Best Law Firms in the United States for Mediation

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. brings innovative, effective, and practical solutions to the complex problems clients face in today’s interwoven and evolving arenas of law, commerce, technology, insurance, education, healthcare, government, and public relations.

Excellent, efficient legal service requires an in-depth knowledge of our clients’ businesses and the challenges they face in today’s increasingly competitive marketplace. With attorneys experienced in a full range of practice areas, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys work as a member of our clients’ team, providing advice and counsel for a broad range of matters, including general operations, regulatory compliance, corporate organization and governance, mergers and acquisitions, securities, taxation, employment, and litigation.

Admissions include state and federal courts in South Carolina, North Carolina, District of Columbia, Georgia, Florida, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas,  including the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court. Backed by more than a century of commitment to the businesses it serves, the firm provides clients with the highest level of advice, counsel, and representation covering a diverse array of matters in regional, national, and international settings.

Distinguished in the legal community, firm attorneys have held leadership positions within state and national organizations such as past presidents of the South Carolina Bar, the South Carolina Bar Foundation, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; including serving as board members of the American College of Bond Counsel and past president of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL).

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. has more than 110 attorneys and offices located in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, and Greenville, South Carolina, and Raleigh, North Carolina.

I am a full-time mediator based in San Antonio, Texas. Thank you for visiting my website and for taking the time to learn more about my background and approach.

In late 2021, I stepped away from an active trial practice—and occasional service as a mediator—that I had maintained for more than 33 years to establish a full-time mediation practice. Over the last 20+ years of that work, a running joke among colleagues was, “What type of trouble are you dealing with this time?” That comment reflected the wide range of matters I handled. I frequently worked on cases involving death and serious injury, including product liability claims, while also maintaining an active docket of commercial, real estate, construction, and insurance disputes. My work in these areas led to listings under Product Liability and Commercial Litigation by Best Lawyers in America and recognition in a poll of San Antonio attorneys published in Scene in SA magazine. Whether right or wrong, I have always believed that this variety encouraged continuous learning and helped me avoid becoming too comfortable. It also offered meaningful perspective on addressing the complex issues parties face in litigation, including identifying paths to resolution, anticipating challenges, and developing practical ways to move past them.

Most cases resolve before trial. From that standpoint, the ability to guide parties toward resolution is just as important as trial experience, even though it often receives less attention. Looking back, I am grateful that clients frequently commented on my approach to resolving disputes. Assisting parties in reaching resolution is work I value deeply, and it is now my sole professional focus. I welcome the opportunity to serve as your mediator and to help facilitate a process aimed at achieving resolution and finality in a setting where you and your clients remain in control of the outcome.

Madigan, Dahl & Harlan is an agile, results-focused Twin Cities-based law firm serving many long-standing clients in Minnesota and across the country. Clients value our legal team's deep knowledge and experience, practical business perspective, creativity and proven strength in high-profile litigation.

Applying more than 100 years of collective experience, our Minneapolis-based business litigation attorneys are adept analysts, strategists, negotiators and trial practitioners. We have built a national reputation in the realm of alcohol beverage law while representing a broad range of clients in other diverse business sectors. Reaching favorable resolution of franchise, dealer and distributor disputes is a specific forte for our firm.

We offer comprehensive business services from business entity formation to mergers and acquisitions, regulatory compliance and enforcement matters. We handle all manner of commercial, real estate-related and employment disputes. Whether you are pursuing a major transaction or involved in a controversy that demands decisive action at any level of the court system, you can depend on our alignment with your goals.

We are hardworking professionals who practice law with vigor and integrity. Partners in our firm have been perennially recognized with AV Preeminent* ratings from Martindale-Hubbell, inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers publications, and various other honors. To discuss your immediate legal concern or ongoing needs, we invite you to contact us and schedule a consultation.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

Over 30 years of practicing employment and civil law makes her the perfect choice as a neutral. Michelle is now focusing her current practice on dispute resolution services, acting as a mediator in employment disputes as well as business and consumer matters. Why focus on dispute resolution? Michelle has “worked in the trenches, and now wants to help clients get their cases resolved to avoid the uncertainty and potentially negative energy of litigation.” She has performed arbitration and mediation services on a part time basis while still litigating for over ten years, and that path has led her to move forward to become a full time neutral.

Michelle is now a full-time mediator with Judicate West, one of Southern California’s leading providers of dispute resolution services, which aims to deliver “Results Beyond Dispute-SM.” She has also served for 17 years (concurrently with her legal and mediation careers) as an Arbitrator with the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and with Judicate West. Michelle has gained an excellent reputation and experience in all areas of employment law, such as sexual harassment, discrimination, retaliation, wrongful termination, wage and hour, whistleblower and civil rights violations. She also has many years of experience handling business and other civil disputes. Michelle is a former president of the Orange County Bar Association, former chair of its Business Litigation Section, and past chairperson of the California Employment Lawyers Association.

