Donald Ryce



Miami, Florida 33180

305-873-3556

Business, Civil, Commercial, Employment, Labor, Workplace




Principal, BostonSolv
, a dispute prevention and mediation firm focusing on dispute resolution for commercial and industrial construction projects. Blase is a civil engineer who also has a business background and who specializes in helping parties to resolve their own problems.


alternative dispute resolution (adr) experience

   
Mediator:

Mediated construction disputes, ranging from $50,000 to $2 million and involving as many as four parties. Subjects have covered many facets of construction, including miscellaneous metals, mechanical supports, millwork, soil conditions, foundations, worker’s compensationoverhead doors, electrical systems, schedule delays, adherence to designer specifications, water wells, drywall and interior construction, insulation and fire containment, change orders, and general conditions.


Dispute Review Board member:

Provided oversight for dispute avoidance and resolution to owners and contractors on such major construction projects as Boston Federal Courthouse and NSTAR 345kV electric transmission lines. Served as Panelist on one board and as Independent Neutral on another.

         
Arbitrator:

Arbitrated fee disputes between attorneys and clients as member of Massachusetts Bar Association Legal Fee Arbitration Board.


Pre-trial Conciliator:

Assisted in settling approximately 140 out of 180 civil- commercial cases in Wrentham District Court, Wrentham, Mass.

Experience

   

Mr. Ryce practiced law for over 40 years, with his practice primarily involving labor and employment law and some commercial litigation. He has defended employers in discrimination cases brought under Title VII, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, ERISA, and other federal and state laws. He has also represented employees in whistleblower, discrimination, ERISA, and equal pay act cases. In addition, he has handled complex non-employment commercial litigation involving breach of contract, fraud, constructive trust, tortious interference and negligence issues. He retired from his legal practice in 2010 but continues to act as arbitrator in employment, labor, commercial, securities, and consumer matters, and has served on three-arbitrator panels both as chair and as wing. He is also a permanent Civil Service Hearing Examiner for Miami-Dade County.

   

Mr. Ryce served on the Executive Council of the Labor and Employment Section of the Florida Bar until 2010 and is currently listed in Who's Who in the World, Who’s Who in America, Who's Who in American Law and Florida Super Lawyers.  His main offices are located in Miami Beach, Florida

 Phone:305-873-3556