Meet some of our featured neutrals
Susan Hernandez, Esq.
Former Chief of Staff to the Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Mediation Coordinator
Susan Hernandez, Esq. is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). She brings her experience as the former Mediation Coordinator in the Supreme Court, Bronx County, to NAM’s New York Metro panel of neutrals. In 2020, she was voted a Top Three Mediator and Top Three Arbitrator in the New York Law Journal Best Of Survey...
Hon. Leonard B. Austin
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (Ret.)
The Honorable Leonard B. Austin has enjoyed a remarkable legal career, which culminated in his ascension to the Appellate Division, Second Department as an Associate Justice in March 2009. He served there, with distinction, for nearly thirteen years, handling approximately 1,000 matters yearly, involving a wide breadth of complex subject areas...
Hon. Elizabeth Bonina
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County (Ret.)
As a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, the Honorable Elizabeth Bonina facilitates the settlement of cases involving a range of areas of practice including personal injury, premises liability, labor law, sports and recreation, and employment law cases...
Hon. Leah Ward Sears (Ret.)
Georgia Supreme Court Chief Justice (Ret.)
Hon. Leah Ward Sears (Ret.) is an arbitrator and mediator with extensive ADR, trial and appellate experience in torts, construction, and eminent domain, among others.
Nigel Wright, Esq.
Casualty, Coverage, Insurance/Reinsurance, Subrogation
Nigel Wright, Esq. is a registered mediator and arbitrator, practicing New York and Georgia attorney, as well as a solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales. Mr. Wright has more than 30 years of mediation and arbitration experience including all non-personal lines insurance claims...
Richard P. Byrne, Esq.
Complex Commercial, Insurance/Reinsurance/Risk Allocation, Employment, Construction
A strong proponent of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) and a Certified Mediator with the United States District Court, Richard P. Byrne, Esq. became a mediator in the formative days of ADR and has honed and broadened his mediation skills since then...
Susan Hernandez, Esq.
Former Chief of Staff to the Presiding Justice, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, Mediation Coordinator
Susan Hernandez, Esq. is a strong proponent of alternative dispute resolution (ADR). She brings her experience as the former Mediation Coordinator in the Supreme Court, Bronx County, to NAM’s New York Metro panel of neutrals. In 2020, she was voted a Top Three Mediator and Top Three Arbitrator in the New York Law Journal Best Of Survey...
Hon. Leonard B. Austin
Associate Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Second Judicial Department (Ret.)
The Honorable Leonard B. Austin has enjoyed a remarkable legal career, which culminated in his ascension to the Appellate Division, Second Department as an Associate Justice in March 2009. He served there, with distinction, for nearly thirteen years, handling approximately 1,000 matters yearly, involving a wide breadth of complex subject areas...
Hon. Elizabeth Bonina
Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Kings County (Ret.)
As a former Justice of the Supreme Court, Kings County, the Honorable Elizabeth Bonina facilitates the settlement of cases involving a range of areas of practice including personal injury, premises liability, labor law, sports and recreation, and employment law cases...