W. Jay Hunston, Jr. will be presenting his annual Ethics Update at the Palm Beach County Bar Association’s ADR Seminar on February 13, 2017. He will also be moderating a panel discussion on the “Four…

I am pleased to announce that I have been selected to serve a three year term on the Florida Supreme Court’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy, commencing on July 1, 2016.  I…

I will be presenting as a panelist at the upcoming 2016 PMI Seminar on August 21, 2016 at the Orlando Marriott World. Flyer is linked.  Copy and paste into your internet browser to view. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ohmzvte2lr2ei2z/PMI%20Promotional%20Flyer-%202016.docx?dl=0  

The Florida Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee issued its Opinion 2015-003, with Dissent, on February 4, 2016.  In this Opinion the Committee recognizes that there is no prohibition against a mediator serving as arbitrator in the…

A summary (only as good as the original source, which is the Deskbook) of the various District’s Local Rules governing mediation in Montana: https://www.dropbox.com/s/mir3moq86y7k6y5/Montana%20Mediation%20Rules.pdf?dl=0

To read the full article, go to: http://fladr.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ADR-2015-Fall-Rev..pdf    

After three Motions for Sanctions, three Orders Granting Sanctions and $3,284.17 in sanctions paid by the Plaintiff, the appellate court, in Aurora Bank v Cimbler, 166 So.3d 921 (3DCA 2015), granted a Writ of Certiorari…