Leslie W. Langbein

Ms. Langbein has been a member of the Florida Bar since 1980. She began her career in the public sector as an Assistant City Attorney and then as the Deputy City Attorney for the City of Hollywood, Florida. She then joined Valde-Fauli, Cobb & Petrey and undertook the role of outside general counsel for Florida International University, an institution of the State University System. She served in that capacity for nearly ten years and then established the law firm of Langbein & Langbein, P.A with her husband where she practiced in all areas of Employment law representing private sector individuals and businesses.  Ms. Langbein became Board Certified by the Florida Bar in the area of Labor & Employment Law in 2001 and has continuously maintained that distinction.  Ms. Langbein is admitted to practice before the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.  She has tried numerous employment cases to verdict in the Southern District of Florida.  Ms. Langbein also practiced before the EEOC, the Florida Commission on Human Rights, local agencies and the Florida DOAH. She now practices as a full-time neutral as a mediator, arbitrator, private judge, hearing officer, fact-finder and special magistrate. She has been designated as a "SuperLawyer" by Superlawyer Magazine each year since 2009.  She is a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.   

Ms. Langbein has over thirty-five years' experience as an arbitrator and has issued nearly 300 written awards. She serves on AAA's Labor, Employment, Commercial and Consumer panels as well as AHLA's arbitration and mediation panels.  Ms. Langbein has been a member of FMCS's national panel of labor arbitrators since 2014.  Ms. Langbein also serves on USPS/NPMHU and USPS/APWU regional panels. She arbitrates nationwide in the following sectors or industries: health care, hospitality, grocery, retail, sales, manufacturing, banking,and lending; gig workers, sports administration, security services, higher education, K-12 education, transportation, public sector, public safety, spirits, consumers, auto dealers, air and cruise lines and religious institutions, among others.    

Ms. Langbein has been a Florida Certified Circuit/Civil mediator since 1996. She concentrates her mediation practice in employment law, fair housing, ADA and insurance matters. She has mediated over 2550 cases. Ms. Langbein is approved mediator for the Southern and Middle District Courts of the United States District Courts of Florida, the American Health Law Association’s national panel of mediators and the Florida Department of Insurance's panel for insurance claims.  She also is a Qualified Non-Binding arbitrator for courts in the State of Florida.  She is a former chair of the Florida Bar's Labor & Employment Section and currently serves its Board Certification Committee.  

Member, Fla Bar since 1980.  Bd Certified. by Fla. Bar in Labor and Employment Law since 2001.   Attends quarterly and annual AAA training courses and bi-annual AAA/ICDR Neutral Conferences as well as participates in National Academy of Arbitrator monthly salons and regional meetings.  Served as training faculty for AAA webinar, "Drafting Arbitration Clauses for Executive Employment Contracts and AAA webinar, "Giving Credibility where Credibility is Due."   Also has attended CSX/UTU Railroad Arbitrator training; University of South Florida, Residential Foreclosure Mediation Training; Florida Bar Labor & Employment Section Advanced Topics conferences and Florida Dispute Resolution Center conferences.   Mrs. Langbein is a frequent presenter at national conferences including  Southeastern Conference of the National Academy of Arbitrators, the Rocky Mountain LERA chapter and the 2026 Rocky Mountain Public Employer Relations Association conference. 

• Former Chair and former Director of Legal Education, Florida Bar Labor & Employment Section
• Member Executive Council, Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section 
• Member, Certification Commission, Florida Bar Labor and Employment Law Section
• Member, Florida Bar's ADR and Local Government Sections
• Member, ABA
• Member, LERA, Rocky Mountain Chapter
• Member and Diplomate, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
• Fellow, College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
• Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals

Commercial and Employment Arbitrations:

Hearing: $3500.00/day (up to 7 hours); Study time: $500.00/hr.; Travel time: $150.00/hr. (no charge for Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach Counties); Cancellation Fee: $500.00/Day for each reserved hearing day if notice is not received at least 30 calendar days before first hearing date. Travel expenses such as airfare, mileage, parking, meals, hotel and business expenses are charged as incurred and include non-refundable expenses.

Labor Arbitrations:

Hearing: $1950.00/day (Up to 7 hours); Study time: $278.57/hr.;Travel time: $150.00/hr. (no charge for Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach Counties or locations specified with FMCS); Cancellation Fee: $250.00/day for each reserved hearing day if notice is not received at least 10 calendar days before first hearing date. Travel expenses such as airfare, mileage, parking, meals, hotel and business expenses are charged as incurred and include non-refundable expenses (except for locations specified with FMCS)

Mediations:

$450.00/hr. (3-hour minimum) split between parties, including time reviewing mediation summaries. Attorneys are responsible for paying mediator fees and are cautioned to make prior arrangements with their client to ensure the client has financial means to reimburse them. Payment due on completion of mediation.