More Neutrals Are Better Than One

Barry J. Peek, Esq., is a full-time arbitrator and mediator at Scheinman Arbitration & Mediation Services, working as the named arbitrator in various collective bargaining agreements. He serves on the AAA Labor, Employment, and Consumer Panels; New York State PERB Arbitration, Mediation, Interest Arbitration and Fact-Finding Panel; the New York City Office of Collective Bargaining Arbitration Panel; the New York City Board of Education and District Council 37 Arbitration Panel; and the Eastern District of New York Mediation Panel. Prior to becoming a neutral, Mr. Peek was a partner in the firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. where he was co-chair of the labor and employment departments. He is a graduate of the City University of New York, Brooklyn College, cum laude, and received his J.D. degree from Hofstra University’s Maurice A. Deane School of Law.

Julie A. Torrey, Esq., is a full-time arbitrator and mediator at Scheinman Arbitration & Mediation Services, focusing on workplace disputes involving disciplinary, contract, and statutory issues. Ms. Torrey serves on the American Arbitration Association’s (AAA) Roster of Labor, Employment, and Consumer Arbitrators; the FMCS Arbitrator Panel; EDNY’s Arbitrator Panel; NYC’s Office of Collective Bargaining Arbitrator panel; and numerous private-party panels. She also currently serves on the Board of the Long Island Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association. Prior to becoming a neutral, Ms. Torrey spent two decades working as a labor and employment attorney, where she developed expertise in issues involving discrimination, harassment, retaliation, whistleblower, and wage and hour claims. A Dean’s List graduate of Georgetown University and Georgetown University Law Center, Ms. Torrey is admitted to practice in New York State and Federal District Courts.

Martin F. Scheinman, Esq., is the founder of Scheinman Arbitration & Mediation Services, serving as the industry arbitrator with unions and management associates covering over 50,000 employees. He also is the permanent arbitrator in over 400 contracts, including Major League Baseball and its Players Association. Since 1979, Mr. Scheinman has helped resolve over 20,000 labor/management, employment, business, and consumer disputes. He has mediated thousands of business and employment disputes, including many highly publicized cases regarding discrimination claims, the breakup of businesses, and collective bargaining disputes. A graduate of Cornell University (B.S., M.S.) and New York University School of Law (J.D.), Mr. Scheinman sits on the Cornell University Board of Trustees, the Board of Directors of the American Arbitration, and other boards. He and his wife, Laurie, are the benefactors of The Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution and the Cornell ILR School’s Scheinman Professorship of Conflict Resolution.

Timothy S. Taylor, Esq., is a full-time arbitrator and mediator at Scheinman Arbitration & Mediation Services. He also is Chair of the New York State Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Section and a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. Mr. Taylor is a member of the Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution Board of Advisors and AAA’s International Centre for Dispute Resolution Division. He also serves on the following panels: AAA’s Labor, Employment, and Consumer Panel; the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Panel; NYC Office of Collective Bargaining; and the New York State PERB Arbitration, Mediation, Interest Arbitration, and Fact-Finding Panel. Mr. Taylor received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina, cum laude, and holds a J.D. degree from Cornell University Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and Federal District Courts, and before the U.S. Supreme Court.