I fully retired effective March 2023.
40+ years of experience in resolving business disputes as lawyer-advocate for a wide range of business clientele, including in Manhattan law firm and as partner in medium-sized L. I. firm; since 2000, as sole practitioner in mid-Nassau. NOTE: I retired from the practice of law effective 2016. I retired as a neutral business arbitrator and mediator in March 2023.
"AV-5.0/Preeminent" (highest) rating by Martindale-Hubbell for Legal Ability/Ethical Standards.
University of Pennsylvania (B.A.); Vanderbilt University School of Law (J.D.).
Admitted to practice in NY State and before Federal trial and appellate courts in NY and the United States Supreme Court, Washington, D.C.
Member of numerous bar associations and committees focusing on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR -- arbitration/mediation).
Regular public speaking before a wide variety of groups, usually on legal topics centering around ADR or marketing. Frequent author of book chapters and articles online and in print, nationally and regionally. Train lawyers and retired judges to be arbitrators and mediators, on behalf of the NYS Bar Association and NYS Court System -- basic and advanced level arbitrator and mediator training.
Selected for inclusion in New York Super Lawyers -- Metro for 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; 2021 category: Alternative Dispute Resolution Law.
Past Adjunct Professor, St. John's University School of Law, teaching Alternative Dispute Resolution Law
Selected as Charter Member of NYAMA (and member of the Executive Committee), and member of its parent organization, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN) (only 56 in NY and 5 on L.I.).
Please click to view my NADN member profile and my NYAMA member profile:
http://www.nadn.org/david-abeshouse and http://www.nymediators.org/david-abeshouse
Membership is by invitation only. Serve on NYAMA Executive Committee.
Selected for membership as a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA). CCA membership is by invitation only. There are fewer than sixty CCA Fellows in New York State, and fewer than five on Long Island. See: http://www.thecca.net Vice Chair for the NorthEast Region of the Law Firm CLE Committee.
Selected as Fellow of the American Bar Foundation; New York Bar Foundation.
AVVO rated 10.0/10.0 (since 2004):
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Started practice as commercial litigator, resolving business disputes in court, on behalf of NYC and L.I. law firms. Gradually morphed more and more of my practice away from commercial litigation in the courts, and instead focused on business ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution -- Arbitration and Mediation), to the point where my practice was essentially 100% business ADR: more than 90% of my time was spent as a neutral Arbitrator and Mediator, and less than 10% as a B2B dispute resolution lawyer. I fully retired in March 2023.
I helped resolve business disputes through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) -- arbitration, mediation, or settlement negotiations. B2B Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Arbitrator, Mediator, Speaker, ADR Law Consultant, Trainer of new Arbitrators and Mediators, and Past Adjunct Law Professor at St. John's Univ. School of Law. Member of several national honorary organizations for Arbitrators and Mediators. NOTE: I fully retired effective March 2023.
I fully retired effective March 2023. Service as a professional neutral/impartial Arbitrator, Commercial Panels of Neutrals: American Arbitration Association; International Centre for Dispute Resolution; Resolute Systems; NCBA ADR Panels; and other forums. Private and Forum-Based Mediator. Public speaking engagements; regularly published author. Member, Secondary Schools Committee, Univ. of Penna., Admissions Alumnus Interviewer (1995-2008). Married 35+ years; adult twins -- both have been members of Gotham Young Pros. I fully retired effective March 2023.
Past Chair, Nassau Co. Bar Assn. ADR Committee; Co-founder, The Attorney Roundtable (lawyers networking group, since 2000); Past member, Bd. of Directors, NY Virtuosi Chamber Symphony (non-profit professional orchestra -- past President/past Gen'l Counsel); Past member, Board and Pro Bono General counsel of non-profit: Long Island Entrepreneurs Group, Inc.; Vice President and founding Board member of the Health and Business Alliance, Inc. (non-profit, 2002-17); and member of International Network of Boutique Law Firms (INBLF, since 2014). Member and Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (CCA). (Membership is by invitation only. 58 CCA Fellows in NY State; 3 on Long Island.) See: http://www.thecca.net Vice Chair for the NorthEast Region of the Law Firm CLE Committee. Listed in New York Metro Super Lawyers -- for 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020; 2021 category: Alternative Dispute Resolution Law. Independent lawyer peer review rated by Martindale: A-V Preeminent/5.0 out of 5.0 ranking. Charter Member, NYAMA (http://www.nymediators.org/david-abeshouse)(member of Executive Committee); member of its parent organization, the NADN (National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals: http://www.nadn.org/david-abeshouse) (Invitation only; 55 in NY State; 5 on L.I.). Member of INBLF -- the International Network of Boutique Law Firms -- 2012 to 2022: https://www.inblf.com/single-attorney/?uid=902 NOTE: I retired from the practice of law in 2016. I fully retired as a neutral business arbitrator and mediator in March 2023.
I fully retired effective March 2023.
Good leads for me were: other lawyers; accountants and other professionals; entrepreneurs; owners and key managers of small to medium-sized businesses, particularly those in industries regularly experiencing the occurrence of conflicts or disputes; parties seeking alternatives to business litigation; and people engaged in enlightened business networking such as what Gotham fosters. NOTE: I fully retired effective March 2023.