Academy Member Inducted 2023


Available
- Practice Commenced2000
- # of MEDS (as of 2/6/23)4950
- # of ARBS (as of 2/6/23)
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
- 1st Circuit
- 2nd Circuit
- 3rd Circuit
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- 20th Circuit
Biographical
Gary Kettring is the founder & president ot Mediation Services of Southern Floorida, Inc. and Mediation Services, LLC. HIs practice is focused on commerical disputs, privite & commercial debt resoluton, HOA and insurance claims. He is a Florida Supreme Court Certifited in County, Family, Circuit Civl & Appellate mediatior. He is also trained as a Foreclosure, Bankruptcy, Student Loan resolution and Elder Law mediations.
Addition to being Certified in Florida, he is also a registered mediator in Georgia, Louisiana & Kentucky. Recently, he became an affiliate member of Arbitrators' and Mediators' institute of New Zealand (AMINZ).
He is higly skilled at mediating via Zoom & WebEx platforms and has mediated Internationally.
Gary Kettring is a highly skilled mediator who has mediate well over 1500 Cirrcuit Civil disputed in the past 5 years. He has served on the Florida Dispute Resolution Center's Mediator Qulification and Disciplin Review Board MQDRB
In the past, Mr. Kettring was honored to be selected as Mediator of the Year by the Dispute Resolution Center in the 12th Judicial Circuit. He is former Assistant Mediator Trainer for the State of Florida and is on the Mediator Guidance Committee in Sarasota.
He has also been a guest speaker at many area legal & community functions. Additionally, he is often helps resolve some of the most difficult cases in Juvenile Restitution Court. Mr. Kettring also conducts mediations that deal with Elder Care Issues.
As a long term resident of Central Florida, Gary understands the issues of the challenging economic times, the recent Home Foreclosure Market & Hurricane Damage claims and the impact that these troubles have had on our residents and businesses - especially to our Elder Citizens & Families.
He is honored to be trained and designated as a "Wind Umpire" by the Windstorm Insurance Network. His proctice focus is on Insurance Claims, Department of Finance claims and Debt Collection cases.
Mr. Kettring’s business background proves helpful in resolving Landlord/Tenant and Home Owner Association (HOA) disputes, and Business to Business conflicts as well.
Case Experience
- Agricultural
- Appellate
- Automotive
- Aviation
- Banking & Finance
- Bankruptcy/Creditors
- Business Dissolution
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Divorce (High Asset)
- Education
- EEOC
- Elder Abuse
- Employment
- Environmental
- Family Businesses
- Health Care
- Insurance
- International
- Land Use/Planning
- Landlord/Tenant
- Lemon Law
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Medical Malpractice
- Mortgage Foreclosure
- Natural Disasters
- Non-profit Organizations
- Nursing Homes
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Property Damage
- Railroad & Trucking
- Real Estate
- Telecommunications
- Trusts / Estates
- Unfair Competition
- Workers' Compensation
Education
- Bankruptcy Mediator / U.S. Federal Bankruptcy Court
- Approved FL Department of Financial Service ADR Mediator
- Former Mediation Training Review Board Member
- Registered Georgia, Louisiana & Kentucky Mediator
- Diplomat Member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
- 2019 Member Family Court Professional Collaborative
- Former Member FL Mediaiton raining Review Board (MQTRB)
- FL Mediator Qualification and Discipline Review Board (MQDRB)/ Appointed 2020
- 2019 Elected Board of Directors FAPM
- Wind Umpire - Windstorm Insurance Network
Memberships & Affiliations
- Florida Certified County Mediator
- Florida Certified Family Mediator
- Florida Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
- Florida Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediator
- Florida Certified Appellate Mediator
- Certified WIND Umpire - Windstorm Insurance Network
- Arbitrators' & Mediators' Institute of New Zealand /Affiliate Member (AMINZ)
Rates Information
$250 per hour with a 2 hour minimum. Fees shared between the parties.