Earl Acquaviva Jr. Esq.

Mediator & Arbitrator

“Mediator & Arbitrator”

Kingsville, Maryland

43+Years Exp

Core Practice Areas

14 Verticals

✓Commercial Contracts

✓Employment Discrimination

✓Wage & Hour Claims

✓Personal Injury Claims

✓Medical Malpractice Claims

✓Legal Malpractice

✓Product Liability

✓Insurance Coverage Disputes

✓Mass Tort & Class Action

✓Real Estate Transactions

✓Construction Disputes

✓Commercial Leases

✓Trust Administration Disputes

✓Software Licensing Disputes

✓Certified Neutral

✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

Neutral Profile

Earl J. Acquaviva, Jr. is a Circuit Court Mediator, Arbitrator and Attorney at Law. As Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources Executive for Bally Total Fitness, Earl has a broad range of in-depth experience in legal, business and human resources. With his more than three decades at Bally Total Fitness, Earl has earned a reputation as an excellent negotiator, working diligently with front line employees, executives, and handling all aspects of the company’s business transactions. As Chief Litigation Officer, Earl attended all hearings, mediations, arbitrations and settlement conferences and is open to mediating all aspects of commercial / business matters, contract disputes, software agreements, consulting agreements, commercial real estate leases, discrimination, wage and hour disputes, personal injury, workers compensation, medical malpractice, legal malpractice and insurance coverage disputes. Along with being corporate counsel for Bally Total Fitness, Earl has been a Maryland Circuit Court Mediator since 2012.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

Primary Verifications

License

Attorney at Law

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law

J.D. · Law

Class of 1983

Towson University School of Business

B.S. · Business/Finance

Class of 1980

Anne Arundel Community College

A.A. · Business

Class of 1978

Work History

2 Positions

Circuit Court Mediator

Maryland Circuit Court

2012 – Present

Mediating civil cases in Baltimore City, Baltimore County, Anne Arundel County, Cecil County, Howard County and Montgomery County.

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Human Resources Executive

Bally Total Fitness

Served for more than three decades, handling legal, business, and human resources matters, including litigation, arbitration, and mediation oversight.