Lori G. Adelson

Approved Dispute Resolution

Tampa, Florida 33701

954-302-8960

Business, Commercial, Consumer Protection, Contract, Disability, Employment, Insurance Disputes, Labor, Non Compete, Partnership Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage and Hour, Workplace, Wrongful Termination


With more than 20 years of successfully litigating employment, civil rights, labor and business issues, Ms. Adelson, owner of Approved Dispute Resolution brings her vast experience and skills to her mediation practice. Ms. Adelson is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit and Federal Court Certified mediator, Florida Supreme Court Qualified, AAA mediator and arbitrator and neutral fact-finder in the areas of labor, employment, workplace, human resources, consumer, civil rights, public sector, business, and contract disputes.

Well-versed in the concerns of both plaintiffs and defendants, Ms. Adelson is especially effective with hostile and litigious parties due to her more than 20 years of litigation experience as a lawyer handling employment law, discrimination, civil rights, labor law, commercial, civil, and business dispute matters. She is a creative thinker and has a proven track record of negotiating and resolving these types of matters.

Ms. Adelson fosters connections through communications between the parties, and attorneys, to identify the common ground and resolve complex, multiparty, multijurisdictional, and international disputes. As an mediator and arbitrator, she has earned respect for her unprejudiced, knowledgeable, and legally sound approach to resolving conflict. Ms. Adelson is a panelist on The AAA National Roster of Arbitrators and Mediators. She is also a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.

Education

  • Hofstra University School of Law, Hempstead, New York
    • Juris Doctorate - 1999
  • University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    • Bachelor of Arts - 1990

Bar Admissions

  • Florida
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Middle District of Florida
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

Honors

  • Named a "Rising Star 2010" by Florida Super Lawyers
  • Named a "Super Lawyers" 2021, 2022, 2023.

Professional Associations

  • Labor & Employment Section of the Broward County Bar Association, Co-Chairperson
  • Alternate Dispute Resolution Section of the Florida Bar, Executive Council Member
  • American Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
  • Federal Bar Association, Labor & Employment Section
  • Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
  • Broward County Women’s Lawyers’ Association , Member
  • Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM), Member
  • Human Resources Association of Broward County (HRABC), Member
  • International Bar Association
  • Florida Association of Women Lawyers
  • National Arbitration and Mediation
  • Broward County Trial Lawyers Association
  • American Board of Trial Advocates Fort Lauderdale
  • Justice Unit Fort Lauderdale

Specialties and Certifications

  • Florida Supreme Court Circuit Civil Mediator
  • Federal Certified Mediator: U.S. Southern and Middle Districts of Florida
  • Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
  • AAA Affiliate Mediator

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