SARASOTA, FL – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Malcolm J. Pitchford, Partner in the Sarasota office, has been certified by the Florida Bar as a Program Arbitrator for the Bar’s Grievance Mediation and Fee Arbitration Program.  The program is designed to assist in the amicable resolution of disputes which arise between attorneys and their clients.

Mr. Pitchford, a Board Certified Real Estate lawyer, is also a Certified Civil Court Mediator and Panelist for the American Arbitration Association. Mr. Pitchford is AV® Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Mr. Pitchford received his J.D. and B.A. from the University of Florida.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with over 220 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.