Judge Gibson has been arbitrating and mediating since 1976 both before during and after leaving the bench. He has handled hundreds of meditations and arbitrations as Court Appointed mediator and/or arbitrator for Lake, Geauga and Cuyahoga County Courts. He re-entered private practice solely devoted to ADR in early 2015.
He also has significant experience as a trial attorney with Gibson, Ziccarelli & Martello as a Partner from 1976 - 2008. Some of the areas of law in which he practiced were personal injury, contract, business, real estate, criminal, & municipal law.
Case Experience
Business Dissolution
Class Actions
Commercial/Business
Construction
Discrimination
Divorce (High Asset)
Elder Abuse
Employment
Family Businesses
Health Care
Insurance
Labor/Unions
Legal Malpractice
Libel & Slander
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Professional Liability
Professional Malpractice
Professional Negligence
Railroad & Trucking
Sexual Harassment
Sports
Torts
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Death
Education
Cleveland Marshall, School of Law - J.D. 1972
Kent State University, Bachelor of Business Administration 1968
Memberships & Affiliations
American Association for Justice 1976 – 2008
American Bar Association 1980 – 2008
Cleveland Bar Association 1982 – 2008
Cuyahoga County Bar Association 1986 – 2008
Lake County Bar Association: President, Vice President, Treasurer & Secretary - 1992-2002
Ohio State Bar Association, 1972 - present
Ohio State Association for Justice, 1976 - 2008
Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association, 2008 - present
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