Posts Tagged ‘MediationWorks’
MediationWorks Named Best Alternative Dispute Resolution Firm for 2024 by the Daily Business Review
We are honored to receive this prestigious award, which reflects our unwavering commitment to excellence in mediation and arbitration. Being chosen by the readers of the Daily Business Review (DBR) is a true testament to the quality of our services. MediationWorks is a full-service Alternative Dispute Resolution company, staffed by a team of experienced mediators…
Read MoreOct 2024 – The Soup Kitchen
CEO Marlene Mejia, CEO Dimitry Viarenich and MediationWorks’ Joanne Luckman.
Read MoreSept 2024 – BCBA Joint Social
Enjoy some photos from the Broward County Bar Association’s Join Social with ADR, Trial Lawyers & Construction Law groups. We were also proud sponsors.
Read More2024 September BCWLA Installation Dinner
MediationWork Mediators Brenda Pagliaro and Madeleine Mannello attended the Broward County Women Lawyers Association’s installment dinner last week.
Read MoreMediator Madeleine Mannello Joins MediationWorks
MediationWorks is pleased to announce the addition of Madeleine Q. Mannello to the company as its newest mediator. Madeleine Mannello is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator. Her career has ranged from representing corporate entities at an AmLaw 200 International Insurance Defense firm to defending government entities against tort and contract suits to…
Read More“I can’t get no…Satisfaction.” The Rolling Stones, 1964
Maybe if Mick Jagger went to a mediation he would have felt differently. Realistically, satisfaction should be the goal for all parties at a mediation. No one should expect to walk out feeling vindicated. On the other hand, no one should walk out feeling like they got hosed. Walking out of a mediation feeling satisfied is…
Read MoreMediation Can Be Like Preparing a Fine Meal
By: Raul Romaguera Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator Too often, when I begin a mediation, I hear one of the parties (usually one of the attorneys) say “we don’t want to be here all day”. Patience in mediation is a vital concept for all engaged reflecting the necessity…
Read MoreAre You Seeing the Whole Elephant?
By: Philip G. Thompson Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator There are some really great proverbs that help illustrate what mediation is all about. One of them involves some blind children and an elephant. It goes like this: A support group for blind children went on a field trip…
Read MoreIs the Gig up?
By Brenda Pagliaro Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator Many are contemplating the implication of the 2024 FLSA rule changes on the gig economy due to the expansion of the “economic realities” test. The Department of Labor (DOL) recently rescinded the 2021 Independent Contractor (IC) Rule and issued a…
Read MoreShould Arbitration Proceed Mediation in a Hybrid Mediation / Arbitration?
By Donald G. Korman Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator One of the great strengths of mediation is confidentiality. As we tell the participants at the outset, “what is said in mediation stays in mediation.” We often remind them of the consequences of disclosing what was said. But this…
Read More