Patrick J. Mehler has been an Arbitrator, Mediator, Factfinder, and Neutral Investigator with Scheinman Arbitration and Mediation Services (“SAMS”) since 2024. Mr. Mehler is a Juris Doctor candidate at Cornell Law School and previously served as an alderperson on the Ithaca Common Council.
Since becoming a neutral in 2021, Mr. Mehler has decided or helped resolve hundreds of cases concerning labor, employment, and commercial disputes. He also has considerable experience in the following industries: artificial intelligence, education, healthcare, sports, transportation, and federal, state, and local government agencies.
Mr. Mehler is a member of the EEOC’s RESOLVE Mediation roster, the Cornell Roster of Neutrals, the New York State Part 137 Arbitration Panel, and the Montana Mediation Association’s Mediation roster. He is also a member of the Labor & Employment Relations Association (“LERA”), the Society of Federal Labor and Employee Relations Professionals (“SFLERP”), the Association for Conflict Resolution (“ACR”), and the Montana Mediation Association (“MTMA”). In addition, Mr. Mehler’s research on artificial intelligence and arbitration has been presented across the nation and was published in the Employee Law Relations Journal in 2026.
Mr. Mehler holds a Master of Science and a Bachelor of Science with Honors and Distinction from Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations. He is a graduate of the ILR School’s Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution’s Labor Arbitrator Development Program and holds multiple professional certifications from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the New York State Bar Association, the New York County Lawyers Association, the Center for Understanding Conflict, and the ILR School’s Scheinman Institute.
Contact:
Patrick J.Mehler
[email protected],
516.944.2544