About Us

We help those involved in litigation to amicably resolve their differences.

Each side feels strongly about their position and the goal of mediation is to get the parties together in an informal setting to discuss their positions openly and honestly, so that a fair evaluation of the claims and defenses can be made. In many cases, this is the first time the parties will all sit together to discuss their dispute and express their thoughts and feelings about the issues. It can be an emotional situation for many clients.

We are a full-service alternative dispute resolution company.

—Eric Luckman

Meet Our Team

Eric H. Luckman

Founder & Mediator

Jose Rodriguez

Mediator

Donald G. Korman

Mediator

Philip G. Thompson

Mediator

Andrew Winston

Mediator

Ira Bergman

Mediator

Shelliann Paul

Scheduling Coordinator

Joanne Luckman

Operations Manager

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Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator Eric is into his fourth decade as a Florida lawyer. He has tried numerous cases to verdict, so he truly understands the risks of going to trial and the benefit of the mediation process. In the beginning of his career, most of the cases Eric handled were in the area of personal injury and wrongful death litigation, including products liability and medical malpractice cases. More recently, most of Eric’s work has been in the area of insurance coverage and bad faith litigation.

Eric has been Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Florida Bar since 1993. He is “AV” rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has been named as a “Florida Super Lawyer” in insurance law, one of only approximately 20 lawyers statewide to receive this recognition, in 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014 – 2020.

Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith claims, Personal Injury and Wrongful Death claims, Insurance Agent Errors and Omissions claims, Insurance Fraud and Misrepresentation claims and Legal Malpractice claims.

The Florida Bar
Member Since: 1983

Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member Since: 1988
Member, Medical-Legal Committee: 1997-2001
Member, Professionalism Committee: 2011-2013

Florida Academy of Professional Mediators 2016

National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Juris Doctor, University of Miami School of Law, Coral Gables, FL, 1983
Bachelor of Arts, Cum Laude, in Politics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 1980

Florida State Courts, 1983
U.S. Southern District (Trial Bar), 1985
U.S. Middle District, 2003
U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1990

Named as a “Florida Super Lawyer 2008, 2009, 2011, 2014-2020 by Law and Politics Magazine Recipient of the Bronze Patriot Award from the Florida Justice Association (formerly known as Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers).

Keen v. Florida Sheriff’s Self-Insurance Fund, 962 So.2d 1021, Fla.App. 4 Dist., August 08, 2007
Wellman v. GEICO General Ins. Co., 931 So.2d 1046, Fla.App. 4 Dist., June 21, 2006
Drew v. Mobile USA Ins. Co., 920 So.2d 832, Fla.App. 4 Dist., February 22, 2006
O’Malley v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 890 So.2d 1163, Fla.App. 4 Dist., December 22, 2004
Keen v. Florida Sheriffs’ Self-Insurance Fund, 854 So.2d 8444, Fla.App. 4 Dist., September 24, 2003
Herring v. Horace Mann Ins. Co., 795 So.2d 209, Fla.App. 4 Dist., September 26, 2001
U.S. Security Ins. Co., Inc. v. Doss, 764 So.2d 885, Fla App. 4 Dist.,August 9, 2000
McFadden v. Staley, 687 So.2d 357, Fla.App. 4 Dist., February 12, 1997
Villatoro v. Concepcion, 671 So.2d 216, Fla.App. 4 Dist., April 03, 1996
Riddell v. Jacobson & Cohen, P.A., 622 So.2d 140, Fla.App. 4 Dist., August 04, 1993
Jarrell v. Churm, 611 So.2d 69 Fla.App. 4 Dist., December 30, 1992 Allstate Ins. Co., Inc. v. Walker, 583 So.2d 356, Fla.App. 4 Dist., June 26, 1991

November, 2008. Palm Beach Justice Association. Strategies on Cross-Examining the Opposing Professional Examiners. Insurance Claims- Strategies That Have Worked, And Failed, Over The Last 25 Years.
October, 2000. Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers Association. How to Defeat the Defense Professional Independent Medical Practitioners.
September, 1993. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Insurance and Other Consumer Issues Seminar. Insurance Agency Claims, Policy Cancellations & Premium Financing.
September, 1992. Academy of Florida Trial Lawyers. Across the Board Insurance Claims Seminar. Insurance Agency Claims, Policy Cancellations & Premium Financing.

