Brian F. Spector, Federally Certified Mediator, Circuit-Civil Mediator, based in Miami, Florida.

ADR Services:

Mediation (Circuit-Civil)

Mediation (Federal)

Formal Certifications:
Federally Certified Mediator
Circuit-Civil Mediator

Serving the following Judicial Circuits:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20

[ Click for Map of Florida's Civil Circuits ]

Anti-Trust

Banking & Finance

Commercial/Business

Construction

Consumer Fraud

Contract Disputes

Employment

Franchise

Insurance

Intellectual Property

Landlord / Tenant

Libel & Slander

Negligence

Partnerships

Professional Fees

Real Estate

Securities

Technology

Title VII

Torts

Trusts

Biographical Notes:

Brian Spector has been a lawyer since 1978. He presently concentrates on alternative dispute resolution, principally mediation, while remaining available to consult on legal ethics and professional liability matters. He is certified as a Circuit Mediator by the Supreme Court of Florida and as a mediator by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He presently serves on the Ad Hoc Advisory Committee On Court Annexed Mediation, the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Federal Judiciary Bar and Community Liaison Committee of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He is a member of the Supreme Court of Florida’s Committee on Standard Jury Instructions – Contract and Business Cases, the Supreme Court of Florida’s Commission on Professionalism, The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Professionalism, and the American Law Institute.

Brian earned his undergraduate degree (cum laude) at Syracuse University and his J.D. (magna cum laude) at the University of Miami School of Law. After law school he clerked for Senior U.S. Circuit Judge Bryan (“Cowboy”) Simpson on the “old” U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit. Thereafter, for 28 years he was affiliated with the firm of Kenny Nachwalter, P.A., formerly known as Kenny Nachwalter Seymour Arnold Critchlow & Spector, P.A., a complex business litigation boutique. While actively engaged in the practice of law Brian concentrated his practice in complex business litigation, intellectual property litigation, legal ethics and professional responsibility, legal malpractice, accountant liability, securities litigation and securities arbitration. Starting in the early 1990's he also began mediating matters in these substantive areas and others, including class actions, construction, employment, real estate, and a wide variety of business disputes. While actively engaged in the practice of law he was certified for ten years by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation, having served on the inaugural Business Litigation Certification Committee. Brian has been recognized in: “The Best Lawyers In America” in the areas of Business and Commercial Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and Legal Malpractice Law; Florida Trend’s Florida Legal Elite 2007 in the Mediators category; and the 2006 edition of Florida Super Lawyers as among the Top 100 lawyers in Florida. Brian also has taught as an adjunct professor at the Florida International University College of Law and the University of Miami School of Law, where his courses included Remedies, Professional Responsibility, Professional Liability, and Corporate Crimes. For nine years he chaired the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. He also chaired the Florida Civil Procedure Rules Committee and was a member for seven years of the Supreme Court of Florida Committee on Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases. He has served as a court appointed receiver, special master, and mediator, as well as an arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers (now known as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority).

Education:

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF LAW
Coral Gables, Florida
Juris Doctor (Magna Cum Laude), May 1978

SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY
Syracuse, New York
B.A. in Political Science (Cum Laude), December 1974

Memberships & Affiliations :

- MARTINDALE-HUBBELL AV Rating, October 6, 1988
- AMERICAN LAW INSTITUTE, 2002
- THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA (Steven Naife and Gregory White Smith eds.)
- Business Litigation (1999-2006)
- Commercial Litigation (2007-2008)
- Legal Malpractice Law ( 2006-2008)
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (2006-2009)

- CHAMBERS USA AMERICA’S LEADING LAWYERS FOR BUSINESS 2004 -2007 (Litigation: General Commercial)
- FLORIDA SUPER LAWYERS 2006-2009
(Alternative Dispute Resolution; Professional Liability - Defense, selected as among the Top 100 Florida Super Lawyers in the 2006 edition)
- FLORIDA TREND’S FLORIDA LEGAL ELITE 2007 - Mediators, 2008-Arbitration & Mediation

RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION

Rates:
▪ My hourly rate is $475. There is a $5,000 refundable deposit. If the mediation is completed in one session, $5,000 is the maximum fee due. There is no charge for travel time within Southeast Florida (Broward, Miami-Dade, or Palm Beach Counties). I do charge for review and preparation in advance of the mediation, usually between one and two hours but occasionally more depending on the complexity of the issues and the volume of materials furnished by counsel.
▪ Flat fees are available for mediations conducted outside Florida or Southeast Florida.

Payment: Refundable mediation deposits are due two weeks prior to the mediation absent other arrangements.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 9 Mar 10

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Brian Spector's scheduling staff
(brian@bspector.com)