Kent Heyman is a distinguished attorney, business leader, and entrepreneur.
With over two decades of legal experience serving as a top-rated trial lawyer, judge pro tem, arbitrator, and mediator, combined with 25+ years as a Founder, CEO and Board Member of public and private businesses in the technology, sports and media industries, Kent has a unique combination of extensive experience in high-stakes commercial litigation and complex business leadership.
Adept at navigating complex commercial, financial, and operational situations, Heyman offers mediation and arbitration services informed by real-world experience and insights from both the courtroom and the boardroom.
20+ YEARS
OF LEGAL
EXPERIENCE
HUNDREDS OF
CASES TRIED
NATIONWIDE
OVER $1 BILLION IN
TRANSACTIONS
LED
25+ YEARS BUSINESS LEADERSHIP
In addition to his legal background, Kent has more than 25 years of experience building, scaling, and leading businesses in fast-paced and highly competitive industries. His work as an operator and board member gives him firsthand insight into the financial, operational, and strategic complexities that often underlie commercial disputes. This experience allows him to deliver practical, business-minded guidance throughout the dispute resolution process.
For large, complex, or multi-party cases, standard fees are $4,000.00 per side for all-day cases and $2,500.00 per side for half-day cases. Additional time is billed at $500.00 per hour. For smaller cases, fees and costs will be negotiated prior to engagement. Fees are due and non-refundable 15 days prior to mediations, and 45 days prior to arbitrations.
To ensure convenience and seamless case management, Kent is available for proceedings on a nationwide basis, and he can accommodate virtual proceedings when appropriate. Travel expenses will be billed at cost.
I have been fortunate to have had a broad range of professional opportunities. Early in my education, I became interested in the law and the legal process, and explored many areas of practice, including criminal, family, real estate, and corporate law. Ultimately, I chose to focus my legal career on commercial litigation—the kinds of complex disputes that arise in the business world every day.
After spending many years in and around the courtroom, I became a strong advocate for finding commercially reasonable ways to avoid litigation whenever possible. Through thoughtful planning and, when necessary, alternative dispute resolution, I saw firsthand how parties could resolve disputes without the enormous cost, stress, time, and uncertainty that often accompany formal litigation.
At the same time, I developed a deep interest in understanding how businesses actually operate. Lacking a formal business education, I chose instead to gain real-world experience, which led me to step away from my law practice and begin a new career as a business leader—one I have pursued for more than 25 years.
Across my career, I have participated in hundreds of cases not only as a lawyer, but also as a judge, arbitrator, mediator, juror, and even as a party. This unique, cumulative experience has shaped my belief that mediation and arbitration can offer people and businesses a more effective, humane, and predictable path to resolution.
• Over 20 years as a trial attorney handling hundreds of matters before state and federal courts, arbitration panels, and administrative tribunals nationwide
• Served as Superior Court Judge Pro Tem, presiding over civil settlement conferences, law and motion calendars, and civil jury trials
• Experienced mediator and arbitrator, including multiple years of service with the American Arbitration Association
• Lecturer on legal practice, ethics, alternative dispute resolution, and standards of care
• Achieved Martindale-Hubbell’s highest peer rating for legal ability and ethics (AV Preeminent)
• Case experience includes complex commercial and multi-party disputes, antitrust, labor and employment matters, telecommunications, partnership and business dissolution, and securities-related claims
• More than 25 years of executive leadership experience as Founder, CEO, Chairman, Board Member, and General Counsel
• Leadership roles spanning media, technology, technology services, and telecommunications industries
• Co-Founder and former CEO of Cast Iron Media, LLC; currently serving as Chairman of the Board. Cast Iron Media has been recognized by Sports Business Journal as one of the “Best Places to Work in Sports” for multiple years
• Led capital markets and strategic transactions with an aggregate value exceeding $1 billion
