Mediator Polly D. Heseman, Esq.

Polly D. Heseman, Esq.

Mediation Specialties
Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Entertainment, Technology, Computer, Domain Name, Licensing, General Corporate, Commercial Transaction, Real Estate, Employment and Insurance Disputes

Southern Illinois University, B.S. in Science, 1992, Magna Cum Laude
Southern Illinois University School of Law, J.D., 1995, Magna Cum Laude

Admitted, Missouri Bar, 1995
Admitted, Illinois Bar, 1996
Admitted, United States Patent Bar, 1999
Admitted, Florida Bar, 2001
Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator
Florida Department of Financial Services Mediator
Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulations Mediator
Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
Florida New Motor Vehicle Arbitrator, appointed by the Office of the Attorney General
Member of Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
Member Broward County Bar - Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

Polly D. Heseman was educated at Southern Illinois University and Southern Illinois University School of Law where she received numerous academic scholarships and awards including the Lincoln Academy Student Laureate Award presented to her by the Governor of Illinois and the Illinois Women's Bar Association Scholarship presented to her by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. While attending law school, Ms. Heseman was a published article writer and editor for the Journal of Legal Medicine and Editor-in-Chief of the Southern Illinois University Law Journal. Prior to moving to Florida, Ms. Heseman was with the St. Louis office of Bryan Cave LLP. Ms. Heseman moved to Florida in 2000 and joined the Fort Lauderdale office of Gunster, Yoakley & Stewart, P.A. Her extensive legal practice has included litigating patent, trademark and copyright claims, practicing before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, drafting and negotiating general corporate and commercial transactions including mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, drafting and negotiating licenses for patent, trademark, domain name, copyright and software rights, arbitrating domain name disputes before the World Intellectual Property Organization and counseling on numerous employment issues.