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Why It’s Almost Always Better to Mediate

Approved 1.0 FL Bar General CLE Credit Course #1606056N until 2/28/2018 Presented by: Lawrence Kolin and A. Michelle Jernigan August 31, 2016 View This Webinar A reminder: These are large […]

Why Hire a Full Time Professional Mediator?

This Webinar, which was presented on March 26, 2015, explores some of the advantages of retaining a full-time professional neutral to mediate disputes. Lawyers will learn the role of subject matter expertise, mediation style and mediation philosophy in the selection of a mediator. Speakers Brandon S. Peters and A. Michelle Jernigan will acquaint lawyers with conflicts of interest that are uniquely encountered when part-time mediators serve as mediators one day and as legal practitioners the next. They will identify specific conflict of interest rules for mediators under the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators and specific conflict of interest rules for lawyers under the Rules of Professional Conduct.

Guess Who’s Coming to Mediation

Viewers will learn about wide-ranging rules under the topic of attendance and authority at mediation. Presenters A. Michelle Jernigan, Lawrence Kolin and Dominic Brandy, all mediators with Upchurch Watson White & Max, are effective speakers in the areas of mediation certificates of authority and local rules and use of technology for attendance. They engaged the audience and inspired conversation and questions on the related topics when the Webinar was presented Feb. 19, 2015. Watching this recording is just as good for earning CLE until Aug. 16, 2016.

The Right Way to Do the Right Thing

Florida mediator Robert A. Cole and civil trial lawyer Rutledge R. Liles use a series of hypothetical ethical dilemmas arising during the mediation of a “typical” personal injury case to explore what the law says, what guidelines advise and how to apply these standards to practice during mediation. Registrants for this 2014 Webinar received a link to the hypothetical case (https://www.uww-adr.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/The-Right-Way-to-Do-the-Right-Thing-RAC.pdf) so they could learn all about the boutique agricultural litigation law firm Maters, Taters, Cukes & Lopes’ action against Vibra-Glow Fertilizers, Inc. Viewing this Webinar recording will make you eligible for 1.5 hours Florida Bar CLE Credits:
1.5 General
1.5 Ethics
until 3/16/2016

Crafting the Effective Mediation Summary

You don’t go to trial unprepared. Your judge doesn’t preside over your trial unprepared. And most cases resolve at mediation rather than trial. So, why would you go to a mediation unprepared or without preparing your mediator? Learn the who, what, where, when and why of mediation summaries in our recent Webinar, and let Upchurch Watson White & Max mediator Howard Marsee give you some tips regarding content and the do’s and dont’s of preparing this important mediation tool.

Mediating Probate Cases to Settlement

As an attorney, you can sweeten up the bitter end that probate could become for your clients. Michael S. Orfinger, Florida mediator and a principal of Upchurch Watson White & Max, will explain why the probate practice area lends itself to mediation and how this form of dispute resolution can help you to help your clients. During the Webinar, you will learn the most common reasons why disputes erupt over the division of an estate and how probate mediation can offer clients not only a legal solution, but also a chance to be heard and even to complete the grieving process. Get 1.5 General CLE Credits through The Florida Bar (1.0 Elder Law; 1.0 Marital and Family; 1.0 Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Credits). The course number is announced at the conclusion of the Webinar.

Mediating Probate Cases to Settlement

As an attorney, you can sweeten up the bitter end that probate could become for your clients. Michael S. Orfinger, Florida mediator and a principal of Upchurch Watson White & Max, will explain why the probate practice area lends itself to mediation and how this form of dispute resolution can help you to help your clients. During the Webinar, you will learn the most common reasons why disputes erupt over the division of an estate and how probate mediation can offer clients not only a legal solution, but also a chance to be heard and even to complete the grieving process. Get 1.5 General CLE Credits through The Florida Bar (1.0 Elder Law; 1.0 Marital and Family; 1.0 Wills, Trusts and Estates Certification Credits). The course number is announced at the conclusion of the Webinar.