JOAN A. BERK, Esq.
Certified Circuit Civil & Family Mediator
Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
305-371-5490 Office

MEDIATION
SPECIALTIES: 
Real Estate & Commercial Disputes; Medical Malpractice; Employment; Complex Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage; Disability Claims; Employment;
D&O Liability and Family.

Joan A. Berk, Esq. is a Certified Circuit Civil Mediator who has joined Salmon & Dulberg Dispute Resolution following a distinquished career as a trial lawyer in South Florida as well as New York.  A graduate of the University of Miami Law School, Joan has praciticed extensively in the areas of Medical Malpractice, Personal Injury and Products Liability law with such prominent firms as Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker and Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold.  She is a sought after lecturer on such topics as "Winning the 'Slip and Fall' Case and "The Management and Trial of Medical Malpractice Cases" for the Practicing Law Institute and the New York State Trial Lawyers  Association. In addition, Joan has a great deal of experience in the use and management of structured settlements.

 EDUCATION:

• University of Miami, B.Ed.
• University of Miami Law School, J.D.

PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

• Member, The Florida Bar
• Member, New York Bar
• Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and Family Mediator
• Certified Structured Settlemen Consultant (CSSC)
• Past President, NAIW-NYC, National Association of Insurance Women
• Florida Licensed Insurance Broker, Life & Health
• New York, Licensed Insurance Broker, Life, Health & Accident
• New York, Licensed Insurance Broker, Property & Casualty
• Member, Dade County Bar Association
• Member, Dade County Defense Bar Association
• Member, Florida Association of Women Lawyers