Formidable. Innovative. Service-oriented. Distinctively Delaware.

Morris James is a respected Delaware law firm with a long history and a wide reach. Since our doors opened in 1931, we have been committed to providing superior legal representation at competitive rates to Delaware's people and businesses. Now, we are the counsel of choice for clients worldwide who do business in Delaware.

With a multidisciplinary practice and diverse experience, we can support clients in all their legal needs. Our attorneys offer sophisticated Delaware counsel on complex legal matters, including bankruptcy, corporate law, intellectual property, litigation, mass torts, medical malpractice, personal injury, real estate, and transactional matters. Driven by a commitment to excellence for ourselves and our clients, we continually expand our services and enhance our skills.

Core Values

Our ongoing success is built upon the core cultural values that have propelled us forward for over 90 years.

• Client-Focused: Lawyers and professionals promptly respond to clients, strive to understand and achieve the clients’ goals, and develop and maintain excellent client relationships.
• Teamwork: Whenever appropriate, work is delegated and clients are serviced by teams. We value a work environment where every person’s contribution to servicing clients’ needs and pro bono efforts is fairly recognized and rewarded.
• Work Ethic: Lawyers consistently work hard and recognize there are times when personal sacrifice may be necessary to address clients’ needs. The firm strives, however, to value the desire to devote time to a satisfying and rewarding life away from work, including community involvement.
• Integrity: We value honesty, candor, and ethical behavior, and we enforce those values by holding individuals accountable.
• Lawyering: We value clear thinking, creative and efficient problem-solving, plain speaking, persuasive writing, and adhering to the highest standards of ethics and professionalism.
• Mutual Respect: Relationships are respectful, civil, and collegial.
• Diversity: Diversity at all levels of the firm enhances our ability to compete and serve clients.
• Professional Development: Professionals are attracted and retained by providing a work environment characterized by mutual respect, mentoring, skill development, and the level of responsibility each professional demonstrates the ability to handle.
• Decisions: The partners make decisions by striving to arrive at a consensus. Leaders practice what they preach.

We provide our clients with the quality of legal work they expect from a major firm with hundreds of lawyers, and the level of personal attention they expect from a small law office.

Our team at Paule, Camazine & Blumenthal approaches every case with integrity, dedication, and an honest desire to help you find creative strategies for your unique issues, with a reputation for results that you will appreciate.

For more than four decades, Peckar & Abramson has focused its practice on construction law, serving clients across the industry with practical, business‑minded legal counsel. The firm is committed to efficiency, value, and responsive client service.

With 100 attorneys in 10 offices throughout the United States and affiliations worldwide, P&A supports clients on projects of all sizes and levels of complexity. The firm combines a strong national platform with a local approach, allowing attorneys to remain closely connected to the communities and markets they serve.

P&A represents clients in litigation and arbitration, while also working proactively to help avoid disputes, resolve issues early, and identify cost‑effective paths forward. The firm understands the operational, financial, and regulatory challenges inherent in construction projects. By working collaboratively—both internally and with clients—P&A develops strategies aligned with specific business objectives.

P&A’s construction-focused services extend beyond dispute resolution. The firm offers integrated legal support in areas that frequently intersect with construction and infrastructure projects, including construction transactions, corporate compliance and integrity, corporate law, cybersecurity, labor and employment, environmental law, government contracts, internal investigations, real estate, surety, and white‑collar criminal defense.

P&A is recognized by industry publications and organizations in the United States and internationally. Most important to the firm is the trust and long‑term relationships it builds with clients. P&A remains focused on delivering thoughtful, efficient, and effective legal services while keeping client needs at the forefront.

We offer experience, practical insight, and a strong commitment to client service in:

• Construction & Infrastructure
• Contracts, Project Documentation and Risk Management
• Commercial Litigation and Dispute Resolution
• Construction Dispute Resolution
• Corporate Compliance and Integrity Counsel
• Corporate Law
• Employment Law and Practices
• Environmental Law
• Government Contracts
• Internal Investigations
• International Construction and Infrastructure
• Labor Law
• Power & Industrial Facilities/EPC
• ProjectNotice® for Construction Projects
• Public‑Private Partnerships
• Real Estate Law
• Securities Regulatory Litigation & Compliance
• Surety
• White Collar Criminal Defense

The Sanders & Parks Difference

Sanders & Parks, P.C., formerly known as Teilborg, Sanders & Parks, was formed in 1973 when James A. Teilborg, Frank A. Parks, and Richard B. Sanders pooled their considerable talents and experience to invent a new approach to legal representation. Although our firm has grown and its composition has changed over the years, we have remained committed to the principles of integrity, effectiveness, and client service first announced by our founding partners in 1973.

