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