Paul J. Burkhart, Esq.

Paul J. Burkhart is an independent attorney and dedicated neutral specializing in arbitration. Operating as a solo practitioner, Mr. Burkhart has transitioned his practice to focus full-time on serving as an arbitrator in complex commercial, consumer, and securities disputes.

An entrepreneur at heart who relocated from Baltimore, Maryland to Florida in 2004, Mr. Burkhart brings decades of diverse business acumen to his neutral roles. Prior to focusing exclusively on arbitration, his legal career spanned general business law, corporate governance, intellectual property, civil litigation, estate planning, and probate administration. This extensive background provides him with a deep, practical understanding of the commercial disputes he is called upon to resolve today.

Mr. Burkhart graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law and was admitted to The Florida Bar in 2005. Over the course of his career, he has served as a sole arbitrator or panel member in over 250 cases, and as chairperson in more than 100 complex commercial and consumer matters. His extensive arbitration portfolio includes securities-related claims (such as suitability, fraud, and negligence), FINRA member disputes involving restrictive covenants and promissory notes, and expungement proceedings.