Mr. Wikstrom was first introduced to Alternative Dispute Resolution while attending law school whereby he became a Certified Florida Supreme Court County Mediator in 1999. During the years, Arve Wikstrom gained a great deal of experience working for various litigation firms. The litigation firms varied from in-house counsel law offices for insurance companies to personal injury law firms and a products liability law firm where advocacy for the client was second to none.
He has mediated over fifteen hundred cases and served as an arbitrator in two hundred cases. Mr. Wikstrom has mediated and arbitrated various conflicts ranging from family issues, employment disputes, automobile collisions and contract disputes.
Arve Wikstrom is certified as a county, circuit, family, dependency and appellate mediator by the Florida Supreme Court, a FINRA arbitrator, ombudsman for the ESGR (Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve), listed as a neutral with the Department of Defense and a volunteer arbitrator for the Better Business Bureau. Mr. Wikstrom teaches the Florida Supreme Court certified county mediation class. He has a BA, MBA and JD.
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American Arbitration Association (Foreclosures)
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Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Mediator (Divorce)
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Florida Supreme Court Certified County Mediator (Claims less then $15,000)
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Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Mediator (Claims greater than $15,000)
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Florida Supreme Court Certified Dependency Mediator (Department of Children and Families - Dependency Claims)
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Appellate Mediator (Appellate Mediation)
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Florida Supreme Court Approved Certified Primary Trainer in Certified County Mediation Training (Instructor)
- Florida Supreme Court Approved Certified Assistant Trainer in Certified Family Mediation Training (Instructor)
- Department of Defense Mediator (Equal Employment Opportunity Disputes)
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FINRA Arbitrator (f/n/a NASD - securities)
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Arbitration Forums, Inc. Arbitrator (Insurance Subrogation Claims)
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Better Business Bureau Arbitrator (Lemon-Law and Contractual Disputes)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Organizations
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FINRA Arbitrator (f/n/a NASD)
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Arbitration Forums, Inc. (Insurance Subrogation)
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Volunteer Better Business Bureau Arbitrator
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Volunteer Orange and Osceola County Mediator for the Ninth Judicial Circuit
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Member of The Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc.
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Parent Coordinator for the Ninth Judicial Circuit (Orange County, Florida)
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Contracted Family and Dependency Mediator for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, Florida
- Contracted Family and Dependency Mediator for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, Florida
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U.S. Army Reserves - Major
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Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW)
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Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) - Ombudsman
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Reserve Officers Association (ROA)
