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Florida Mediator Michael S. Orfinger
Sometimes, in the business world, mediation presents another invaluable opportunity – the chance for the respective decision-makers to talk directly to one another under the shroud of mediation confidentiality and privilege. Provided the parties have their emotions in check, I will sometimes ask the principals of corporate parties to meet privately, while I serve primarily as a “fly on the wall”.
At first it appears 773.02 provides all inclusive protection for the equine facility, owners and professionals. However, there is a hole in 773.02 large enough to drive a van of lawyers through. The five words “Except as provided in s. 773.03” practically shreds all the protection afforded in detail in the remainder of the statute.
By John Upchurch Mediated Case Management, as designed by Florida mediator Larry Watson, is an innovative program for getting participants in complex, multiparty, multi-issue lawsuits quickly focused on the core disputes making up the overall conflict.
Mediation is more than just what goes on between the interests, groups, sides or rooms.  It is more than the sharing, real negotiation, posturing and debate. It includes what goes on within each room. And perhaps that is the most valuable part of the entire mediation. 
Florida Mediator Michael S. Orfinger
In Part 1 of this post , I stressed how important it is for the mediator and the parties’ attorneys to recognize the combination of emotions clients...
Mediation Panelist Sandra Upchurch
As the number of lawyers in Florida approaches 100,000 and the number of women graduating from law school begins to exceed that of male graduates, I...
Florida mediator Sandra Upchurch
The South Florida Sun-Sentinel and other media outlets have covered Eugene K. Pettis' journey to the position of president of The Florida Bar....
Florida Mediator Michelle Jernigan
Part 2 of 2: For the first part of this post, please click here . Emails are useful when you need a record of an interaction, when the...
Florida Mediator Michelle Jernigan
Part 1 of 2 Email is a great invention. It allows us to communicate quickly and efficiently, and it provides us with written documentation of...