Mindy Gentile
Of Counsel, Miami Office
Peckar & Abramson P.C.

Melinda S. (“Mindy”) Gentile is Of Counsel in P&A’s Miami office, and serves as co-chair of the firm’s Culture, Career Development and Inclusion Committee. Leveraging her more than 40 years’ experience as an esteemed construction lawyer and commercial litigator, she now dedicates her practice to focus solely on alternative dispute resolution (ADR). Mindy is an exceptionally qualified Arbitrator, Mediator, Neutral Evaluator, Special Master, and Private Resolution Judge. As co-creator of the annual Groundbreaking Women in Construction (GWIC) conference along with P&A Founding Partner Robert Peckar, Mindy champions national efforts toward removing barriers and promoting women and other diverse individuals in the construction industry and the construction bar.

Mindy’s full-time practice involves assisting parties in resolving disputes relating to the development, design, and construction of private or public projects and other general commercial disputes. Her insightful and practical approach, coupled with her deep understanding of the construction process and risk assessment, enables Mindy to bring thoughtful, creative, and effective dispute resolution services to each engagement. She has a unique tenacity and tireless commitment to the process of resolving disputes that enables her to provide an extraordinary level of service. An exceptional communicator with well-honed negotiation skills, Mindy effectively designs dispute resolution strategies to build consensus and assist parties in achieving success through voluntary resolution. Mindy is highly proficient in virtual platform-based dispute resolution processes.

Mindy is certified by the Supreme Court of Florida as a Circuit Civil Mediator and is a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. She is certified as a Specialist in Construction Law by the Florida Bar, and served on the inaugural Construction Law Certification Committee, which prepared the first exam for lawyers seeking certification as an expert in construction law in the State of Florida. She has also served as a Broward County Magistrate. Mindy was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Florida Bar, Real Property, Probate & Trust Law Section, Construction Law Committee, was recently named to City & State Florida’s Construction Power 100 list and was shortlisted for Outstanding Contribution at the Chambers Diversity & Inclusion Awards: North America 2021 for her efforts in furthering the advancement of diversity and inclusion. She has written and spoken extensively on construction, ADR, diversity, and ethics-related topics.