Attorney Michael J. Betts serves as a mediator in a wide range of litigation matters, including securities litigation, banking litigation, employment litigation, insurance litigation and noncompete cases. Mr. Betts is on the approved roster of neutrals for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.
Attorney Michael J. Betts serves as an arbitrator in private arbitrations, and he is on the roster of arbitrators of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) for commercial and consumer cases and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Dispute Resolution.
Attorney Michael Betts serves as a neutral in early neutral evaluations (ENE). ENE is a form of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) that is being used more frequently to settle disputes in the early stages of the litigation process. Like its cousin mediation, ENE is nonbinding.
Mr. Betts has been qualified by the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania to serve on the Court’s roster of approved ADR neutrals for resolving discovery- related disputes, including disputes relating to the discovery of electronically stored information (“ESI”). Information about the Court’s Special Master and other programs that have been implemented to address ESI discovery issues may be found here.
