Resolving Conflict.
Restoring Clarity.

Nearly 40 Years of
Litigation Experience

Coleman Mediation Services was founded in 2025 by J. Michael Coleman to provide attorneys and their clients with trusted, and balanced guidance through complex legal disputes. With nearly fourty years of litigation experience—including two decades as a Board Certified Civil and Business Litigator—Michael brings a deep understanding of how cases are viewed in court and how they can be resolved outside of it.

We focus in mediation and arbitration across a wide range of matters, including:

  • Construction disputes (design and defect claims, lien foreclosure

  • Probate conflicts

  • Personal injury cases

  • Real estate disagreements

  • Commercial litigation

At Coleman Mediation Services, we support legal professionals navigating difficult clients, tough opposing counsel, or high-stakes cases. Our calm, composed and skilled team fosters respectful, open communication—ensuring every voice is heard and every conversation moves toward meaningful resolution.

We don’t just mediate. We listen, we guide, and we help transform adversarial conflict into productive dialogue. Our goal is simple: to empower clients with the clarity, confidence, and perspective needed to reach informed, lasting outcomes.

Let us help you move forward—wisely and respectfully.

Our Services

With nearly 40 years of legal experience, J. Michael Coleman provides effective, impartial mediation and arbitration tailored to the complexities of modern legal disputes. With a foundation based in fairness and empathy, every mediation session is guided by our calm, seasoned approach that helps parties move beyond conflict and toward resolution.

At Coleman Mediation Services, our goal is to reduce friction, foster understanding, and support counsel in achieving informed, sustainable resolutions.

Let us help you resolve the dispute—and restore focus to the matter at hand.

  • We facilitate respectful, productive conversations that lead to mutually agreeable outcomes. Our mediation services are ideal for attorneys managing:

    • Challenging clients

    • Difficult opposing counsel

    • Emotionally charged or high-stakes matters

    Whether pre-suit or mid-litigation, we create space for thoughtful, respectful dialogue that can help resolve disputes efficiently and amicably.

  • When parties need a binding or non-binding decision outside of the courtroom, we offer fair, impartial arbitration. J. Michael Coleman brings decades of trial and litigation experience to the table – providing real-world perspectives, legal insight and sound judgement that resonate with lawyers and clients.  

  • We work across a wide range of legal subject matters, including:

    • Construction Disputes – Design flaws, defect claims, contract conflicts, lien foreclosure

    • Probate Conflicts – Will contests, trust disputes, estate-related tensions

    • Personal Injury Cases – Liability disagreements, settlement discussions

    • Real Estate Disputes – Transaction issues, boundary conflicts, commercial leasing matters

    • Commercial Litigation – Business dissolutions, contract disputes, financial disagreements, computer software issues, mortgage foreclosures

J. Michael Coleman 

Founder | Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator

J. Michael Coleman brings nearly four decades of experience as a respected litigator, mediator, and community leader to his role as founder of Coleman Mediation Services. A Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator, Michael has participated in hundreds of civil mediations throughout his distinguished legal career. His deep expertise spans complex commercial litigation, construction disputes, probate and trust litigation, banking and financial services cases, land use conflicts, and more.

Michael began practicing law in 1986 and focused his practice on business litigation, construction litigation, litigation probate and trust litigation. He has since built a reputation for integrity, precision, and results-driven advocacy. He is a founding shareholder of the Naples-based law firm Coleman, Taylor, Klaus, Doupé, Diaz & Torrez, P.A., where he continues to serve as a senior litigator. Michael was a Board Certified Business Litigation Lawyer (August 1996 through July 2021) and a Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (June 1994 through May 2009). Prior to founding the firm in 2005, he was a shareholder in several prominent Florida law firms, handling high-stakes litigation across diverse practice areas.

Recognized consistently by peers and industry publications, Michael is an "AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rated” by Martindale-Hubbell® attorney and has been named a “Legal Elite” by Florida Trend magazine, a “Florida Super Lawyer” and Best Lawyers-South Florida. In 2023, he received the prestigious Donald Van Koughnet Professionalism Award from the Collier County Bar Association.

Michael represented clients in litigation: in the Circuit Courts in Collier, Lee, Charlotte, Sarasota and Hendry Counties. He is a member of the Trial Lawyer and Construction Law sections of the Florida Bar and is admitted to practice in the U.S. District Courts for the Middle and Southern Districts of Florida, the Bankruptcy Court in the Middle District of Florida, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, and the U.S. Tax Court. 

A longtime contributor to the legal profession and civic life, Michael served as President of the Collier County Bar Association, Chairman of the Naples Area Chamber of Commerce, and a board member of numerous educational and economic development organizations throughout Southwest Florida. Some of these include the Naples Area Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Collier, Economic Development Council, Curriculum Review Committee Collier County Public Schools, Junior Achievement of Southwest Florida, Inc., Sunrise Children’s Foundation, Inc., Sunrise Academy Private School, Inc. and the Florida State University College of Law, Board of Visitors.

Michael holds a J.D. with honors from Florida State University College of Law, where he earned numerous accolades including first place in the Robert Orseck Memorial Moot Court Competition, the William L. VanDercreek Service Award, the Bryant Miller & Olive Award for State Constitutional Law; and the Alumni Medal of Merit; Phi Alpha Delta - Outstanding Scholastic Achievement Award.

With a career rooted in collaboration and resolution, Michael established Coleman Mediation Services to offer clients a thoughtful, balanced, and highly experienced approach to dispute resolution.

Contact uS

✉ mcoleman@colemanmediationfl.com
☎ (239) 298-5209

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