Since 1996 I have devoted my practice exclusively to Mediation and Arbitration. After ten years as a civil trial lawyer I truly appreciate the value of collaborative agreements, as well as the risks and unpredictability of trial.

In my litigation practice, I represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in a variety of personal injury and commercial disputes. My experience includes trial and appellate work in both state and federal court.

I have mediated over 2,500 cases including:

1. •Probate and Trust Estate Issues
   

2. •Personal injury and insurance coverage issues
   

3. •Products liability, premises liability and construction litigation
   

4. •Medical and professional malpractice
   

5. •Commercial and contract disputes
   

6. •Employment litigation, including appointments from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
   

7. •Family Law, divorce and custody issues ( I am a contract Mediator for the Orange County, Seminole County and Osceola County Dispute Resolution Center )
   

8. •Condominium and homeowner association disputes
   

9. •Americans with Disabilities Act complaints filed with the U.S. Department of Justice
   

10. •U.S. Postal Service REDRESS program for workplace disputes
    

11. •I served as Mediator and Arbitrator for the Collins Center of Public Policy to resolve class action lawsuit claims brought by Prudential Insurance Company policyholders.
    

12. •volunteer mediator for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
    

13. •Foreclosure Mediation
    

In addition:

1. •A Civilized Divorce, Inc.: Founder and President, providing Mediation services to pro se divorce litigants
   

2. •Adjunct Professor: University of Florida College of Law
   

3. •The Parenting Notebook Company: Founder and President
   

Certifications:

1. •Certified Circuit Court Mediator: Florida
   

2. •Certified Family Court Mediator: Florida
   

3. •Certified Dependency Court Mediator
   

4. •Certified Mediator: U.S. Federal Court, Middle District of Florida
   

5. •Certified Parenting Coordinator
   

6. •AV rated by Martindale Hubbell - "An AV rating is a significant accomplishment -
   

        a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence."

Professional Memberships:

1. •The Florida Bar, admitted 1986
   

2. •American Bar Association: Section on Alternative Dispute Resolution
   

3. •Orange County Bar Association: Volunteer Mediator for the Citizen Dispute Center
   

4. •Central Florida Association of Women Lawyers
   

5. •Academy of Professional Mediators
   

6. •Association of Conflict Resolution; Board member of the Florida Chapter
   

7. •Orlando Chapter American Inns of Court
   

8. •Association of Family and Conciliation Courts
   

9. •United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
   

10. •United States Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
    

Community:

1. •Richard Haiman National Parks Foundation: President
   

2. •Orlando Museum of Art: Friends of the Ancient Americas
   

Education:

1. •University of Florida: J.D. College of Law, 1985
   

2. •Florida State University: B.S. Sociology, 1980
   

Languages: Spanish

Contact information:

Mailing address: P.O. Box 2856, Winter Park FL 32790-2856
E-mail: LyzetteSG@aol.com
Cell-phone: 407-595-5721

Attorney

Certified Mediator:

Federal Court, Circuit Civil, Family

and Dependency Court