In 1980, Jim began practicing law in New Jersey. In 1983 he moved to Florida and joined the Fort Myers firm of Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. Jim practiced with Henderson Franklin until April 2006. For over 25 years, Jim practiced civil litigation, including a wide variety of commercial litigation and all aspects of construction litigation.

Jim started mediating in the early 1990s and, in 1995, became certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit Civil Mediator and as a mediator before the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida. In 2006, he became a Certified Family Law Mediator and, when the Florida Supreme Court authorized certification for mediators in connection with matters on appeal, Jim was one of the first in Southwest Florida to become certified as an Appellate Mediator.

In April 2006, Jim established Nulman Mediation Services, Inc., a practice dedicated solely to providing mediation and arbitration services. While in the early years of his mediation practice, Jim mediated mostly commercial and construction disputes, over the years that has broadened significantly. He now mediates a wide range of civil disputes, including: business disputes & dissolutions; business torts; class actions; condominium disputes; construction disputes; copyright & trademark matters; corporate & partnership disputes; eminent domain; employment discrimination; employee restrictive covenants (non-competes, non-solicitation and non-disclosure); fraud; HOA matters; legal malpractice; medical malpractice; negligence and intentional torts; personal injury; probate, estates & trusts; real estate disputes; real estates brokerage disputes; stock broker disputes; trade secrets and wrongful death.

In addition to mediating, Jim often serves as an arbitrator. He is state qualified and is regularly appointed as a non-binding arbitrator by the Twentieth Judicial Circuit Court. He also serves as a binding arbitrator.

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