Neutrals

Education
College of the Holy Cross
B.A. 1980
Worcester, MA

Suffolk University School of Law
J.D., Cum Laude, 1983
Boston, MA

Admission to Practice
Commonwealth of Massachusetts 1983
United Stated District Court 1984
United States Supreme Court 1998

Professional
Employment

• Shumway, Giguere and Byrne, PC, Worcester, MA 1983-1988
• Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, PC, Springfield, MA 1988-2000
• Morrison Mahoney, LLP, Springfield, MA 2000-2023

Affiliations

• Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Editor, Mass Lawyers Weekly
• Member, Clients’ Security Board
• President, Hampden County Bar Association
• Chairperson, MBA Judicial Administration Section
• Member, Joint
  Committee on Judicial Appointments

John has served as a neutral in over 100 matters.

To schedule with Mark Karsner please contact Sherry Kiander at sherry@commonwealthmediation.com.

Education

Georgetown University, Magna Cum Laude, 1976
Georgetown University Law Center, Cum Laude, 1979

Work Experience

Wynn & Wynn, P.C. – 1979 to 1995
Karsner & Meehan, P.C. -.1995 to 2020

Professional

Mark has specialized in all types of personal injury and insurance claims. He has represented Plaintiffs, insurers, and self-insureds.

Mark began his career at Wynn & Wynn, P.C. He was Chairman of the Litigation Department for several years. Mark opened his own office in 1995. He continued his representation of Plaintiffs, insurers and self-insureds in all manners of personal injury claims.v

Mark has taken over 100 cases to a jury verdict. He has lectured on such topics as trial technique, insurance law, and mediation.

He began his career as a neutral 25 years ago in 1995. He has mediated and arbitrated over a thousand cases. The vast majority are in the field of personal injury, but he has also handled business disputes.

To schedule with Christopher Muse please contact Donna Orlando at donna@commonwealthmediation.com.

Education
Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. B.A. Government
University of Fribourg , Switzerland (Junior year abroad)
Boston State College, Boston, MA M.Ed. Urban Education
Suffolk Law School, Boston, MA J.D. / Cum Laude / Law Review

Professional
2001-present: Massachusetts Superior Court, Associate Justice of this court of general and equitable jurisdiction, involved in the trial of serious crimes, and civil litigation involving claims of damages in excess of $25,000.00.

1988-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on murder indictments.v

1980-2001 Committee for Public Counsel Services, Boston, MA
From list of Approved Attorneys, represented indigent Defendants on serious felony indictments.

1981-2001 Boston Police Detectives Benevolent Society
Labor counsel to Detective’s Unit of Boston City Police Department; Appeared in criminal courts, and before federal and state grand juries on charges of improper conduct, including, excessive force, wrongful death, perjury, neglect of duty, and assorted other allegations; Appeared before State Labor Relations Commission, Civil Service Commission, Division of Administrative Law Appeals, and State and Federal Courts.

1979-1999 Service Employees International Union Local 254, Boston, MA
Staff counsel to union representing Massachusetts Trial Court employees.

1977-1986 State Advisory Commission for Special Education, Boston, MA
Legal counsel to school administrator/parent council, with statutory authority to review appropriateness of placements and programs of special needs students pursuant to Federal and State Statutes (P.L. 94-142 and ch. “766″).

1977-2001  Muse and Muse, Boston, MA
General trial practice involving criminal, civil and employment law litigation.

1977-1979 Middlesex County Indigent Defender, Cambridge, MA
Represented indigents charged with misdemeanor and felonies in Eastern Middlesex County.

1970-1977 Boston Public Schools, Boston, MA: Teacher: Boston Latin School; East Boston High School; Lewis Middle School (Roxbury)