Thomas Herzog graduated from the University of Miami and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. Following a career which included private security, air, and ground ambulance and approximately thirty years in Law Enforcement Tom went back to school to learn about mediation and has been actively doing mediations in Florida since 2011.
Over the years, Tom has attended over thirty specialty training programs ranging from:
Child Abuse Investigation
Traffic Homicide
Civil Liability
Injury and Death Investigation
Railroad Grade Crossing Investigations
Dignitary Protection
Tom is a Florida Supreme Court Certified County, Circuit, Family, and Dependency Mediator and has mediation experience throughout Florida and North Florida. He specializes in mediating:
Personal injury
Law enforcement related cases
Debt collection
Victim-offender
Landlord/tenant
Community issues
Homeowner associations
Education
William Rainey Harper College, IL, associate degree in Police Administration, 1970
University of Miami (FL) Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology 1972
Experience
Contract Mediator, Second Judicial Circuit (2012-Present)
U.S. Bankruptcy Court (Jacksonville) Qualified Foreclosure Mediator
Assistant Trainer for Certified County, Circuit, and Family Mediation Training
Programs
Primary Trainer for Certified County Mediation Training Programs
Appointments
Appointed by the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court to serve on “The Mediator Qualifications and Discipline Review Board” (hereinafter “Board”) which is responsible for accepting grievances against certified and court appointed mediators; determining good moral character for applicants and currently certified mediators; determining probable cause regarding grievances filed against certified and court-appointed mediators and applicants for certification; conducting hearings regarding certified and court-appointed mediators and applicants for certification; and disciplining certified and court appointed mediators and applicants for certification.