Rick Friedlander,
Mediator and Arbitrator
Rick Friedlander is a mediator and arbitrator with matter-specific litigation experience in construction, real estate, complex commercial litigation, and title and escrow disputes.
He is a two-time Best Lawyers® Arbitration "Lawyer of the Year" (2013, 2021) and was named Mediation "Lawyer of the Year" for 2023.
A Best Lawyers honoree in Alternative Dispute Resolution-Construction, Rick has been selected for the American Arbitration Association’s construction, commercial, mediation, joint venture and master mediator construction panels.
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Use Rick Friedlander's convenient interactive calendar to check his availability for your mediation or arbitration. Rick or his legal assistant will contact you after receiving your Online Appointment Request.
Practice Areas
Honors & Awards
“Lawyer of the Year” (Scottsdale), The Best Lawyers in America®, Arbitration (2021), Mediation (2023)
“Lawyer of the Year” (Phoenix), The Best Lawyers in America, Arbitration (2013), Construction Law (2011), Construction Litigation (2015, 2017, 2020)
The Best Lawyers in America, 2007-present: Arbitration, Mediation, Construction Litigation
Super Lawyers, 2007-present: Alternative Dispute Resolution, Construction Litigation
AV-Preeminent® Rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
"Top Lawyer," Phoenix Magazine, 2023
“Top 100 Lawyers in Arizona,” AzBusiness Magazine, 2020
“AzBusiness Leaders,” AzBusiness
Magazine, 2016-2018, 2021 (Alternative Dispute Resolution), 2019 (Construction Law)
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Arizona
Illinois State Bar Association
National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Bar and Court Admissions
Illinois, 1969
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois, 1969
U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1969
Arizona, 1973
U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Education
J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1969
B.A., University of California at Berkeley, 1966
Community Leadership
John C. Lincoln Health Network: Past Chair, Board of Directors
Birthplace
Chicago, Illinois