As we have learned through four decades of practice, whether in negotiation, litigation, mediation, or arbitration, our attorneys provide the highest quality legal representation while recognizing the need for a practical, cost-effective approach to litigation.

The A-V rated law firm of Sanders & Parks, P.C. offers diverse legal services to local, national, and international clients, who include some of the most prestigious insurance, business, banking, brokerage, financial, and corporate clients in the world. We are dedicated to providing quality legal service in a friendly and professional atmosphere, while applying the right combination of innovation, creativity, and commitment to each matter that we handle. Sanders & Parks, P.C. keeps clients involved in their cases, responds promptly to inquiries, and stays on top of changes in the law. Our innovative approach to client service blends the best of expertise, teamwork, and service.

For more information, please visit our website at https://www.sandersparks.com.

Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green PA is a business law firm serving clients throughout New England, with offices in Boston, Massachusetts; Concord, Manchester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire; and White River Junction, Vermont. The firm works with businesses, institutions and individuals on a wide range of legal matters that influence the region’s economic and civic landscape. Its attorneys counsel clients at every stage of growth, from early formation and financing to complex transactions, regulatory concerns and dispute resolution.

The firm advises clients across many areas of law, including corporate matters, mergers and acquisitions, commercial finance, real estate, labor and employment, intellectual property, tax, environmental and health care law. Its litigation team represents clients in commercial disputes, insurance matters, land use and zoning cases, labor and employment conflicts and intellectual property disputes. Attorneys also work with closely held companies, family businesses, nonprofit organizations and venture-backed companies as they address legal and operational challenges.

At Sheehan, we understand that legal needs differ from one client to the next. Our attorneys work closely with clients to understand their business objectives and priorities, allowing us to provide practical guidance and strategies that align with those goals.

Clients often turn to Sheehan because of the relationships the firm has built within the business community and its longstanding presence in the region. With offices across New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts, along with modern technology that supports collaboration and communication, the firm is well positioned to assist clients wherever they operate.

Sheehan is also a member of Lex Mundi, an international association of independent law firms that connects member firms to legal resources and relationships around the world.

Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Postler, P.A. is a 13-lawyer firm founded in 1974. The firm’s practice focuses on representing parties in bankruptcy and insolvency matters, out-of-court workouts, complex commercial transactions, and related civil litigation. A significant portion of the firm’s work involves representing corporate debtors in Chapter 11 cases.

The firm represents clients ranging from small businesses to large publicly owned corporations. Many matters involve companies with assets, liabilities, or annual revenues exceeding $5 million, including businesses with assets and liabilities of more than $3 billion.

The firm has been recognized by peer organizations within the legal community in Florida and was acknowledged by the Florida Supreme Court in 2014 for its provision of pro bono services over an extended period of time. That year, the firm was the only firm to receive this recognition. A substantial percentage of the firm’s attorneys hold AV ratings from Martindale-Hubbell. In addition, many of the firm’s lawyers are included in other peer review publications based on evaluations by fellow attorneys and members of the judiciary.

The firm has the resources and experience to staff and manage large and complex cases and transactions within its practice areas. Visitors are invited to review the credentials and professional backgrounds of the firm’s attorneys, including the representative cases described on this website.

A significant portion of the firm’s matters come through referrals from other professionals and former clients. Peer ratings and recognitions are based on independent evaluations, client interviews, or votes from other lawyers and judges. While the firm values these acknowledgments, it places particular importance on the trust clients place in the firm and on referrals from attorneys and accountants who choose to recommend the firm to their clients.

A full service Southeastern-based law firm representing clients across the United States and internationally, Stites & Harbison PLLC is known as a preeminent firm managing sophisticated transactions, challenging litigation, and complex regulatory matters on a daily basis. The firm represents a broad spectrum of clients including multinational corporations, financial institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health care organizations, manufacturers, private companies, nonprofit organizations, family-owned businesses and individuals. Tracing its origins to 1832, Stites & Harbison is one of the oldest law practices in the nation.

The firm maintains 11 offices across six states--Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Tennessee, and Virginia--and is able to service the needs of international clients with its memberships in Business Counsel, Inc. and Lex Mundi. Additionally, Stites & Harbison is a member of The Harmonie Group, the national network of top litigation law firms, and is the Kentucky representative to the prestigious Southern Law Network.

At Taft, we work together across offices and practice areas to help clients address legal and business challenges efficiently and strategically. Our attorneys focus on practical solutions designed to support clients’ goals, whether they are managing day-to-day operations, navigating complex transactions, or resolving disputes.

