Herbert A. Fried

Herb Fried is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil, Family, County Court, and Dependency Mediator, as well as a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. A practicing attorney since 1976, he brings five decades of legal experience and has conducted more than 3,000 mediations involving complex civil, insurance, personal injury, and family law disputes throughout Southwest Florida.

Herb Fried is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil, Family, County Court, and Dependency Mediator, as well as a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. A practicing attorney since 1976, he brings five decades of legal experience and has conducted more than 3,000 mediations involving complex civil, insurance, personal injury, and family law disputes throughout Southwest Florida. Mr. Fried has represented clients and resolved disputes throughout Lee, Collier, and the surrounding counties since beginning his legal career. During the first twenty-five years of practice, his work was divided almost equally between civil trial litigation and family law, providing him with a balanced understanding of both the legal and personal issues that often drive settlement negotiations. Today, his practice is devoted primarily to mediation, arbitration, and hybrid mediation/arbitration proceedings, helping parties efficiently resolve disputes while avoiding the uncertainty, expense, and delay of litigation.