Long-Term Care & Healthcare Disputes • Mediation Nationwide • Arbitration in Kentucky
Prepared. Practical. Personal.
Litigation experience with a human approach to dispute resolution.
Frank D. Saviñón, Jr. is a Louisville-based mediator and arbitrator with more than two decades of civil litigation experience across plaintiff, defense, and in-house counsel roles. He brings careful preparation, practical judgment, and a genuinely personal approach to every matter.
From Conflict to Closure — With Dignity.
In-Person • Remote • Hybrid
Two Decades of Civil Litigation Experience
Plaintiff • Defense • In-House Perspective
Northwestern-Trained Mediator
Admitted in Kentucky & New York
Preparation Begins Before Mediation Day.
Frank personally speaks with counsel or party representatives before each mediation to understand the dispute, identify potential barriers to resolution, confirm attendance and settlement authority, and discuss how the session can be structured most productively for the case.
Understand the Dispute
Focused review of the facts, claims, defenses, damages, litigation risks, and prior negotiations.
Identify the Obstacles
Early attention to the issues that may be preventing resolution − whether legal, evidentiary, financial, procedural, or personal.
Tailor the Process
The structure of the mediation is adapted to the case, including the appropriate use of joint sessions, caucuses, sequencing, pacing, and decision-maker involvement.
Stay Engaged
When a matter does not resolve during the scheduled session, follow-up discussions may continue where additional information, authority, or negotiation could help bridge the gap.
Experience That Informs The Conversation
Perspective From Both Sides of the “v.”
Frank spent two decades handling civil litigation from different vantage points: representing plaintiffs, defending individuals and organizations, and serving in an in-house litigation and risk-management role with a long-term care provider. That experience informs how he approaches disputes as a neutral and provides practical insight into the different considerations that influence parties, trial counsel, insurers, businesses, and other decision-makers during settlement negotiations.
-
Selected Case Experience
-
Long-Term Care & Nursing Home Liability
-
Healthcare & Medical Malpractice
-
Statutory Residents' Rights Claims
-
Wrongful Death & Elder Abuse
-
Personal Injury & Tort Claims
-
Trucking & Motor Vehicle
-
Premises & Products Liability
-
Professional Liability
“The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood.”
– Ralph G. Nichols, The Lost Art of Listening (1995)
______
Effective dispute resolution requires careful analysis of the case.
It also requires an understanding of the people making the decisions.
Frank strives to create a process in which counsel and parties can speak candidly, assess risk realistically, and make important decisions from a position of clarity rather than pressure.