“I have had the opportunity to observe Chris Shulman's dispute resolution skills when he served as a mediator for the Pinellas County Office of Human Rights. I hold Chris in extremely high esteem based upon his professionalism, his ability to develop rapport with the mediation participants, and his perfect track record in resolving cases. I would recommend Chris, without hesitation, as a mediator and consultant in employment-related matters.”
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Dispute Resolution Experience
Chris Shulman spent approximately the first 10 years of his practice representing individuals, labor unions, and employers in connection with a variety of statutory, contractual, and common-law employment claims. From 1995 – 2001 he began to transition his practice to alternative dispute resolution and since January 2002, he has limited his practice to service as a neutral dispute resolution professional. He has mediated or arbitrated over 3,300 matters, more than half of which involved Labor or Employment Disputes.
Representative Matters
- U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission: mediated approximately 140 matters as a contract mediator;
- Several mediations and arbitrations of employment matters involving Florida theme parks;
- Other representative parties in mediation or arbitrations conducted by Mr. Shulman: Outback Steakhouse, Inc.; Buckhead Beef; Walgreens; Embassy Suites; Cheesecake Factory; Progress Energy; Great Clips; Turner Construction Co.; Nestle (Purina); TJ Maxx; Subway; Emeritas; Westminster Academy; Raymond James Financial Services; Hillsborough County, FL; Sarasota County , FL; University of Florida; University of South Florida; School Boards of Hillsborough, Manatee and Pinellas Counties, FL; City of Tampa;
- More than 25 Labor Arbitrations, appointed through Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service or directly by the parties;
- Prepared more than 550 recommended Final Agency Decisions (FADs) on federal-employee EEO Complaints as a contractor or subcontractor.
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
- Florida Supreme Court ADR Rules and Policy Committee (2011 – date)
- Florida Supreme Court Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (2000-2008)
- Hearing Officer, Hillsborough County Childcare Licensing Board (October 2001 – date)
- J. Clifford Cheatwood Inn of Court, American Inns of Court – Barrister Member
- Florida Circuit Civil Mediator Society (2005 – date)
- National Association of Distinguished Neutrals (Board Member, 2010 – date)
- Florida Bar, Labor & Employment Law Section (1992 – date)
- Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc. (2002 – date; Diplomate as of April 2005)
- Hillsborough County Bar Association (1999 – date; ADR Committee Co-Chair, 2004-06)
- Florida Bar Clients’ Security Fund Committee (1994 2003; Chair, 1998 99)
- Admitted: The Florida Bar (#955980); United States Circuit Court of
Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit; United States District Court, Middle
and Southern Districts of Florida
Lectures and ADR Trainings Conducted
- Trainer, “Harassment Prevention Training”, for two private employers (names withheld) training over 2700 employees and managers, 2011
- Primary Mediation Trainer, “County Mediator Certification Training”, 2008 – present, Tampa, FL
- Primary Arbitration Trainer, “Court-Appointed Arbitrator Training”, 2007-present, Tampa, FL
- Primary Mediation Trainer, “Circuit Civil Mediator Certification Training”, 2007-present, Tampa, FL
- Primary Trainer, “Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediator Training”, per Supreme Court Administrative Order AOSC09-54, Several Florida locations, 2009- 2010
- Panelist, “Mediator Ethics”, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators Summer 2010 Mediation Symposium, August 21, 2010, Orlando, FL
- Mediation Panelist, “Loan Modification and Workout Town Hall Meeting”, Hillsborough County Bar Association, January 19, 2010
- Trainer/Presenter, “Managers’ Employment Law and Harassment Prevention Training”, Florida Municipal Power Agency, February 10 and 26, 2009, Orlando, FL
- Trainer/Presenter, “Harassment Prevention Training”, Florida Municipal Power Agency, February 10, 2009, Orlando, FL
- Lecturer, “County Mediator Ethics in 2008: Now What?”, and Facilitator, Post-Plenary Group Discussion on Domestic Violence Awareness in Mediation, Florida Supreme Court’s Dispute Resolution Center’s 17th Annual Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators, 2008, Orlando, FL
- Panelist, “The Search for Truth: How Arbitrators Determine Witness Credibility,” National Academy of Arbitrators, Southeast Regional Conference, 2007, Atlanta, GA
- Presenter, “Dealing with and Defusing Workplace Conflict”, Consumer Credit Counseling Services, Regional Employee Training 2006, Tampa, FL
Background and Education
- Stetson University College of Law, St. Petersburg, FL , Juris Doctor cum laude, May 1991
- Research Editor, STETSON LAW REVIEW
- Published Law Review Case Note; won Leeman Award for best student writing
- Public Service Fellow; Judicial Intern – U.S. District Court (Magistrate Judge)
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, May 1987
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