JOE VENTOLA

GENERAL OVERVIEW

Joe Ventola has been a Mediator, Arbitrator, and Consultant since 2003. He has experience in engineering, construction, sales, customer support, management, coaching and consulting. He is co -founder and managing partner of VnV Solutions, a company dedicated to dispute settlement and consulting. He has conducted hundreds of mediations and arbitrations and is very well respected in his field having been voted Best Mediator in the New Jersey Law Journal 2012 Survey.

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS

Joe holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is certified in Life/Business Coaching by the Institute for Professional Empowerment Coaching and is also certified in ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution). He has been attending ongoing trainings in mediation and arbitration since 2003.

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Joe has personally bought and rehabilitated 5 properties and is well versed in all phases of construction including, Concrete, Foundations, Framing, Sheathing, Electric, Plumbing, HVAC, Siding, Roofing, Windows and Doors, Kitchens and Baths, Decks etc. He feels it is critical to have a neutral who understands the subject matter in construction disputes especially when a party(ies) utilize experts to testify on their behalf. He has handled many construction disputes since 2003.

Joe is very skilled in dispute resolution because he is a “people/personality expert”. His life experience combined with coach training gives him the ability to work with the personality issues which invariably have a major effect in the process of dispute settlement. Joe understands that many times a dispute is driven by personality traits along with the “matter at hand”. He is a very thorough, fair, and judicious arbitrator and believes honor and integrity is first and foremost when adjudicating a matter. He is able to facilitate mediations expeditiously and fairly because he is skilled at diffusing an adversarial environment as he helps the parties communicate while managing emotions and keeping the issue from becoming personal.

Joe Ventola is a respected member of the New Jersey Association of Professional Mediators.

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