An independent neutral and Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Jo Colbert Stanley, Esq. is a Florida Supreme Court qualified arbitrator, and certified mediator who also holds a Diploma in International Maritime Arbitration from CIArb. Jo serves as a Public Arbitrator, hearing financial services-related disputes nationally for FINRA, and is a Registered Mediator for Florida’s Department of Financial Services. Jo is also an Associate (Class of 2023-2025) of the College of Commercial Arbitrators and an appointed member of the Marine Advisory Committee of Broward County. During her 20-plus years as a litigator in private practice, Jo has focused on commercial litigation, employment, and insurance law. Jo is active in national and local volunteer Bar associations, currently serving as an officer on the board of the Federal Bar Association (FBA) Admiralty Law Section and as Immediate Past Chair of the FBA’s ADR Section. She is also serving her third term as Chair of the Broward County Bar Association Admiralty and Maritime Law Section and serves on the Admiralty Law Committee of The Florida Bar. She is a member of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute, the Port Everglades Association, and the Women’s International Shipping and Trading Association (where is Co-Chair of the Yachting Committee). Jo is also a Board member of the Fort Lauderdale Mariners Club. In addition to regularly presenting continuing legal education seminars and writing articles on dispute resolution and maritime topics, Jo is currently working on her Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.

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