Company: JAMS
Office Location: Orlando, FL
Email: lkoneal1117@gmail.com
Website: https://www.jamsadr.com/oneal/
Law School: University of Florida, J.D. (1977)
Types of ADR services offered: Mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation
Geographic area served: Nationwide

Q: Describe the path you took to becoming an ADR neutral.
A: Florida was one of the first states to allow judges to send civil cases to mediation. When I was an advocate, nearly all my cases went to mediation at least once—sometimes more than once! I became a firm believer in the value of mediation and other ADR methods. I became a Florida certified circuit court mediator in 2021 and I joined JAMS in 2022, after retiring as in-house counsel with Brasfield & Gorrie, a large commercial general contractor. I am also an adjunct professor at Pepperdine Law School, teaching arbitration theory and practice in its master of dispute resolution and master of laws programs.