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Jose G. Rodriguez, a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial lawyer, is also a Certified Florida Circuit Court Mediator whose mediation practice concentrates on civil cases with an emphasis on personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability and worker’s compensation cases. He has been a civil trial practitioner in the south Florida area for more than 40 years. He is bilingual in Spanish.

Jose has been Board Certified by the Florida Bar since 1990. He is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory; Listed in Martindale­ Hubbell Law Directory, Registry of Preeminent Lawyers and Listed in Law & Politics Registry of Florida Super Lawyers.

Jose is specialized in civil trial work with an emphasis on personal injury, wrongful death, medical malpractice, product liability and worker’s compensation cases.

Florida Bar

Broward County Bar Association

1971, Florida Atlantic University, B.A.
1976, University of Florida J.D.

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In addition to being a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Don has been a litigator and trial lawyer in the state of Florida for over 40 years. During that time he has represented plaintiffs and defendants including patients and healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases, litigating, and trying cases throughout the state of Florida.

As a trial attorney he is aware of the risks and uncertainties a trial brings and the benefits of mediation and a mediated settlement.

For most of his career, Don’s areas of concentration were medical malpractice and personal injury.

More recently, he has added subrogation litigation arising out of homeowners claims representing both plaintiff and defendant carriers.

As a young lawyer, I attended a meeting of the Florida Defense Lawyers Association and heard a talk by a prominent plaintiff’s attorney. The attorney spoke of the thread that binds litigators together. How no one other than another litigator truly understands what a litigator goes through in discovering, preparing, and trying a suit.

I believe that. I greatly respect what litigators do, the efforts litigators put into their cases, and their concern for their clients and the law. Even though we are adversaries, litigators should not and need not be enemies.

I bring those beliefs to my mediations. The lawyers on both sides and their clients are entitled to respect, courtesy and my best efforts to resolve their cases.

• Medical Malpractice
• All personal injury cases with medical issues
• Subrogation arising out of first- and third-party homeowners claims

Florida Bar
Broward County Bar Association

Juris Doctor, Rutgers University School of Law, 1974
Bachelor of Science, Political Science, State University of New York
College at Oneonta, NY 1970

AV Rating Martindale- Hubbell

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Philip G. Thompson has over thirty years of trial experience in the areas of personal injury (including medical malpractice, wrongful death and premises liability), workers compensation, Social Security disability and general civil litigation matters. He has tried over fifty cases to verdict in various jury and non jury matters. Phil still has an active trial practice where he represents both plaintiffs and defendants in a wide variety of administrative and general civil matters. Phil has also been providing title and closing services as an agent for the Attorneys Title Fund since 2006. Phil is also a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.

Mr. Winston has in-depth legal knowledge of Florida personal injury cases. He is accustomed to excellence and has built a reputation for providing clients with skilled, aggressive representation. His philosophy is helping people move forward and get their lives back on track.

The Florida Bar
Member Since: 1983

Palm Beach County Justice Association (formerly known as Palm Beach County Trial Lawyers)
Member Since: 1996
Past President: 1999

Florida Justice Association
Member Since: 1983
Member, Insurance Committee

American Association for Justice
Member Since: 1983

Palm Beach County Bar Association
Member Since: 1988
Member, Medical-Legal Committee: 1997-2001
Member, Professionalism Committee: 2011-2013

Florida Academy of Professional Mediators 2016

Juris Doctor, University of Florida College of Law, 1995 (With Honors)
Bachelor of Arts, Auburn University, 1992 (Magna Cum Laude) (Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society)

Florida State Courts, 1996
U.S. Southern District of Florida, 1996
U.S. Middle District of Florida, 1998
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, 1996

Recognized as a “Florida Super Lawyer” since 2015.
Recognized in Florida Trend Magazine as a “Florida Legal Elite” since 2017
Featured Verdict in the Florida Daily Business Review, December 13,2012.

