About us
Our Philosophy
Focus and Creativity
We believe that business, commercial, and employment disputes deserve the focus and creativity of lawyers who have managed and resolved such challenges in their professional careers.
An Equitable Approach
We also believe that each party deserves a clean slate when they come to Middlesex Mediation. We require that previous settlement discussions not be disclosed unless the parties agree. Prior failed negotiations should not prejudice anyone or be used for tactical advantage.
Comprehensive Experience
The comprehensive experience of our neutrals includes executive employment, intellectual property, product distribution, construction, unfair and deceptive trade practices, environmental, and fiduciary breach claims.
Tested Resolution Techniques
All Middlesex Mediation neutrals have extensive career experiences with ADR. Based on their representation of businesses in complex and sensitive matters, they understand successful resolution techniques.
John is a former Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. He was a partner at Jones Day and retired from that firm in 2019 where he had served as head of its Boston litigation practice. In private practice for four decades, John tried dozens of jury and non-jury cases on behalf of officers, employees, shareholders, creditors and financial and banking institutions and partnerships. His cases involved investigations, shareholder disputes, closely-held corporations, successor liability issues, corporate dissolutions, shareholder deadlock, federal securities class actions, ERISA, lender liability, real estate development disputes, partnership accounting, fiduciary duty, and liability arising from mergers and acquisitions and related financial warranties. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as a leading business trial lawyer in Massachusetts and has been voted by his peers as a Super Lawyer for two decades. John has participated in dozens of ADR proceedings including mediations, arbitrations, case evaluation and mini-trials. He has taught mediation skills at the National Institute of Trial Attorneys and at Jones Day.