Interpreter or Assistant? Hire the Interpreter!
When a client’s ability to speak and understand English is in doubt, one must decide whether an interpreter should be used at a mediation. It is not the mediator’s decision, nor is the mediator required to provide interpreting services. The lawyer representing the client must make this decision. If it...
Opposing counsel is not your enemy. Talk to one another before the mediation.
It is such a simple idea, but one that is often ignored. There is so much to be gained and nothing to lose in speaking to opposing counsel a day or two before a scheduled mediation. Let opposing counsel know how your client sees the case and why they see...
Mediation / Arbitration – New Option for Alternative Dispute Resolution
By: Donald G Korman Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator Court dockets are presently jammed owing to the Pandemic delaying and preventing trials and the pent-up demand now that in-person trials have resumed. Further stressing the system, the Florida State Supreme Court is demanding that...
Mr. Cool and Mr. Duel: What We Can Learn From Franklin and Hamilton About Preparation
By: Ira S. Bergman Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator There are many reasons why mediations end in impasse. But, in my experience, the lack of preparation (by one side or sometimes both) often plays a key role. It therefore seems appropriate to delve further into the increasingly lost art of...
Donald G. Korman Becomes Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
Mediator Donald G. Korman recently completed arbitrator training and is now a Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator. Donald is available to arbitrate insurance claims, hurricane claims, personal injury, and wrongful death matters through the state of Florida.
Can Your Mediator Find The 18th Horse?
By: Philip G. Thompson Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator There is a great proverb that illustrates how vital it is to be able to think outside the box as a mediator when you are faced with a difficult fact pattern. It goes like this:...