Dear Certified Mediator, The Court has issued an administrative order relating to several alternative dispute resolution (ADR) items which continue to address operational issues related to the pandemic. The order extends a limited number of provisions authorized in April 2020 and December 2020. Link to AOSC20-24 Amendment 2 Highlights of the order include: suspending the … Continue reading Chief judge extends Covid relaxed rules for mediations to June 30,2022
Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee Vacancies
Important News for Certified Mediators By: Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee Vacancies The Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (MEAC) is a nine-member committee that issues written advisory ethics opinions for mediators subject to the Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators. See rule 10.910. The MEAC is accepting applications for a vacancy for a certified mediator from the Central … Continue reading Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee Vacancies
Update on WEbsite and CMEs
CMEs are available to members on the website for a modest fee. We acknowledge that we have not offered a “live” CME in some time. With the recent change in leadership and then in administrative support, we have been unable to provide those. We are working on scheduling several of those and expect the first … Continue reading Update on WEbsite and CMEs
Now Accepting Articles for the Caucus
We are now accepting articles and other items for possible inclusion in The Caucus, our newsletter. Articles should be original, submitted by the person with all rights to it, and ideally unpublished. (If a submission has been published before, please let us know about that.) Articles should be of interest to professionals in ADR in … Continue reading Now Accepting Articles for the Caucus
Student Writing Contest!!!
Student Writing Contest for Conflict Resolution, Peace Studies, Law School, Social and Behavioral Sciences. Students from the above type program may submit and article on specific topics regarding ADR, Arbitration, Mediation, Negotiations, Peace Studies, etc. It is OPEN to any type of piece you want to submit! (Blog, article, review, poem etc.!) Perks for winning First Place: A … Continue reading Student Writing Contest!!!
DRC announces 2012 Dispute Resolution Conference
2012 Annual Conference for Mediators and Arbitrators Thursday-Saturday, August 23-25, 2012 Rosen Centre Hotel Orlando, FL
Florida Supreme Court ends (its) statewide managed Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation (RMFM) Program
See Florida Supreme Court’s Administrative Order terminating the managed mediation program (RMFMP) – 12/19/2011.
Florida Supreme Court Rule Change – Mediation Procedures
On November 3, 2011, the Supreme Court opinion (SC10-2329) adopted changes to Rule 1.720, Florida Rules of Civil Procedure. The changes are effective January 1, 2012.
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