With more than 1,250 attorneys, Taft serves clients from offices in Chicago, Illinois; Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, and Delaware, Ohio; Aspen, Denver, and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Detroit and Southfield, Michigan; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Indianapolis, Indiana; Covington, Kentucky; Phoenix, Arizona; Stuart and West Palm Beach, Florida; Atlanta, Georgia; and Washington, D.C.

Taft represents individuals, privately held businesses, public companies, nonprofits, and institutions across established and emerging industries throughout the United States and internationally.

The firm advises clients in a broad range of practice areas, including:

• Business
• Bankruptcy and Restructuring
• Employment and Labor Relations
• Energy
• Environmental
• Health Care
• Intellectual Property
• Lending and Finance
• Litigation
• Private Client
• Real Estate
• Tax

Since 1885, Taft has remained focused on delivering responsive legal counsel and client service tailored to the needs of businesses, organizations, and individuals.

Affiliated Businesses

Taft attorneys regularly collaborate with affiliated businesses to provide clients with additional consulting and advisory services in a variety of industries and operational areas. These affiliated businesses include:

• Ginovus
• Taft Advisors LLC
• Taft Business Consulting
• Taft Infrastructure Advisors

Through these organizations, clients have access to consulting services related to planning, forecasting, government relations, infrastructure, and public policy matters.

Awards and Honors

Taft and its attorneys have received recognition from legal industry publications and ranking organizations, including:

Main Areas of Practice:

Business: Taft represents public, private, and nonprofit clients in industries including banking, construction, finance, health care, insurance, manufacturing, private equity, real estate, retail, transportation, and utilities. The firm advises clients ranging from emerging businesses to Fortune 500 companies on local, national, and cross-border matters.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring: The firm represents debtors, lenders, creditors’ committees, trustees, suppliers, developers, landlords, buyers, sellers, and other parties in restructuring matters, insolvency proceedings, transactions, and related litigation across multiple industries.

Employment and Labor Relations: Taft advises employers on labor and employment matters, including workplace policies, litigation, labor relations, employee benefits and ERISA compliance, workplace safety, immigration matters, and workers’ compensation issues.

Energy: The firm represents energy providers, utilities, developers, independent power producers, transmission companies, and other participants in the energy sector on regulatory, transactional, and operational matters.

Environmental: Taft handles environmental litigation, regulatory compliance, enforcement matters, environmental due diligence, toxic tort claims, Superfund matters, Brownfields redevelopment, and administrative proceedings before state and federal agencies.

Health Care: The firm advises hospitals, physicians, health systems, research institutions, and medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies on business, regulatory, reimbursement, litigation, employment, and compliance matters.

Intellectual Property: Taft counsels clients on patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, licensing, and intellectual property litigation, including matters involving pharmaceuticals, life sciences, software, and internet-related technologies.

Lending and Finance: The firm represents lenders and borrowers in a wide range of financing transactions, including asset-based lending, acquisition finance, mezzanine financing, real estate finance, equipment leasing, regulatory compliance, and consumer financial services matters.

Litigation: Taft represents clients in state and federal courts, arbitration proceedings, and regulatory matters involving commercial disputes, antitrust, bankruptcy, construction, environmental claims, intellectual property, securities, product liability, white collar defense, and other complex litigation matters.

Private Client: The firm advises individuals, families, and business owners on estate planning, wealth transfer strategies, succession planning, trusts and estates, charitable planning, and tax-related matters.

Real Estate: Taft represents clients in matters involving acquisitions, dispositions, financing, leasing, development, land use, construction, property management, and real estate litigation.

Tax: The firm advises corporations, financial institutions, nonprofit organizations, joint ventures, and individuals on tax planning, employee benefits, executive compensation, mergers and acquisitions, international tax matters, state and local taxation, and tax controversy matters.

WaddeyAcheson LLC is a leading law firm with 2 lawyers recognized by Best Lawyers across 6 practice areas. The firm's tenure with Best Lawyers began in 2011. Having lawyers recognized in Best Lawyers' purely peer review process emphasizes the lawyers credibility and reputation for their practice amongst their peers in their practice area and region. It displays professional validation of the legal talent that WaddeyAcheson LLC has on their team. The firm has lawyers recognized in practice areas including: Criminal Defense: White-Collar, Patent Law, Health Care Law, Mediation and Trademark Law.

WaddeyAcheson LLC is also ranked by Best Law Firms in 5 practice areas. The Best Law Firms rankings are founded on a time-tested and transparent research process that has remained consistent since Best Lawyers launched it in 2010. WaddeyAcheson LLC has 5 rankings in 5 practices. Echoing their Best Lawyers awards and team of top legal talent.