Joseph Vrabel
Arbitrating & Mediating Business, Commercial, Land Use and Construction Cases
617-895-4028 | Case Manager: Josh Hoch
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Dispute Resolution Experience
Joseph Vrabel joined MWI’s Real Estate and Construction Mediation & Arbitration Panel in 2014. His mediation and arbitration experience includes business and commercial disputes. Mr. Vrabel has been a long-time member of MCLE and served as both the President of its Board of Directors and as the President of its Board of Overseers. Mr. Vrabel currently serves as General Counsel to Ultimate Defense Technologies LLC.
Mr. Vrabel is the author of numerous publications and has been requested to speak before various legal and non-legal groups. Additionally, Mr. Vrabel is a frequent speaker on topics such as business law and commercial finance. Mr. Vrabel currently teaches Business Law in the MBA program at the University of North Carolina School of Business (Kenan-Flagler Institute) in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Previously, Mr. Vrabel taught the undergraduate Business Law course at Babson College as well as the graduate Business Law course in the Babson College MBA program.
Focus Areas
- Real Estate, Land Use & Zoning
- Commercial finance and commercial real estate, corporate governance, the formation of business entities and general corporate law.
- Extensive experience in all varieties of commercial bank loans, bonds, financings, health care financings, private placements, workout situations, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and all types of business transactions.
- Other areas of practice include general corporate representation, particularly situations including investment strategies, and business planning.
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
- Member, American Arbitration Association Panel of Arbitrators
- Member, American Arbitration Panel of Mediators
- Board Member and current Vice-President of Conservation Trust for North Carolina
- Past President, Massachusetts Bar Association
- Past President, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
- Trustee and Life Member, Massachusetts Bar Foundation
- Former Member, American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Education
- Past President, Massachusetts City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association, 1989-1990
Lectures and Publications
- Municipal Law Manual for MCLE;
- Author, monthly “Legal Affairs” column for American Planning Association;
- Newsletter, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island chapters;
- Editor, Crockers Notes on Common Forms: Chapter on Foreclosure;
- Author, “Zoning Freezes: Heritage Park v. Town of Southbridge”, Massachusetts
- Conveyancer Association Publication, The Conveyancer, Fall 1997, Vol. 16, No. 4
- “Municipal Law Update” – MCLE; – Chairman; Speaker on Land Use and Zoning Update;
- “Land Use & Zoning Update” – Annual Meeting of City Solicitors and Town Counsel Association, Yearly Programs;
- “Land Use and Zoning Case Law Update” – Annual meeting of Massachusetts
- Association of Planning Directors, Yearly Programs;
- LLP’s and LLC’s: Practical Advice – MCLE; November 26, 1995 – Chairman
Background and Education
- A., Lake Forest College, 1970
- D., Boston College Law School, 1973
- Mediator Certification, Harvard Law School, 1997
- Adjust Professor of Business Law, Babson College, Graduate – MBA Program, Wellesley, MA, 1987-1995
- Professor, University of North Carolina School of Government Master of Public Administration Program, Chapel Hill, NC 2011-2021
- Professor, University of North Carolina School of Business (Kenan-Flagler Institute), 2018-present
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