February 7, 2025
GrayRobinson is proud to announce Bankruptcy Deputy Section Chair and Fort Myers and Naples Deputy Managing Shareholder Luis Rivera has been reappointed to the Florida Supreme Court Mediator Qualifications and Discipline Review Board (MQDRB) for another 4-year term, ending November 30, 2028.
The MQDRB is the body responsible for the speedy investigation and disposition of any complaint submitted under the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators. The MQDRB is comprised of 17 to 21 members from each of the four Divisions in Florida. Members of the MQDRB include judges, county mediators, family mediators, circuit mediators, dependency mediators, appellate mediators and non-mediator attorneys who meet in complaint committees and hearing panels when complaints are filed against certified or court-appointed mediators. Additionally, the MQDRB’s four-member Qualifications Inquiry Committee (QIC) is responsible for good moral character inquiries presented by initial or renewal certification applications.
Luis is one of only 10 attorneys in Florida who is board-certified in Business Bankruptcy Law and Consumer Bankruptcy by the American Board of Certification and one of only two court-appointed fiduciaries who administers Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases in Southwest Florida. In addition to his work with clients, Luis also uses his financial and legal experience throughout his community and has most recently been appointed by Governor Ron DeSantis to the Florida Gulf Coast University Board of Trustees.