Michael L. Fortney

I am an attorney, arbitrator and mediator with expertise in construction law, employment and labor law, litigation, and business disputes. I have litigated and served as a neutral in hundreds of cases involving construction disputes, commercial business disputes, and employment disputes. AV rated by Martindale Hubbell since 1994, signifying the highest standard of legal abilities and professional ethics and conduct. Member of the ADR Federal Court Panel for the Northern District of Ohio, the panel of arbitrators for the American Arbitration Association, serving as an employment, construction and commercial arbitrator, a member and former Chair of the Construction Advisory Council of the AAA, and a member of the panel of arbitrators for FINRA (formerly the NASD). I have been an arbitrator and mediator for many employment, construction and business disputes, and have served as Arbitration Panel Chair for several large and complex cases.