Bruce Edwards, a founding father of commercial mediation in the United States, joined Signature Resolution to continue his mediation practice while pursuing his passion for mediation training through Edwards Mediation Academy.Bruce has served as a full-time mediator and special master since 1986. He has mediated more than 8,000 disputes and developed extensive expertise in handling complex, multi-party cases. He specializes in business litigation, construction, engineering and infrastructure, insurance, labor, employment, mass tort, class action, personal injury, and wrongful death. An acknowledged leader in ADR, Bruce has consistently received recognition for his work as a mediator, most recently being accepted into the inaugural edition of Who’s Who in ADR by ADR Times 2022, once again recognized as a Best Lawyer in the ADR category by Best Lawyers® 2023; and recognized as an elite practitioner and thought leader in North America by Who’s Who Legal, 2023.Edwards Mediation AcademyThroughout his 35-year mediation career, Bruce has been struck by the overwhelming need for quality mediation training and the real limits of available training programs. In 2014, he and his wife, Susan Franson Edwards, started Edwards Mediation Academy (EMA) to address the need for high-quality training from those with experience and expertise. EMA is an online interactive teaching forum accessible to beginning and experienced mediators and mediation advocates worldwide. Our instructors represent close to 300 years of full-time mediation experience. Blending their practical and theoretical approaches, EMA is uniquely qualified to provide the highest quality commercial mediation and mediation advocacy training available for students and practicing mediators around the globe.