Mediation Solutions Inc

Mr. Freud is a full-time mediator. He has handled over 5,000 mediations during his 41 years as a Trial Lawyer and Mediator in a wide variety of substantive practice areas.

Specializing in pre- and post suit, multi-party, high value, layered and complex disputes, John brings a unique style and structure to each and every mediation environment. His focus is not merely on the facts of a particular conflict, but more importantly it includes a persistent effort to determine the underlying drivers of decision-making of each participant, party and lawyer alike, in the mediation process.

Whether it’s a construction defect dispute or mass tort, personal injury or wrongful death matter (e.g., FIU Bridge & Miami-Dade College Garage collapses; San Matera Homeowners Association, or Brickell House actions; PULSE Nightclub shooting matters) or any number and variety of complex matters, John’s disciplined and purposefully structured approach to the mediation process provides a fully engaged environment for all mediation participants to be able to navigate their way to voluntary resolution.

John S. Freud provides mediation services nationwide on a wide variety of substantive conflict areas, whether pre- or post-litigation, including during the appellate process.

He is recognized as a Florida Supreme Court approved Circuit Civil Mediator & Primary Trainer; a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association; a Federally Listed Mediator in the federal district courts of Florida, as well as in the Fifth and Eleventh District Courts of Appeal.

John has been honored as a Florida Super Lawyer (2010-present), while maintaining a Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating since 1993. A Diplomate and Executive Board Member of the National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, he has been listed in Chambers, Who’s Who in Construction, and Florida’s Legal Elite, in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

• Real property
• Business
• Banking
• Professional Malpractice
• Product Liability
• Class Action
• Commercial and Environmental Disputes
• Patent, Copyright, Trademark and Intellectual Property Matters
• All facets of insurance
• Suretyship
• Wind-related matters, including first- and third-party claims, and bad faith; or ADA
• Employment discrimination
• Police
• Public Official, Governmental, Administrative and Federal Agency Conflicts

• FIU Bridge Collapse
• Miami-Dade College Garage Collapse
• BP Oil Spill (Claw Back Mediations following Feinberg Pay-Outs)
• Taishan/Knaupf Chinese Drywall Multi-District Litigation
• MDL Class Action - Baby Formula Matters
• Medical Device Class Action & Individual Non-Class Claims
• Big Tobacco (FL) Matters (One of 4 Federal District Court Mediators)
• Environmental, Non-Class Action Spontaneous Fire In Landfill Matters (1,500+ Claimants)
• (Reportedly) Largest Attempted Certified Class Action Construction Defect Matter in US (4,500+ Claimants), Charleston, SC & Atlanta, GA
• Miami International Airport North & South Concourse Re-Construction (including Federal Court & Administrative Mediations)
• City of Miami Beach Convention Center Renovation
• Big Tech Intellectual Property/Internet & Patent/Copyright Disputes • Circa, Residential Project Close-Out, Los Angeles, CA
• MDL & First-Party Property Matters, Denver, CO
• Title Insurance and Real Property Disputes
• Private Utility, Municipality, State Agency Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Matters
• Private Utility Electrical Grid Matters
• Mass Tort Wrongful Death, Personal Injury Matter , Class and Non-Certified Class Actions Matters (i.e. Mass Shooting Event)
• Wireless provider(s)/private utility business disputes
• Police and Public Official, Municipality Matters (including Excessive Force, Taxation & Real Property Issues) • Adrienne Arsht Center (Largest Public/Private Project of its kind in Miami-Dade County, at the time)
• Eglin/Destin & Pensacola Airport Mediations
• Tampa Bay Utility & South FL Water Management District Matters
• Business “Divorces” and Shareholder Dispute Matters
• Professional Negligence Matters (Legal, Medical, Dental, Broker-Dealer, Engineer-Architect-Inspector, Real Estate Related)
• Multi-Phase Residential Construction Defect, Hingham, MA
• Multi-State Construction Defect, Nashville/Memphis, TN

Additional information, CV, educational background and licenses/certifications available at www.msolinc.net