Personal bio
MATTHEWS, JOSEPH C.CIArb and F.CIArb Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators Joe was a trial and appellate advocate for more than 45 years. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami, School of Law, class of 1977, where he was an Editor of the Law Review and recipient of the Wesley Sturges Award, graduating first in his class. He is a Fellow and Past-President of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a member of the American Law Institute and an Honorary Bencher of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland. Mr. Matthews has been an arbitrator for more than 35 years. He has served as Arbitrator or Counsel in more than 350 cases. He served for 12 years as a member of the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration Association and for 3 years on its Executive Committee. He is a Florida Certified Circuit Civil Mediator and Certified Mediator by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR). He is a Member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals and serves as mediator in complex commercial, construction, insurance, hospitality, health care, employment, class action and personal injury cases pending in state and federal courts of the United States, as well as in commercial and investment arbitration disputes domestically and internationally. He is a member of the Panel of Mediators appointed by the United States District Courts for the Southern and Middle Districts of Florida and is also on the AAA Panel of Mediators. Mr. Matthews has lectured and taught extensively. He has taught courses on international arbitration at the National University of Mongolia, at the University of Dundee, in Dundee Scotland, and at the University of Miami and Florida International University Law Schools. He has lectured at the Central Party School, Beijing, China, Dubai, Salzburg, Belfast, Dublin, Edinburgh and throughout the United States. He is listed on the following panels: American Arbitration Association/ICDR; Commercial Large and Complex Case Class Action International Panel of Mediators Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre Panel of Emergency Arbitrators Singapore International Arbitration Centre Panel of Arbitrators Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Panel of Arbitrators Court of Arbitration for Art Panel of Arbitrators Mediator, United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Certified Mediator, Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)