Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators

A Clearer Path
to Resolution

All Florida Mediation pairs decades of trial experience with a mediator's eye for common ground — helping attorneys and clients across Southwest Florida resolve disputes without the courtroom.

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Who We Are

Two Trial Attorneys.
One Shared Belief in Resolution.

All Florida Mediation was built on a simple idea: the people who best understand how a case would play out in court are often the best equipped to help it settle before it gets there. Mark Yeslow and Bob Shearman spent decades trying cases in Southwest Florida's state and federal courts before turning their focus to mediation and arbitration — bringing that same command of the facts and the law to every session they mediate.

Both are Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediators and Qualified Arbitrators, admitted to the Florida Bar in 1986. They approach every mediation the way they approached trial: prepared, patient, and focused on what actually moves a case toward resolution. That courtroom-tested judgment lets sessions move efficiently, since both mediators can spot a case's real strengths and weaknesses as quickly as the attorneys arguing it. Parties leave every session with an honest, clear-eyed read on where their case actually stands — not just where they hoped it would.

1986 Admitted to The Florida Bar
75+ Civil Jury & Bench Trials Tried Each
2 of 2 Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediators
AV Rated & Florida Super Lawyers® Since 2011

What We Mediate

Practice Areas

Drawing on decades of trial practice across state, federal, and administrative courts.

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death

These cases often turn on a realistic read of what a jury would actually award, not just what either side hopes for. Mediation lets both parties test that judgment early, resolving medical costs, lost income, and non-economic damages without the cost and delay of trial.

Insurance Disputes

Coverage and bad-faith disputes usually come down to how a judge or jury would read the policy language and the carrier's conduct. A mediator who has tried these cases can help both sides gauge that risk honestly and reach a settlement well before trial.

First Party Insurance Disputes

First-party claims put policyholders at odds with their own insurer over what a loss is actually worth — storm and water damage, denied or underpaid claims, disputes over the scope of repair. Mediation gets both sides to a number without the appraisal fights and litigation delay that Florida property claims so often invite.

Medical Malpractice

Malpractice claims ask a mediator to weigh technical standard-of-care testimony alongside the very real weight of a patient's outcome. Mediation gives physicians, hospitals, and patients a confidential way to resolve that tension without the exposure and expense of a public trial.

Civil Rights, Employment & Discrimination

These disputes carry personal and professional stakes that a courtroom verdict doesn't always resolve cleanly. Mediation offers a confidential setting where employers and employees can reach outcomes — financial or otherwise — that litigation alone can't provide.

Business & Contract Disputes

Contract disputes often threaten a business relationship worth preserving, not just a sum of money. Mediation gives both sides room to weigh the cost of continued litigation against a resolution that keeps the relationship, or at least their reputations, intact.

Real Estate & Nondisclosure Claims

Real estate and nondisclosure claims frequently hinge on competing inspection reports, appraisals, and disclosure records that both sides read differently. Mediation lets buyers, sellers, and agents work through that evidence with a neutral party before a closing dispute turns into prolonged litigation.

Governmental & Administrative Matters

Disputes involving government agencies move on a different clock and a different set of rules than private litigation. A mediator familiar with administrative procedure can help both the agency and the private party reach a resolution faster than a formal appeal would allow.

Meet Your Mediators

Mark B. Yeslow & Bob Shearman

Mark B. Yeslow

Mark B. Yeslow

  • Member of the Florida Bar, 1986
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1987
  • Florida Supreme Court Circuit Civil Certified Mediator, 2000
  • Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator & Certified Federal Middle District Mediator

Mark has tried well over 75 cases in Southwest Florida and argued successfully in both state and federal appellate courts. His approach is simple: prepare hard, know the facts and the law better than anyone else in the room, and believe in the case.

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Bob Shearman

Bob Shearman

  • Member of the Florida Bar, 1986
  • Decades as a Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer
  • Florida Supreme Court Circuit Civil Certified Mediator, 2011
  • AV-Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
  • Florida Super Lawyers® Since 2011

Bob has tried more than 75 civil jury trials, bench trials, and binding arbitrations across insurance, civil rights, employment, business, and real estate matters. He now focuses that trial-tested judgment entirely on mediation and arbitration.

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