Patrick C. Coughlan is one of the most experienced and successful mediators in the country and one of the few with substantial catastrophic case and mass tort experience. In 1987, he was a leader in developing an ADR process which offered a viable alternative to the court system, and he has worked exclusively as a mediator and arbitrator since that time. He is skilled at bringing people with divergent points of view together without playing favorites. Patrick Coughlan has mediated over twenty five hundred cases and is one of the few mediators who is asked to travel throughout the U.S. and Canada to help settle complex and difficult disputes.
Since one of the most important considerations in successfully resolving disputes is the selection of the mediator, experience, ability to settle cases, and training count heavily when weighing the chances for success. Pat is unusually successful in obtaining settlements, resolving matters in over 95% of the cases that he mediates. His client list is a Who's Who of law firms, insurance companies, and Fortune 1000 Corporations. Patrick Coughlan travels throughout the United States in his work. Pat has mediated and successfully settled some of the most difficult and challenging cases in the country.
Case Experience
ADA Disability
Anti-Trust
Automotive
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Commercial/Business
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Eminent Domain
Employment
Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
Environmental
Franchise
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International
Labor/Unions
Land Use/Planning
Local Govt./Municipalities
Medical Malpractice
Native American
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Negligence
Real Estate
Securities
Torts
Transportation
Trusts / Estates
Education
Nova University, Commercial Mediation Training
Harvard School of Negotiation, Seminar on Negotiation
School of Law, Duke University, J.D. 1965. (Academic Scholarship throughout law school. Moot Court.)
Duke University,Undergraduate, B.A. 1962. Dean's List; Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities; Chairman, Court of Appeals
Memberships & Affiliations
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution
Member, Global Dispute Resolution Network
International Academy of Mediators, Director, Vice President, 1996-2005, Membership Chair, 1996-2001
American College of Civil Trial Mediators
International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution, Member, Panels of Distinguished Neutrals
Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
Maine Association of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, President 1990-1992
American Arbitration Association, Arbitrator
Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Diplomate Member
