Try Someone New — Table Hosts
ADR Section Annual Convention | June 17–20, 2026
Cristina Acosta Blunt
Tampa — Central and Southwest Florida
Cristina handles circuit civil mediation and arbitration for personal injury, property damage, real estate, and commercial cases in both state and federal court, primarily serving Central and Southwest Florida.
Amy Foust, FCIArb
North Miami, Statewide
Amy is a mediator and arbitrator with technical/R&D, in-house counsel, and big law experience. She handles all manner of commercial cases, with particular strength in technology-centered disputes such as co-development, licensing, contract manufacturing, and co-marketing agreements, serving clients globally.
Shelby Serig
Northeast Florida — Clay, Duval, Nassau, St. Johns, and Putnam Counties
Shelby is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit, County, Family, and Appellate mediator who focuses on employment, business, and insurance disputes in Northeast Florida.
Gary S. Rosner
South Florida, Statewide
Gary conducts mediation and arbitration in civil litigation matters, serving clients statewide.
Kari Metzger
Tampa, Statewide
Kari is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit and Appellate Court Mediator and U.S. Middle District Certified Mediator who also handles arbitrations. She primarily serves the west coast of Florida and is transitioning to a full-time mediation practice.
Paul Newnum
Orlando, Central Florida
Paul is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator and Circuit Civil Mediator who has mediated over 4,000 cases. He serves Orange County Dispute Resolution Services and maintains a private practice in the Orlando area and throughout Central Florida.
Natalie Paskiewicz
St. Petersburg, Statewide
Natalie is a seasoned mediator and arbitrator who has conducted over 1,000 mediations since founding Paz Mediation in 2016. Her background as a civil litigator informs her work across complex liability and property disputes. She serves as an arbitrator for FINRA and AHLA and currently leads The Florida Bar’s ADR Section. She also teaches Negotiation and Mediation at Stetson University College of Law.
Catherine Mandell
South Florida, Statewide
Catherine specializes in complex civil matters — including multi-party disputes, class actions, and high-value cases — as well as business and commercial disputes such as contract conflicts, partnership disagreements, business torts, trade secrets, non-competes, and corporate governance. She is available in person throughout Broward County and South Florida, and remotely for mediations statewide.
Lori Adelson
South Florida, Statewide
Lori provides mediation services in South Florida and statewide.
Kimberly Lorenz, Esq.
Maitland, Statewide
Kimberly is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator who spent over 20 years as a trial attorney. She handles personal injury, premises liability, negligent security, contract and complex commercial matters, and contested trust, probate, and guardianship cases throughout Florida.
A. Nicole Weaver, Esq.
Orlando, Statewide
Nicole handles disputes in entertainment law, intellectual property (trademark and copyright), business law, first party property insurance, and real estate, serving all of Florida from her base in Orlando.
Merryl Haber
Northeast Florida, Statewide
Merryl focuses on general civil litigation including personal injury, property, and insurance matters, and is available statewide via Zoom.
Mandi Clay
Tampa Bay, Statewide
Mandi is an arbitrator and mediator based in the Tampa Bay area, focusing primarily on civil litigation matters statewide.
Sarah Allen
Jacksonville, Statewide — North Florida
Sarah handles civil mediations ranging from personal injury to business disputes. She is based in Jacksonville and primarily serves North Florida, with virtual and travel options available statewide. You can find her on Instagram @mediatewithsarah.
Jay Frank Castle
Sarasota — 6th, 12th, and 13th Circuits & Middle District of Florida
Jay serves as an organizational ombudsman, business consultant, and mediator handling business disputes from his offices in Sarasota, covering Southwest Florida circuits and the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
Sean M. Dillon
St. Petersburg, Statewide
Sean offers a full spectrum of neutral ADR services including mediation, binding and nonbinding arbitration, early neutral evaluation, dispute review boards, and private trial resolution, with a heavy emphasis on construction and commercial litigation. He is based in St. Petersburg and serves clients statewide.
David Netzley
Brevard County, Statewide
David practices in business and estate planning, elder law, probate, guardianships, adoptions, and family law, serving clients throughout Florida from his base in Brevard County.
Megan Moschell
Miami, Statewide
Megan is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediator based in Miami, mediating statewide. She focuses heavily on probate, real estate, and other property-related disputes, bringing a practical, solutions-oriented approach to helping families and litigants resolve complex issues.
Tyler Chasez
Altamonte Springs, Statewide
Tyler provides mediation and dispute resolution services statewide.
Damary Stokes
South Florida, Statewide
Damary handles civil litigation matters including homeowners insurance, slip and falls, accidents, and family law divorces. Based in South Florida and working with Matrix Mediation, she has five years of experience as a neutral.
Katie Hinkle
South Florida, Statewide
Katie handles civil circuit, county, family, and appellate mediations statewide, with a focus on South Florida.
Christopher Fay
Central Florida, Statewide
Christopher focuses primarily on personal injury mediation, serving Central Florida and clients statewide.
Sonya Wesner
Palm Harbor, Statewide
Sonya is affiliated with Mediate First and is available via Zoom statewide, with in-person sessions available upon request.
Curtis Hutchens
North Florida, Statewide
Curtis handles first party property and personal injury mediation and arbitrations through a virtual practice serving the entire state of Florida.
Mac R. McCoy
Tampa Bay, Statewide
Mac is a former judge, business litigator, mediator, arbitrator, and court-appointed neutral based in the Greater Tampa Bay area.
Christine L. Harter
Ocala, Statewide — Northern & Middle District Court of Florida & Appellate
Christine is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Mediator, a Florida Fifth DCA Approved Mediator, and a Certified Mediator for both the U.S. District Court Middle and Northern Districts of Florida. She is also a Certified Mortgage Foreclosure Mediator and qualified arbitrator, located in Ocala and mediating cases throughout the state.
Amy Glasser
Venice, Statewide — Sarasota, Charlotte, Hillsborough, and Lee Counties
Amy is a civil circuit court mediator primarily handling personal injury, civil rights, and insurance matters. She also mediates first party property claims assigned by the Department of Financial Services, serving Sarasota, Charlotte, Hillsborough, and Lee Counties with statewide virtual availability.
Mark Berkowitz
South Florida
Mark focuses his practice on labor and employment law, primarily serving South Florida.
Cindy Niad-Hannah
Coral Springs, Statewide
Cindy provides mediation and dispute resolution services statewide from her base in Coral Springs.
Evan Frankel
South Florida — Dade & Broward
Evan believes that resolving legal disputes is about empowering people with dignity, objectivity, and experienced guidance. His practice focuses primarily on tort and related disputes, with scope extending to contract and family law matters, serving South Florida with a concentration in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties.
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