Book Mediation

Areas of Practice

Jim Shea mediates and arbitrates a wide range of disputes, drawing on his extensive legal background and deep understanding of conflict resolution.

Construction – (Commercial, Multi-Family, Single Family & Roadway)

  • Construction Defect
  • Design Defect
  • Breach of Contract
  • Materialmen’s Liens & Foreclosure
  • Surety Bonds
  • Insurance
  • Indemnity
  • Subrogation

Commercial – (Business, Community Association, Consumer)

  • Breach of Contract
  • HOA/COA Disputes
  • Unfair Trade Practices
  • Indemnity
  • Subrogation

Employment

  • FLSA – Wage & Hour, Misclassification
  • Title VII/Discrimination
  • FMLA
  • ADA
  • Wrongful Discharge
  • Retaliation
  • Employment Agreements
  • Workers’ Compensation

Insurance

  • Coverage Disputes
  • Global Settlement Conferences
  • Bad Faith
  • First Party Residential and Commercial Property Damage Claims
  • Subrogation

Torts

  • Professional Liability
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Medical/Nursing Home/Pharmacy Negligence
  • Trespass/Conversion/Boundary disputes
  • Personal Injury
  • Property Damage
  • Negligence

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Civil Rights & Discrimination

  • Civil Rights
  • Discrimination
  • EEOC
  • Sexual Harassment
  • ADA Disability

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Employment & Labor

  • Employment
  • Wage & Hour/FMLA
  • Workers’ Compensation
  • Wrongful Death (workplace-related)
  • EEOC (also fits here)
  • Sexual Harassment (workplace-related)

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Commercial/Business & Consumer

  • Commercial/Business
  • Class Actions
  • Community
  • Associations
  • Condominiums
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Debt Collections
  • Unfair Competition

04

Construction & Real Estate

  • Construction
  • Real Estate
  • Property Damage
  • Mortgage Foreclosure
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Condominiums
  • Community Associations

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Insurance & Financial

  • Insurance
  • Debt Collections
  • Mortgage Foreclosure

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Personal Injury & Torts

  • Personal Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Homes
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Wrongful Death
  • Torts

07

Government & Public Sector

  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Civil Rights (government action)
  • Natural Disasters

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Specialized Areas

  • Admiralty
  • Automotive
  • Lemon Law
  • Technology
  • Telecommunications
  • Engineering
  • Natural Disasters
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