Meet the Principals of Northeast Mediation & Arbitration, LLC

Dennis J. Calcagno, Esq.

Attorney Calcagno is a mediator and lawyer with exceptional analytical skills. He understands the legal and personal issues in your dispute. He has a B.S. in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University and a J.D. from New England School of Law in 1985. Attorney Calcagno was admitted to the Bars of Massachusetts, the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the First United States Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Attorney Calcagno's mediation practice concentrates on employment, admiralty, civil rights and personal injury law. The focus of his law practice is civil litigation. In addition to his regular practices, Attorney Calcagno is an approved provider of court-connected dispute resolution services for:

• Superior Court in Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, Boston, Massachusetts
• U.S. Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service

Attorney Calcagno, a former mediator and arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association, is a contract mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Attorney Calcagno's experience as a special agent of the U.S. Treasury Department and former Florida police officer adds to his unique perspective.

Attorney Calcagno is also a musician and triathlete. Among his other personal activities and interests are: boating/sailing (racing); snowboarding; skiing; golfing; and cooking. He has also received his U.S. Coast Guard 50 Ton Master’s Captain’s License.

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Peter J. Leone

Mr. Leone is a mediator, who has always been a problem-solver and peacemaker. His diverse background in contract negotiation, insurance law and public speaking, as well as his acute interpersonal skills lend an open-minded perspective to the team.

He attended LaSalle University, Northeastern University and Massasoit College. His studies included insurance law and psychology. In addition to his private mediation practice, Mr. Leone mediates for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. He was appointed by the Governor of Massachusetts as a Justice of the Peace and cited by the Mayor of Boston for his extensive community service efforts.

Mr. Leone is an honorably discharged Vietnam-era veteran and has been a business owner for over 25 years.