The BCM Approach to Conflict Resolution

F. Peter Phillips offers services as a commercial arbitrator, mediator, and mediation trainer.

Arbitration

His arbitration experience includes disputes involving contract claims, franchise, insurance coverage, securities (both involving customers and involving employment), and consumer disputes. He is an arbitration panelist at the American Arbitration Association, CPR Institute, FINRA, and other providers.

Mediation

As a mediator, he has been engaged in disputes involving general commercial matters, franchisor/franchisee, employment, FLSA, insurance, real estate transactions, sexual and racial discrimination, consumer fraud, subrogation, and other matters. He also has substantial experience mediating disputes within religious communities, as well as commercial disputes involving American and Chinese parties. He is certified as a mediator by the International Mediation Institute and accredited by the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators. He is accepted to the mediation panels of the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, Bankruptcy Courts of Eastern District of New York and the District of New Jersey, the Commercial Part of the Supreme Court New York County, the Administrative Office of the Courts of New Jersey, and the China Council for Promotion of International Trade (among others).

Training

Mr. Phillips is an experienced trainer for mediators and for attorneys seeking to improve their skills in representing clients in mediation. He has frequently conducted Part 146 Basic and Advanced Training for the New York State Unified Court System. He has also offered training for client representation with the American Arbitration Association.