Certified lawyers in business litigation help solve problems arising from business relationships, including resolving disputes. Only certified attorneys are allowed to identify themselves as "Florida Bar Board Certified" or as a "specialist." Certification is the highest level of recognition by The Florida Bar of the competency and experience of attorneys in the areas of law approved for certification by the Supreme Court of Florida. Not all qualified lawyers are certified, but those who are board certified have taken the extra step to have their competence and experience recognized.

Mr. Salzman provides mediation and arbitration services for legal disputes within his areas of expertise, including the following areas:

• Business and Corporate Matters • Lender Liability and Banking Matters • Commercial and Contract Disputes • Real Property and Foreclosure Cases • Title Insurance Claims • Commercial Landlord-Tenant Disputes • Construction and Lien Claims • Commercial Collection Actions • Fraudulent Conveyance Proceedings • Civil Rights and Constitutional Issues • Employment Discrimination Claims • Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings

BACKGROUND:

Gary was born in Port Chester , New York , May 26, 1963 . Gary received his Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985 and his Juris Doctor in 1988 from the University of Miami.

Gary is Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Business Litigation and has just completed his last of six years serving on The Florida Bar's Business Litigation Certification Committee. He has served on the Ninth Judicial Circuit's Business Court Formation Committee. Gary is also active in the First Central Florida ’s Inn of Court, where he holds a "master" designation and has recently been appointed to the board of directors.

He 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. He is also and arbitrator for the National Arbitration Forum. Gary provides alternative resolution services for business, commercial and real property disputes as a mediator, an arbitrator and a voluntary trial resolution judge.

Gary primarily handles litigation, mediation and arbitration in the following areas: Litigation, Mediation and Arbitration for Corporate, Business, Commercial, Contract, Real Estate, Employment, Landlord-Tenant and Lender-Banking Disputes.

EDUCATION:

• University of Miami, B.B.A. (1985)
• University of Miami School of Law, J.D. (cum laude, 1988)
  • National/Regional Mock Trial Competition
  • Moot Court Board hall of Fame for Oral Advocacy

PROFESSIONAL:

• Florida Bar, Board Certified in Business Litigation
• Colorado Bar
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
• U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida; Civil Mediator Panelist
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court, Certified Circuit Civil Mediator, Certified Arbitrator
• Fifth District Court of Appeals, State of Florida; Appellate Mediator
• American Bar Association
• Orange County Bar Association
• American Arbitration Association
• “AV” Rating in Martindale Hubble

LEGAL SEMINARS & PUBLICATIONS:

• Lorman Education Services, Commercial Landlord Tenant Law in Florida Services - September, 2000, September 2001 & October, 2004
• Lorman Education Services, Purchasing in the 21st Century The Law of Buying and Administration of Contracts for Purchase in Florida - May, 2001
• Sterling Education Services, Business Litigation in Florida: From Pre filing Concerns Through Closing Arguments and Trial - January, 2002
• Sterling Education Services, Remedies for Real Property Disputes in Florida - March, 2004
• Business Executives Network, Shareholder Restriction Agreements and Disputes - June, 2004
• Lorman Education Services, Business Litigation in Florida - July, 2004.

REPORTED CASES:

• Avalon Assoc. of Delaware Ltd. v. Avalon Park Assoc., Inc., 760 So. 2d 1132 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000)