Experience Gary primarily handles litigation, mediation and arbitration for Business, Real Estate and Employment Disputes. Gary is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation and has previously served six years on The Florida Bar's Business Litigation Certification Committee. He has also served on the Ninth Judicial Circuit's Business Court Formation Committee and is active in the George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court, where he holds a "master" designation and serves on the board of directors. In addition, Gary is a certified circuit civil mediator and a certified arbitrator. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association's employment, commercial and financial arbitration and mediation panels. Gary provides alternative resolution services for Business, Employment and Real Estate Disputes as a mediator, an arbitrator and a voluntary trial resolution judge. Background Gary was born in Port Chester, New York. Gary received his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985 and his Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida. Professional Bar Memberships UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT · Admitted July 1992 UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS · Eleventh Circuit, Admitted June 1992 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT · Southern District of Florida, Admitted January 1989 · Middle District of Florida, Admitted February 1992 FLORIDA BAR · Admitted September 1988 COLORADO BAR · Admitted December 1991 Professional Certifications And Panels Florida Bar, Board Certified; Business Litigation, since 1997 Supreme Court of Florida; Certified Arbitrator, since 1992 Supreme Court of Florida; Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, since 1998 U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; Civil Mediator Panelist Fifth District Court of Appeals, State of Florida; Appellate Mediator American Arbitration Association Commercial & Financial Arbitration Panelist Employment Arbitration Panelist Mediation Panelist National Arbitration Forum; Arbitrator Panelist "AV" Rated by Martindale-Hubbell Associations and Committees Florida Bar, Board of Legal Specialization and Education Member, 2010-2013 Orange County Bar Association, Executive Council, May 2009 Florida Bar, BLSE, Business Litigation Certification Committee Former Member Chair Florida Bar, Business Law Section, Business Litigation Committee Member Orange County Bar Association, Judicial Relations Committee Former Member Ninth Judicial Circuit for Orange County, Florida, Business Court Committee Member Florida Bar, Relations with the Institute of CPA's Committee Former Member Mortgage Bankers Association of Central Fla., Former Assoc. Member The George C. Young First Central Florida American Inns of Court, Master; Board Member; President, 2011-2013 Manufacturers Association of Central Florida, Former Ex-Officio Director American Bar Association, Member Business Executives Network, Founder & Director Congregation of Reform Judaism, Member Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, Member Legal Seminars & Publications Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law in Florida, Sponsor: Lorman Education Services, September, 2000, September 2001 & October, 2004. Purchasing in the 21st Century - The Law of Buying and Administration of Contracts for Purchase in Florida, Sponsor: Lorman Education Services, May, 2001. Business Litigation in Florida: From Pre-filing Concerns Through Closing Arguments and Trial, Sponsor: Sterling Education Services, January, 2002. Remedies for Real Property Disputes in Florida, Sponsor: Sterling Education Services, March, 2004. Shareholder Restriction Agreements and Disputes, Sponsor: Business Executives Network, June, 2004. Business Litigation in Florida, Sponsor: Lorman Education Services, July, 2004. Alternative Dispute Resolution in the United States: From Drafting the ADR Clause to the Arbitration Award, Sponsor: Center for International Legal Studies, February, 2007. Commercial Landlord-Tenant Law in Florida, August, 2010. Remedies for Real Property Disputes in Florida, August 2010. Extraordinary Remedies in Real Estate Litigation, Sponsor: International Council of Shopping Centers, ICSC Law Conference, November 3-6, 2010 Potential Risks and Legal Issues Associated With Technical Assets after an Environmental Impact Event, November 2010. Potential OEM Warranty & Maintenance Issues with Technical Assets after an Environmental Impact Event, December 2010. Alternative Dispute Resolution in Florida, Orange County Bar Association's Leadership Law Program, January 20, 2012. Awards and Recognitions · Best of the Bar, Top Honors, Orlando Business Journal, 2005 · Best of the Bar, Orlando Business Journal, 2004-2008 · Florida Trend "Legal Elite," 2005-2011 · Florida Super Lawyers, 2006-2011 Reported Cases of Note · Avalon Assoc. of Delaware Ltd. v. Avalon Park Assoc., Inc., 760 So.2d 1132 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000) · Wavestone Props., LLC v. Fortune Dev. Sales Corp., 978 So.2d 830 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008) Articles · "Salzman: Mediation can save your business money," Orlando Business Journal, June 17, 2011. · "Peers Toast Gary Salzman as Tops in Legal Field," Orlando Business Journal, November 18, 2005. (Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education) |