Charles Cook Howell III, Federal Mediator, Circuit-Civil Mediator, Fl. Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator, based in Jacksonville, Florida.

ADR Services:

Mediation (Circuit-Civil)

Arbitration (Civil/Commercial)

Arbitration (Construction)

FL Certification Qualifications:
Federal Mediator
Circuit-Civil Mediator
Fl. Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator

Serving the following Judicial Circuits:
2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 18

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Automotive

Commercial/Business

Construction

Consumer Fraud

Contract Disputes

Insurance

Legal Malpractice

Lemon Law

Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury

Premises Liability

Product Liability

Professional Liability

Professional Malpractice

Professional Negligence

Torts

Transportation

Wrongful Death

Biographical Notes:

Mr. Howell is currently employed as Corporate Counsel for the Scott-McRae Group, a holding company for 8 automobile dealerships and several other business entities, including US Auto Credit Corporation, an automobile financing company, primarily managing all litigation, insurance issues, risk management and employment claims. He has held that position since 2007. Prior to going in-house with the Scott-McRae Group, for 40 years he was actively involved in the practice of law as a civil trial lawyer in Jacksonville, Florida, concentrating primarily on complex litigation in a variety of areas, including corporate and commercial issues, construction disputes, professional and medical malpractice, insurance coverage and bad faith, products liability, and catastrophic personal injury claims. During his career in private practice, he handled cases "on both sides of the fence," ie., both plaintiff and defense. Since becoming Board Certified as a Circuit Civil Mediator in 1994, and has mediated hundreds of cases, in all of the areas in which has practiced. Over his career Mr. Howell has also been selected as a panel arbitrator and has arbitrated numerous cases, dating back to the days of Federal court-ordered arbitrations and Florida state-required medical malpractice arbitrations, and continuing into other areas, including AAA construction defect arbitrations and private arbitrations of personal injury claims.

Mr. Howell started in private practice with his father, Charles Cook Howell, Jr., in 1966. When his father assumed the bench, he joined the state-wide defense firm of Howell, Kirby, D’Aiuto, Dean & Hallowes, shortly thereafter becoming a shareholder in that firm. In 1976, that firm split up, and he became a member of Howell, Liles, Braddock & Milton, a Jacksonville defense firm. In 1985, he joined as a partner the firm of Commander, Legler, Werber, Dawes, Sadler & Howell, which in 1991 merged with the national firm of Foley& Lardner. In 1993, he started his own firm, Howell & O’Neal, where he continued to represent both defendants and plaintiffs in a wide variety of areas, until joining a long-time client, the Scott-McRae Group, as its Corporate Counsel. During that same period of time, he has also maintained an active mediation and arbitration practice.

Memberships & Affiliations :

ABA ; Florida Bar; International Association of Defense Counsel ; Twenty Five Year Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - Florida Bar Board of Specialization and Education; American Board of Trial Advocates (Advocate); Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.

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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 20 May 13

To confirm a mediation date for Mr. Howell, please call (904) 380-4246