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Resolution Services David Lichter anchors the firm's alternative dispute resolution services.
Mediation and Arbitration
Mr. Lichter has successfully mediated and arbitrated more than 650 hundreds of cases pre-suit, pending in state and federal courts, the American Arbitration Association and before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA, formerly the NASD and NYSE). Mr. Lichter regularly travels throughout Florida and has traveled around the country and to Puerto Rico to mediate matters.
Private Judging
Private Judging is an alternative dispute resolution procedure in which the parties agree to have someone other than a sitting judge hear and decide the case. The private judge presides over the pretrial litigation and the trial in the same manner as a Circuit Judge with authority to enter orders on discovery and dispositive motions. Once the private judge rules on the dispute, judgment is entered upon application by the prevailing party to the assigned Circuit Judge. The private judge's legal conclusions are appealable as of right, but the judge's factual determinations are subject to limited review. Private judging is more efficient than traditional litigation and affords the parties more control over the process.
Case Management/Special Master Services
Mr. Lichter has served as a Special Master appointed by judges and/or selected by the parties in both state and federal court. In this capacity, he has also resolved a variety of procedural and/or legal issues while litigation progresses. In such instances, Mr. Lichter acts as a third party neutral who can render decisions more quickly than might otherwise be possible in a judicial or arbitral forum. This procedure is applicable to all types of disputes, but is particularly helpful for multi-party, multi-issue disputes involving complex discovery problems. This procedure can save the parties time -- and money -- by more quickly disposing of a variety of issues while the parties share the cost of Mr. Lichter's services.
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The firm features an attractive mediation center which combines hi-tech data ports,wi-fi, plug-ins, a digital projector and screen and communications modules with contemporary art and gourmet coffee. We are conveniently located next to Starbucks and Fresh Market near the Miami-Dade/Broward County line close to I-95 between Miami International and Ft. Lauderdale International airports.
