Charles H. Dick , Jr., Esq.

Charles H. Dick, Esq. is an experienced dispute resolution professional with more than 30 years of experience as an arbitrator and mediator. He specializes in resolving an array of complex disputes, including class action litigation and cases involving antitrust, business and commercial, securities, investments, employment, toxic tort, real estate, and professional liability issues. 
 

Mr. Dick’s distinguished career as a trial lawyer spanned 50-plus years and involved litigation and arbitration of complex business and commercial matters, as well as a wide range of high-stakes domestic and international disputes.   For more than a decade, his practice involved service as lead counsel in securities class action lawsuits, which contributed to his reputation as a leading advocate in shareholder litigation and as a skilled practitioner in corporate governance matters.
 

Mr.  Dick is known for his sound judgment and fair-mindedness.  As an arbitrator, he has been described as industrious, intelligent, even-handed, and a quick study.  While desirous of assisting parties in streamlining proceedings, he describes himself as a “service provider.” He is deferential to the parties’ desires, considerate of counsels’ preferences, and responsive to the parties needs for resolution of case management or discovery issues.  He believes arbitration works best when the parties have confidence in procedures they design and implement.  
 

As a mediator, Mr. Dick’s approach begins with patient listening, and he has been described as both empathetic and perceptive.  Though capable of being evaluative, he brings creativity to the process, and believes foremost that mediation is most effective when the mediator functions as a facilitator of negotiation by the parties. He encourages a focus on the parties’ long-term interests, and he is known for persistence in the search for a common ground; he does not give up in the face a stalemate and is known for dogged-determination in pursuit of a resolution.