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Approved Federal Mediator - Michael G. Mullin

Contact Information

Kutak, Rock Law Firm
1650 Farnam Street
Omaha, NE 68102-2186

Phone (402) 346-6000
Fax (402) 346-1148
E-Mail michael.mullin@kutakrock.com
  • Admitted to practice in the state of Nebraska on 09/01/1980.
  • First approved as mediator by US District Court on 07/25/2002.
  • Reapproved as mediator by US District Court on 09/25/2018.
  • Willing to travel to other parts of Nebraska to mediate cases in primary subject areas of competence.

 

Related Training: 
  • ODR Basic Mediation Training - February 11-14, 1998
  • Federal Medation Training (16 Hrs) - Sept. 30 - Oct. 2, 1999
  • NATA Seminar - Technology in Mediation (as a presenter) in Lincoln, NE - February 25, 2011
  • International Academy of Mediators Conference in Napa, CA - May 2011
  • International Academy of Mediators Conference (various mediation topics) in Austin, TX - November 2011
  • Regularly attends mediation conferences associated with the International Academy of Mediators, the National Academy of Distinquished Neutrals, and the American Academny of ADR Attorneys in the United States and also attended international mediation conferences in Paris, Edinburgh, Vancouver, and Toronto.
  • Since 2012, Mr. Mullin has earned approximately 30 CLE credit hours per year solely for mediation-related trainings and conferences.
Primary Areas of Mediation Practice: 
  • Asbestos Personal Injury Product
  • Other Personal Property Damage
  • Insurance
  • Negotiable Instrument
  • Stockholders' Suits
  • Other Contract
  • Contract Product Liability
  • Torts to Land
  • Tort Product Liability
  • Federal Employers' Liability
  • Motor Vehicle
  • Motor Vehicle Product Liability
  • Other Personal Injury
  • Personal Injury - Medical Malpractice
  • Personal Injury - Product Liability
  • Property Damage Product Liability
  • Employment
  • Housing/Accommodations
  • Welfare
  • Other Civil Rights
  • Appeal 28 USC 158
  • Banks and Banking
  • Fair Labor Standards Act
  • Railway Labor Act
  • Other Labor Litigation
  • Empl. Ret. Inc. Security Act
  • Patent
  • Trademark
  • Other Food & Drug
  • Copyrights
  • Agriculture
  • Other Food & Drug
  • Liquor Laws
  • R.R. & Truck
  • Occupational Safety/Health
  • All Other Real Property
  • Airplane
  • Airplane Product Liability
  • Assault, Libel & Slander
  • Land Condemnation
  • Other Statutory Actions
  • Other Fraud
  • Truth in Lending
  • Recovery of Overpayment & Enforcement of Judgment
  • Medicare Act
  • Foreclosure
  • Rent Lease & Ejectment
  • Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or Defendant)
  • IRS - Third Party 26 USC 7609
  • Banks and Banking
  • Commerce/ICC Rates/etc.
  • Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Org.
  • Securities/Commodities/Exchange
  • Agricultural Acts
  • Environmental Matters
  • Freedom of Information Act
  • Constitutionality of State Statutes
Miscellaneous Information: 
  • Mr. Mullin's hourly rate is $350.00.
  • Mr. Mullin's mediated case list is current through September 22, 2005.
  • Mr. Mullin has represented litigants in over 100 mediations.
  • Mr. Mullin is willing to host mediations at his office or elsewhere as agreed by the parties.
  • Mr. Mullin is the only Nebraska mediator recognized by the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.
  • Mr. Mullin is the only Nebraska mediator on the approved panel of the ADR Systems of America.
  • Mr. Mullin is an advisory board member of the Werner Institute for Negotiation and Dispute Resolution.
  • Mr. Mullin is an advisory board member of the Nebraska Office of Dispute Resolution.
  • The calendar of availability for Mr. Mullin can be viewed at http://mykutak.kutakrock.com/MediationCalendar/calendar.asp.
  • In 2008, Mr. Mullin mediated a total of 173 disputes and successfully resolved 161 of those disputes.
  • In 2007, Mr. Mullin mediated a total of 158 disputes and successfully resolved 146 of those disputes.
  • In 2006, Mr. Mullin mediated a total of 128 disputes and successfully resolved 118 of those disputes.
  • In 2005, Mr. Mullin mediated a total of 76 disputes and successfully resolved 72 of those disputes.
  • In 2009, Mr. Mullin mediated a total of 214 disputes and successfully resolved 194 of those disputes.
  • Since Mr. Mullin's last approval in 2007, he has conducted approximately 1,000 mediations in a total of 9 different states.
  • In 2012, Mr. Mullin conducted approximately 300 mediations.  Approximately 92% of the mediations were successfully resolved.
  • A full list of Mr. Mullin's mediations can be produced upon request.
  • Mr. Mullin has conducted mediations in 13 states as of September 2018.
  • Mr. Mullin mediates 6-7 days per weeks and has conducted approximately 3,200 mediations over the past 18 1/2 years.
  • Mr. Mullin is the only Nebraska mediator inducted as a Distinguished Fellow into the International Academy of Mediators.
  • Mr. Mullin is a charter member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals.
  • Mr. Mullin is the only Nebraska mediator inducted into the American College of Civil Trial Mediators.
  • Mr. Mullin is a found member of the Nebraska Mediation Association.
  • Mr. Mullin has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America since 2007.
  • Best Lawyers in American has recognized Mr. Mullin as a "Lawyer of the Year" on five different occasions:  ADR (2011), Mediation (2014 and 2019), Arbitration (2018), and Insurance Law (2017).
  • Mr. Mullin has been recognized by Who's Who Legal:  Mediation eight times since 2011 as one of the top 100 commerical mediators in the United States (by a vote of his peers).