“Should I select an active trial lawyer to be my arbitrator?”
Maybe. Certainly trial lawyers can have the subject matter and analytical skills required to serve as effective arbitrators. But you may want to…
CAN WE BE DONE?
Every once in a while I am reminded of the importance of staying in mediation beyond when you want to. In its extreme version, wanting to be done…
Difficult Conversations Between Lawyer and Client
Approved 1.5 hours FL Bar CLE Credit / Course # 9047-1 / Expires: 1/27/2013
Presented by: Gerald Le Van ~ Moderator, Sandra C. Upchurch / July 27,…
What’s Left to Discuss? Crash Course for Litigants in Appellate Mediation
Approved 1.5 hours FL Bar CLE Credit / Course # 7944-1 / Expires: 12/21/2012
Presented by: Michael S. Orfinger and John Bogdanoff ~ Moderator,…
Sandra C. Upchurch Selected into Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ Leaders in the Law, 2011
Panel member, Sandra C. Upchurch was selected into the second class of Florida Association for Women Lawyers’ Leaders in the Law. This designation is awarded annually to only a select group of attorneys from around the state who have been nominated by their local chapters and meet the criteria for the recognition.
Getting the Best Result for Your Client at Mediation
Approved 1.5 hours FL Bar CLE Credit / Course # 6526-1 / Expires: 10/27/2012
Presented by: Sandra C. Upchurch / April 27, 2011
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Mediation Firm Principal to Conduct Appellate Mediation Certification Training and Speak at ABA CLE Event
Mike Orfinger is the primary trainer for the Florida Supreme Court Appellate Mediation Certification training program being held April 5,6, and 7 at the USF Campus in Tampa. Mike has also been selected to join a panel of distinguished mediators for a presentation at the ABA Litigation and Criminal Section Annual CLE Conference in Miami on April 15th.
YOUR “NUMBER” PART ONE
As we flew out of Phoenix, a flight attendant pointed to the book I was reading, “The Number” by Larry Eisenberg, former editor of Esquire magazine….
WORKLESSNESS
The delightful animated movie “Wall-E” portrays a trashed and toxic Earth that is no longer habitable. Earth’s last inhabitants had escaped into…
WORKING WITH FAMILY BUSINESS CONSULTANTS
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