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Mediator Andrew Y. Winston is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He has been a litigator and trial lawyer in the state of Florida for over 26 years. During that time, he has represented both plaintiffs and defendants. Mr. Winston gained valuable experience working for two South Florida insurance defense firms and then made the switch to business litigation, and plaintiff personal injury and wrongful death matters.

Professional Malpractice (medical, legal, and accounting) claims
Personal injury and wrongful death matters

Florida Bar
Broward County Bar Association

AV Rating Martindale-Hubbell
Million Dollar Advocates Forum – Million Dollar Advocate (Lifetime)
10/10 AVVO.com Rating
Daily Business Review “Top South Florida Lawyer” (2016)
South Florida Legal Guide Top Lawyer (2016)
Florida SuperLawyers (2011-2020)
Florida SuperLawyers Top 100-Miami Area (2015-2016, 2018-2021)
Florida SuperLawyers Top 100-Florida (2015-2017, 2019-2021)
Florida Trend Magazine’s Legal Elite (2011-2021)
Florida Justice Association “Gold Eagle” Recipient (2012)

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Mediator Ira S. Bergman is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. He began his legal career over 27 years ago as a judicial law clerk at the 15th Circuit in West Palm Beach, and thereafter worked as an insurance litigator in New York City and Philadelphia. He returned to South Florida in 2007, where he continued to litigate a wide range of insurance cases, both first-party and third-party.

Mr. Bergman’s multi-faceted background as a coverage attorney makes his perspective on mediation unique. Mr. Bergman has a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the factors that motivate both claimants and insurers to settle cases. By establishing rapport with the parties through candid communications, he develops effective resolution plans that are acceptable to opposing parties in mediation.

Throughout his career, Mr. Bergman has developed and executed strategic resolution plans for thousands of pre-litigation disputes and litigated cases. He has undertaken multiple roles in the mediation process as decision-maker, mediator and counsel of record. Mr. Bergman’s most satisfying work has been the facilitation of negotiated resolutions of multi-party disputes.

As an insurance coverage lawyer, Mr. Bergman advised insurers regarding appropriate handling and resolution of matters across the country. He has drafted policy language, managed coverage and bad faith litigation, and represented insurers in a wide range of coverage disputes and litigation. His coverage litigation experience is highly diverse, spanning first-party coverage litigation over damage caused by Hurricanes Wilma and Irma, third-party coverage litigation concerning liabilities arising out of asbestos, lead paint, tobacco and construction defects, and many other types of insurance disputes.

This coverage experience and expertise adds value to the resolution process, allowing Mr. Bergman to understand and address insurance coverage positions that might pose an obstacle to resolution. Mr. Bergman’s expertise includes property, liability, and automobile coverage, regulatory compliance, and good faith claim handling country-wide.

Insurance Coverage (Property)
Insurance Coverage (Liability)
Bad Faith / Extracontractural Claims
Business / Contract Claims
Hurricane Claims

Florida Bar

1993, Tulane Law School, New Orleans, LA, JD, cum laude
1990, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, BS (Finance), with Honors

Florida
New York
Pennsylvania

Administration

Shelliann is our Scheduling Coordinator for mediations but also handles a variety of administrative and marketing tasks for the office. She comes to us with over 9 years’ experience as a Legal Secretary in the area of foreclosure defense. Shelliann is proud of her ability to excel in all areas of the legal assistant field and makes everyone feel like they are her favorite client. Originally from Jamaica, she lives in Tamarac with her husband. She is very involved in her church, loves to travel, and is an avid photographer of the outdoors. Her dream vacation is to travel to Paris with her best camera equipment.

Joanne is originally from New Jersey. And yes, she is married to Mediator, Eric. She received her degree in Brooklyn, NY as a Licensed Optician in 1983. Although the two have been busy raising their 3 beautiful daughters, Joanne has worn many hats over the years. Quickly transitioning into the role of Operations Manager for Eric’s law firm, she provides administrative, marketing and bookkeeping support for his busy office. Her additional ventures have included video production and owning an e-commerce soup business. Her organizational skills and dynamic personality are just a few of the many assets she brings to MediationWorks™.

Eric H. Luckman

Founder & Mediator