Ricky Polston, a partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen LLP and Chair of the firm’s Constitutional Law Section, is now a panel member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) National Roster of Arbitrators.
The AAA is a private, not-for-profit organization in the field of alternative dispute resolution, providing neutral and independent conflict resolution services to individuals and organizations throughout the United States. Accomplished attorneys with exceptional subject matter expertise, former federal and state judges, and business owners who understand the essence of the dispute are trained in a comprehensive program by the AAA to manage the dispute resolution process with fairness and skill, and an eye towards time- and cost-efficiency. These neutrals are bound by AAA established standards of behavior and ethics to be fair and unbiased. Additional information on the alternative dispute resolution process is available on the AAA website.
About Ricky L. Polston
Ricky Polston is a partner in the Tallahassee office of Shutts & Bowen LLP, where he is the Chair of the Constitutional Law Section and a member of the Appellate, Government Law, Insurance, and Litigation practice groups. He was a former Florida Supreme Court Justice for over 14 years, from 2008-2023, and was Chief Justice from 2012-14. He also served as a Judge at the Florida First District Court of Appeal for 8 years. During his tenure as an appellate jurist, he handled thousands of cases, resulting in innumerable published opinions, and addressed a wide variety of issues that would be expected to arise in arbitration matters, including high profile multi-party complex civil cases. Polston was an adjunct law professor at the Florida State University College of Law for 20 years, teaching various courses including Insurance Law, Florida Constitutional Law, and Florida Alternative Dispute Resolution. Prior to becoming a judge, Polston practiced law for 14 years in commercial litigation, various insurance coverage disputes, reinsurance litigation, and property tax issues. Polston is also a Certified Public Accountant and has been for 45 years. Prior to his legal career, he practiced accounting with Deloitte Haskins & Sells, in Florida for 7 years.
