David Fershee has years mediation experience; has conducted hundreds of mediations including one of the largest environmental disputes in Northern Michigan; serveral medical malpractice, personal injury and family law mediations; in addition to conducting mediation workshops for public and private organizations.

David provided the Michigan State Court Administrative Office Community Dispute Resolution with mediation training, October 1993; mediation training with Friends Suburban Project, Concordvill, PA 1982; in-service training on intake procedures by Tri-County Problem Solving Services, 1993; served ten years on part-time faculty of North Central Michigan College teaching classes in business law and mediation; and six years as District Court Judge in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties presiding over civil cases, misdemeanor and felony criminal cases, landlord tenant, small claims court and special assignments to Circuit and Probate Courts.

David has over thirty years in private practice of law with an emphasis on general civil litigation personal injury, family law, real estate and criminal law.