MY FLORIDA MEDIATOR
Gregory Firestone, Ph.D. is a mediator, mediation trainer, dispute resolution system consultant, and retired clinical psychologist who founded and directed the University of South Florida (USF) Conflict Resolution Collaborative (from 1994 until retiring in 2016), and currently serves as President of My Florida Mediator and a collaborative faculty member in the USF College of Public Health. Greg served on the Florida Supreme Court (FSC) Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rules and Policy Committee (including Vice Chair for seven years) and on various standing FSC ADR committees for twenty-two years. In addition, he represented two national mediation organizations in the Uniform Law Commission Uniform Mediation Act Drafting Committee (for three years), chaired the FSC Taskforce on Parenting Coordination, and chaired the ADR subcommittee of the FSC Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Taskforce.
Greg is a practicing 1) Florida Supreme Court certified Appellate, Circuit Court, Dependency, and Family Mediator, 2) Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Advanced Practitioner, and 3) Diplomate Member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators. Greg has practiced mediation for decades, trained thousands of mediators from around the world and directed a residential mortgage mediation program for the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida for eight years.
Through Dr. Firestone’s extensive participation and leadership in state and national ADR policy and rulemaking committees, leadership in the establishment of both pre-suit and court mandated alternative dispute resolution programs throughout the U.S and internationally, service on the editorial board of Family Court Review, publication of book chapters and journal articles, leadership roles in state, national and international ADR organizations, Greg has played a pivotal role in shaping ADR public policy and establishing ADR as an ethical and invaluable means to divert and resolve cases pending in the judicial system as well as pre-suit cases. In acknowledgement of his pivotal role in building the field for more than forty years, Greg has received numerous state and national awards including, but not limited to, the prestigious Florida Supreme Court Sharon Press Excellence in ADR Award and Presidential Awards from both the Association for Conflict Resolution and the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts.
Gregory Firestone, Ph.D.
Certified Appellate Mediator
Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
Certified Dependency Mediator
Certified Family Mediator
Retired Clinical Psychologist
Select Publications
Firestone, G. (2024) Confidentiality and Privilege Considerations in Family Dispute Resolution in K. Olsen & P. Salem, (Eds.) Family Dispute Resolution: Process and Practice, Oxford University Press.
Firestone, G. (2021) Continuing Mediation Ethics Education in S. Omera (Ed.) Mediation Ethics: A Practitioner's Guide, pp. 321-347, American Bar Association.
Firestone, G. & Press, S., (2020) Special Issue: Privacy Protections in Various Alternative Dispute Resolution Methods Guest Editorial, Family Court Review, 58(1), pp.
Firestone, G. & Press, S., (2020) Privadentiality: Developing a Coherent Framework for Establishing Communication Protections in Family and Child Protection Dispute Resolution Methods, Family Court Review, 58(1), pp. 9-25
Tetunic, F. & Firestone, G., (2020) Confidentiality and Privilege for Family and Child Protection Mediation: A Roadmap for Navigating the Innovation, Inconsistency and Confusion, 58(1), pp. 46-67.
Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Johnson, S., & Stahl, P., (2020) Allen v. Allen 2nd Edition: Client Counseling, Negotiation, and Mediation Advocacy in Divorce Disputes, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Johnson, S., & Stahl, P., (2020) Allen v. Allen 2nd Edition: Trial, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Johnson, S., & Stahl, P., (2020) Allen v. Allen 2nd Edition: Deposition File – Faculty Materials, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Johnson, S., & Stahl, P., (2020) Allen v. Allen 2nd Edition: Deposition File – Petitioner’s Materials, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Schepard, A., Firestone, G., Johnson, S., & Stahl, P., (2020) Allen v. Allen 2nd Edition: Deposition File – Respondent’s Materials, National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Jenkins, R., Firestone, G., Aasheim, K., Boelens, B., (2017) Mandatory Pre-Suit Mediation for Medical Malpractice: Eight-Year Results and Future Innovations, Conflict Resolution Quarterly, Fall Issue, pp. 73-88.
Firestone, G., (2013) Thinking Fast and Slow Book Review, ACResolution, Volume 12, pp. 14-15.
Firestone, G. & Stein, L., (2012) Florida's Statewide Approach to the Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis: The Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation Model, Stetson Law Review, Volume 41, Number 3, pp. 719 – 743.
Firestone, G. (2011) Comments on Case 10.2 in Waldman, E., Mediation Ethics, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, pp. 265-273.
Firestone, G., (2009) Empowering Parents in Child Protection Mediation: Challenges and Opportunities, Family Court Review, 47(1), pp. 98 -115.
Firestone, G., & Weinstein, (2008) In the Best Interest of Children: A Proposal to Transform the Adversary System in Singer, J. and Murphy, J. (eds.) Resolving Family Conflicts, Hampshire, England: Ashgate Publishing, pp. 3-17.
Firestone, G., (2005) Collaborative Complaint Resolution Program For Resolving Medicare Beneficiary Complaints: Pilot Project Final Report, Florida Medical Quality Assurance Inc. (http://www.fmqai.com/Professionals- Providers/CaseReview/pdf/Final Report122805.pdf.
Firestone, G. (2004) (Journal Guest Editor), Guest Editor’s Introduction, Family Court Review, 42(2).
Firestone, G., & Weinstein, (2004) In the Best Interest of Children: Proposal to Transform the Adversary System, Family Court Review, Vol. 42(2).
Firestone, G., McNeal, R., & Starnes, H., (2004) Mediating Judicial Policy, Family Court Review, Vol. 42(1), pp. 128-140.
Firestone, G. (2002) An Analysis of Principled Advocacy in the Development of the Uniform Mediation Act, Northern Illinois University Law Review, Spring, 22(2) pp. 265 - 286.
Stall, P. & Firestone, G. (2000) (Guest Editors), Guest Editor’s Introduction, Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 38(3), pp. 292-296.
Kuenhle, K., Coulter, M., & Firestone, G. (2000) Child Protection Evaluations: The Forensic Stepchild, Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 38(3), pp. 368-391.
Firestone, G. (1997) Dependency Mediation: Where Do We Go From Here? Family and Conciliation Courts Review, Vol. 35(2), pp. 223-238.
Firestone, G. & Press, S. (1995) 'Mediation Works, Make It Work For You,' a family mediation orientation videotape produced by the Florida Supreme Court Dispute Resolution Center.
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