MEDIATION &
ARBITRATION
SERVICES

For over 35 years, Florida Trial Courts have been procedurally requiring parties in litigation to participate in mediated settlement conferences, and more recently in some cases, mandatory non-binding arbitration, as a condition to proceeding to trial. The mediation process is confidential and informal, and the parties maintain control over the process, not the Judge and/or Jury. Mediation provides a less stressful, cost effective, and more sensible venue for negotiating resolution of the many litigated issues. Court Ordered Non-Binding Arbitration provides a means for the litigants to have a third-party rule on their case based on the evidence presented before deciding whether to proceed to trial. This often times leads to a reasonable resolution of the case. Select a diversely experienced Mediator and/or Arbitrator that the parties can easily talk to and feel comfortable with.
Servicing:
Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte, Lee, Collier, Pinellas, Hillsborough, and Polk Counties

what we do

MARK A. HASKINS, ESQ

For over the last five years, Mark Haskins, a Florida Certified Circuit-Civil Mediator, has developed a reputation for engaging even the most reluctant parties and helping them actively participate in the mediation process to achieve reasonable resolutions.

He brings this quality with him to his full-time neutral practice as a mediator/arbitrator with UPCHURCH WATSON WHITE & MAX, along with more than 32 years of civil litigation experience as both plaintiff and defense counsel on Florida's Southwest Gulf Coast Region in practice areas dealing with complex medical malpractice, personal injury, catastrophic injury, wrongful death, nursing home negligence, premises liability and commercial cases.

This extensive experience allows him to quickly identify materially relevant issues and understand how cases are evaluated on both sides, regardless of size and complexity.

Mark welcomes the opportunity to serve you and your clients in any capacity to facilitate a resolution of your legal dispute. If you would like to know more about his qualifications, please call.