John Ong

Born and raised in Washington, DC and a resident of North Carolina for over 20 years, I have a passion for working with people and a curiosity to explore and understand the core of a problem. I formed John Ong Mediation & Collaborative Law to focus on aligning my passions and skills to assist in the resolution of the most challenging and meaningful disputes. 

After 30 years of law practice handling cases involving construction, personal injury, real estate, products liability, business, and catastrophic losses, I am extremely familiar with the risks and rewards of the courtroom. It is with that experience that I have created John Ong Mediation & Collaborative Law for the advancement of wholistic dispute resolution.  

In addition to my mediation practice and the time I devote to training new mediators, I am a leader in the development of Civil Collaborative Law and in the training of attorneys in this important growing discipline. 

Emory University School of Law, JD 1991

Connecticut College, BA 1988

Co-Founder and Board Member of the North Carolina Civil Collaborative Law Association

Certified by the North Carolina Dispute Resolution to Conduct Superior Court Mediations

Inaugural Chair - ADR Committee of the North Carolina Bar Association's, Construction Law Section,

North Carolina Bar Association - Dispute Resolution Section Council 

Mediation Coach and Trainer for Mediation, Inc. 

Global Collaborative Law Council 

Martindale Hubble AV rating 

Best Lawyers in America 2017- 2022- Products Liability 

Maryland 1991

District of Columbia 1992

North Carolina 1994

Federal District Courts for North Carolina  

4th Circuit Court of Appeals

US Supreme Court