Michael Balducci, Esquire

  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator

  • Florida Bar - Admitted 1992 - FBN# 969206

  • Mediator #28569 FR

  • New York Bar- Admitted 1986

Areas Of Expertise


  • Mediator Florida Circuit Civil

  • Auto and Trucking Negligence, UMC/Uninsured Motorist Claims

  • Global Mediation, Pre-Suit Mediation, Hybrid Mediation

  • Claims against Governmental Agencies

  • Complex Personal Injury and Wrongful Death        

  • Contract Claims                         

  • Extra Contractual Liability Claims

  • Insurance Claims and Coverage Disputes of all types, including Health and Life, Hurricane, Homeowner, Arson, Fraud and Bad Faith

  • Homeowner and Other First Party Insurance Claims

  • Premises Negligence, including Negligent Security

  • Products Liability, including Food, Drug and Toxic Exposure

  • DUI Accidents

  • Dog Bite

  • Personal Injury Protection Claims

  • Subrogation Claims

  • Traumatic Brain Injury

Professional/Civic


  • Trial Counsel, Leahey and Johnson, P.C., 120 Wall Street, New York, NY (Med Mal/Personal Injury Plaintiff and Defense) (1985-1988) 

  • Trial Counsel, Geico House Counsel, Brooklyn/Bronx, NY (Insurance Defense)(1988-1989) 

  • Trial Counsel,  Lysaght and Kramer, P.C., Long Island, NY (Plaintiff’s Personal Injury) (1989-1993)

  • Managing Attorney, Prudential Property and Casualty, Fort Lauderdale, FL (Insurance Defense/Plaintiff Subrogation) (1993-2003)

  • Trial Counsel, Peterson Bernard, West Palm Beach, FL (Insurance Defense) (2003-2007) 

  • Trial Counsel/Shareholder, Kubicki Draper, West Palm Beach, FL (Insurance Defense) (2007-2022)

  • Over 160 Trials conducted

  • Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Matrix Mediation, West Palm Beach, FL (2022- Present)

  • Palm Beach County Bar Association

  • Member, Muscular Dystrophy Association

  • Member, Charcot Marie Tooth Association

Education


  • St. John’s University School of Law, JD, With Honors – 1985

  • St. John’s University, BS, Summa Cum Laude  – 1982