrongful Death (non-construcion related)
--Product and Professional Liability & Malpractice (including Legal/Medical/Architectural/Engineering, other professionals)
-- Property Damage (first & third-party)
--Title Insurance
Mr. Freud provides mediation services in Florida, Texas and nationally, through Mediation Solutions, Inc.
Case Experience
- ADA Disability
- Admiralty
- Anti-Trust
- Appellate
- Arts (Fine/Performing)
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Education
- EEOC
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
- Engineering
- Entertainment Sector
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- International
- Land Use/Planning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Media & Communications
- Medical Malpractice
- Native American
- Non-profit Organizations
- Nursing Homes
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Probate
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Negligence
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Taxation
- Technology
- Torts
- Transportation
- Trusts / Estates
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Death
Memberships & Affiliations
Mr. Freud is a member in good standing of the Florida Bar (active); the Texas Bar (active); the Massachusetts Bar (inactive status); the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc. (Diplomate - highest distinction). Mr. Freud has received an AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell, as well as having been listed in Who's Who in America/American Law and Who's Who of Emerging Leaders & Who's Who in Construction. He is admitted to practice before the Florida Supreme Court; the United States District Courts (Southern, Middle and Northern Districts of Florida); United States Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits; and, the United States Supreme Court.
Mr. Freud has had the additional designations:
- Arbitrator (Florida Supreme Court approved) - no longer accepting arbitration assignments
- Arbitrator/Mediator - National Arbitration Forum (inactive)
- Florida Windstorm listed Umpire (inactive)
- Arbitrator/Mediator/Dispute Review Board- Construction Dispute Resolution Services, LLC - only accepts mediations
- Arbitrator/Mediator-AAA (inactive)
Rates Information
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