About Pat

Over a span of more than thirty years up North, Pat acquired hands on experience as a New York attorney, Wall Street commercial banker, sole owner of an import and manufacturing company selling to major national retailers, corporate CFO, and financial consultant to businesses seeking workout arrangements with lenders and/or suppliers.

In Florida, Pat has been a provider of conflict management services for twelve years. He is certified by The Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil, County Court, Family, Dependency, and Appellate mediator, and has mediated more than 3,000 cases.

In addition to mediating private disputes, Pat is authorized by the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation to mediate HOA, mobile home, and condo disputes; by the Florida Department of Financial Services to mediate property insurance claims; by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to mediate enforcement issues; and by Florida Judicial Circuit Courts to mediate residential foreclosure cases. Pat has been a Court appointed Parenting Coordinator in twenty high conflict Orange County post divorce cases. He is qualified as an Arbitrator in the courts of Florida. Pat is a member of the mediator roster of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).

Pat serves on The Florida Supreme Court’s Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee. He is a Director of The Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, and a contributing writer to its quarterly publication. Pat is a member of the Association for Conflict Resolution, the Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, and National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.

Pat participates pro bono in The Florida Bar Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program;  is a volunteer Guardian ad Litem for abused and neglected children in Seminole County; and a volunteer County Court mediator in Orlando. As a former pro bono court advocate for victims of domestic violence, he earned the Harbor House “Hands of Peace” award.

Pat earned a JD at Fordham University, School of Law, a Law Review member, and a BS in Marketing at Fordham’s School of Business.