Can Your Mediator Find The 18th Horse?

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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: A rancher died leaving behind…

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How Mediators Can Help you with a Difficult Client

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By: Donald G. Korman Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Clients sometimes come to mediation with unreasonable expectations. They question their attorney’s valuation of their claim, either assuming the attorney is anxious to settle rather than try the case or having fallen so in love with their own case they don’t see its weaknesses. Obviously,…

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Mar 2022 PBCBA Bench Bar

                  What a great turnout for this year’s Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Bench Bar Conference. It was great to see familiar faces again. Mediators (l-r): Philip Thompson, Don Korman, Eric Luckman, Jose G. Rodriguez, and Andrew Winston.

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Dec 2021 PBCHBA Holiday Party

                  A great time at the Palm Beach County Hispanic Bar Association’s Annual Holiday Party. Mediator Jose G. Rodriguez was in attendance.

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Dec 2021 PBCBA Holiday Party

                                We had a wonderful time at the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s Annual Holiday Party. It was nice catching up with everyone.

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Nov 2021 Thanksgiving Pie Deliveries

                                    Any way you slice it, we are grateful for you! Delivering Thanks & Pies! MediationWorks Team Members Joanne Luckman and Jena Luckman.

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2020 Feb – Donut Deliveries

                                              Donut forget to call MediationWorks to schedule your next mediation! Thanks to all who so graciously welcomed us.

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Mediation Settlement Agreements and Confidentiality

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Everything that is said at mediation is confidential, right? Therefore, if I settle my case at mediation, the amount of the settlement is confidential since the amount of the settlement was obviously discussed as part of the mediation, right? Not so fast, partner. Florida Statute 44.403(1) states that “(e)xcept as provided in this section, all…

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