Jed Thomas
Mediation & Arbitration
Jed is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator and Certified Arbitrator. He has recently handled hundreds of mediations as a mediator. He has litigated and mediated thousands of cases as counsel for the past thirty years. You can schedule your own mediation on his calendar, or click here and we can take over coordination and scheduling for the parties.
Mr. Thomas concentrates his practice in mediation and arbitration and is available to mediate:
- Insurance Disputes
- Homes and Condominiums, e.g., HO-3, H0-6, DP-1 & Condominium
- Property Damage Insurance Claims
- Life Insurance
- Hurricanes, Storms and Flood
- Disability
- Business Interruption/Lost Profits
- Health Insurance
- Commercial & Business Mediations
- Business Breakups
- Non-compete agreements
- Valuation disputes
- Shareholder fights
- Fiduciary Duty Litigation
- Law Firm Breakups/Separation
- Defamation, Slander & Libel (social media, instant messages, websites)
- Trade Secret, Territory Litigation
- NIL and Agent Disputes
- Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices
- Class Actions
- Mass Torts
- Product Liability
- Personal Injury
- Automobile and Motorcycle Accidents
- Slip and Falls
- Negligent Security – Apartments, Condominium & Business Invitees
- Construction Litigation
- Roofs
- Upgrades
- Additions
- Re-builds
- Commercial Construction Disputes
- Arbitration
- Mr. Thomas arbitrates all disputes in Florida in Circuit Court and serves as a certified arbitrator
- Hybrid Mediation/Arbitrations
We can easily accommodate all Zoom or online mediations. We also have multiple conference rooms, technology equipment and space for multi-party mediations and hybrid online/in person mediations.
“I’m set for trial, but we haven’t mediated.” Mr. Thomas also makes himself available on an urgent or emergency basis to mediate cases pursuant to court order or if deadlines are approaching and you just need a time. He can also travel to you and does not bill for travel time.
Jed understands efficiency. Included in each mediation are pre-mediation calls and review of materials the parties deem germane. Often times, the important work is done on these pre-mediation calls where parties can be frank and speak with candor. For those that do not know me, I do not give up merely with an impasse. If there is a chance to get the case done after impasse, I will take the time to do so.
The mission is clear: Eliminate the parties’ uncertainty and facilitate their control of the risk and outcome.
Jed’s diverse legal background in representing Defendants and Plaintiffs throughout his career gives him a keen insight into the risks involved for the parties.
Mr. Thomas is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell. In 2011, Florida Trend named him “Florida Legal Elite,” in Insurance Law, which names the state’s Legal Leaders chosen by their peers.
Mr. Thomas served on The Florida State University College of Law Board of Directors and has endowed an academic fund at the Law School in the names of his parents, John & Judith Thomas.
He was born on December 9, 1968, in Satellite Beach, Florida at Patrick Air Force Base and grew up in Niceville, Florida as an Air Force kid. During his second year of law school, he was selected as one of only thirty persons statewide to receive a fellowship at the Florida House of Representatives. During his third year of law school, he was also a legislative aide for the House of Representatives Judiciary Committee. As a legislative aide, Mr. Thomas was responsible for bill drafting, legal analysis of proposed laws, and oral and written presentations to the Legislature.
While in law school, Mr. Thomas served as a principal aide to Lt. Governor Kenneth H. “Buddy” Mackay during the 1994 gubernatorial campaign. As Gov. Mackay’s aide, he traveled extensively statewide assisting the Governor in campaign strategy and policy. Mr. Thomas is also active in the Florida Bar Association, serving as a past Chair of the Hillsborough County Grievance Committee.
Jed is a member of Hyde Park United Methodist Church in Tampa and frequently serves at the Portico, a ministry dedicated to assisting the homeless in Tampa.
B.A., Auburn University, 1991, Political Science and Philosophy
J.D., 1996, The Florida State University College of Law
- Magna Cum Laude Graduate
- Book Awards: Torts, Real Estate Transactions, Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Awarded Fellowship and Scholarship in the Florida Legislature, House Majority Office during second year of law school
- Law Clerk, House Judiciary Committee 1995-1996 during Third Year
- Florida Bar, September, 1996
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida
Jed joined TCBG as of counsel after managing his own statewide law firm handling insurance coverage and construction defect matters since 2009 having:
- Successfully represented clients in Florida courts statewide, practiced in business litigation and tobacco defense in Miami from 1995-1998 and in Tampa since 1998.
- Tried cases to successful jury verdicts in Hillsborough, Alachua, Pasco, Hernando, Dade and Polk counties and Federal District Courts in Tampa, Northwest Florida and Miami.
- Handled appeals in the 11th Circuit, Second, Fifth District Court of Appeals and Florida Supreme Court.
- Resolved thousands of insurance cases, construction defect cases and business disputes for individuals and businesses throughout Florida.
- Resolved multi-million dollar claims for injured parties, condominium and homeowner associations.
- Represented businesses in breach of contract, antitrust, tort, non-competition, fraud, deceptive trade practice, business break-ups, LLC and Corporate member disputes and buyouts and other complex business litigation.
- Represented Fortune 500 corporations, including tobacco companies, credit card companies and movie, book and music publishers in class action defense litigation involving Florida and multi-state consumer classes.
- Represented Florida Farm Wineries in litigation against the State of Florida winning the right to directly ship wine via mail, Fed Ex and UPS to customers throughout the nation and also advised wineries on alcohol regulation issues.
- Represented gubernatorial, statewide and local candidates, PAC’s and interest groups in Florida elections and disputes over advertisements and election regulation with the Florida Division of Elections, Florida Elections Commission and the Federal Elections Commission.
Current Chair Florida Bar Grievance Committee, Hillsborough County 13G
Member Hillsborough County Bar Association
Served on the Board of Directors, The Florida State University College of Law
Named Florida Trend, Legal Elite, Insurance Law
AV Rated, Premiere
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