Academy Member Inducted 2026

Linda F. Spiegel, Mediator & Arbitrator, Hackensack, New Jersey.

Linda F. Spiegel

Law and Mediation Office of Linda F. Spiegel
79 Main Street
Suite 1
Hackensack, NJ 07601
Tel: (201) 489-1001
Website: www.spiegellawfirm.com
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Member of the New Jersey Chapter for Mediation & Arbitration
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  • Practice Commenced1989
  • # of MEDS (as of 27/1/26)110
  • # of ARBS (as of 27/1/26)1600
Current Practice
Online / In-Person

Biographical

Ms. Spiegel is an American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) arbitrator and mediator, FINRA arbitrator and a New Jersey Court approved R. 1:40 Mediator and Arbitrator. She is admitted to the State and Federal bars of New Jersey and New York as well as the U.S.  Supreme Court.  During her 35 plus years as a member of the AAA's panel she has mediated and arbitrated over 1,600 cases including Super Storm Sandy cases. That number does not include the cases she has mediated and arbitrated privately and for the NJ Courts.  Ms. Spiegel is on the NJ Court Roster of court-approved mediators as both a  "Civil Mediator" and as a "Mediator for Economic Aspects of Family Law Cases".   

The following are a small sample of subjects that have been addressed by Ms. Spiegel in mediation and arbitration: 
∙  Construction Disputes (valuation of fire damage caused by negligence of roofing contractor, dispute between blasting subcontractor and general contractor, construction       defects in residential and commercial properties);
∙  Breach of Contract disputes in commercial, consumer, real estate and construction matters;
∙  Family Mediation (divorce, custody, parenting time, parenting plans, support, equitable distribution, elder care planning, employment dispute with family caregiver); 
∙  Partnership Dissolution (dissolution of a partnership in a car rental business, dissolution of a partnership in a business providing props and costumes to the movie          and theater industry). 
 
Ms. Spiegel frequently participates as a presenter, moderator, lecturer and/or panelist educating lawyers, arbitrators and mediators about ADR, mediation, arbitration and other legal topics.  Some of her speaking engagements include “Mediating a Construction Dispute: Learning a New Language”; Moderator and Panelist on “Ageism and Diversity”; Speaker and Panelist on, “Some Frequent Issues in Residential Home Construction”; Moderator on “A Primer on Construction Drawings and Related Contract and Litigation Issues”, “Hot Topics in Construction Law”, "NJ Consumer Fraud Act and Home Improvement Contractors - Navigating the Minefield”, and “How to Get the Most Out of Your Mediation.”
 
Ms. Spiegel’s writing credits include “Elder Care Planning Mediation”, ABA e-Magazine, Voice of Experience, January 2023 issue, republished in the ABA GP Solo e-Report, May 2023; “Child Support for the Special Needs Child: What a Divorce Mediator Needs to Know”, NJAPM Mediation News, Vol. 18, Issue 1, Fall 2013. 
 
Ms. Spiegel was appointed by the Supreme  Court of the State of New Jersey to the Fee Arbitration Committee as an Panelist, Panel Chair and was Chair of the District IIB Fee Arbitration Committee and to the District Ethics Committee.
 
 
 

Case Experience

  • ADA Disability
  • Business Dissolution
  • Commercial/Business
  • Community Associations
  • Condominiums
  • Construction
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Debt Collections
  • Divorce (High Asset)
  • Elder Abuse
  • Eminent Domain
  • Family Businesses
  • Health Care
  • Insurance
  • Labor/Unions
  • Land Use/Planning
  • Legal Malpractice
  • Lemon Law
  • Local Govt./Municipalities
  • Nursing Homes
  • Partnerships
  • Premises Liability
  • Probate
  • Professional Fees
  • Professional Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Professional Negligence
  • Property Damage
  • Public Policy
  • Real Estate
  • Religious Institutions
  • Title Disputes
  • Trusts / Estates

Education

  • 1978 – J.D., Boston University School of Law
  • 1974 – B.A., Columbia University, Barnard College

Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
    • Chair ABA Senior Lawyers Division, Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee
  • Bergen County Bar Association
    • Alternate Dispute Resolution Committee, Co-Chair 2015-present
    • Construction Law Committee, Co-Chair 2011-2025
    • Continuing Legal Education Committee, Co-Chair 2021-2022
    • Editor-in-Chief of the Bergen Barrister 1991-1994
    • Editorial Board of the Bergen Barrister 1990-2003
    • Trustee 1989-1994
  • Bergen County Mediators Peer Consultation Group
  • Women Lawyers in Bergen
    • President 1987-1989
    • Editor-in-Chief, WLIB Newsletter 2003-present
  • New Jersey State Bar Association
  • New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators
  • The Justice Marie Garibaldi Inn of Court for ADR
    • Member of the Executive Board, 2023-present

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