MISSION
The ADR Committee seeks to promote to lawyers, the judiciary, and the public, the use and value of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes. These processes help parties resolve disputes without a trial in a less costly and more timely and satisfying manner. In particular, we offer members of the bench and the bar, tools and resources so that they can be more effective and successful ADR practitioners or consumers. The Committee organizes substantive webinars and seminars featuring experienced and knowledgeable speakers on all aspects of ADR, for which participants can receive CLE and CME credits.
Chair:
- Reggie Hicks | rhicks@uww-adr.com
Past Committee Chairs:
William Cea & Lloyd Comiter (2023-2024), Alexandria Romano (2022-2023), Kenyetta Alexander (2021-2022, 2022-2023), Mark Greenberg (2020-2021), Rosine M. Plank-Brumback (2017-2020), Theodore A. Deckert (2015-2017), Amber E.B. McMichael (2012-2015), W. Jay Hunston, Jr. (2000-2012)
Committees are a great way to get involved with your local bar association, network with your colleagues and become a leader in your legal community.
| EVENT NAME | PROGRAM DATE | PROGRAM TITLE | PROGRAM AGENDA |
| ADR SESSION AT THE ANNUAL PBCBA BENCH BAR CONFERENCE | |||
| Friday, August 28, 2020 | You Can Always Be a Better Negotiator | ||
| Friday, February 22, 2019 | Using Neutrals to Expedite ESI Disputes | ||
| Friday, March 9, 2018 | Working Together to Maximize Benefits of ADR for Clients |
The ADR Committee’s annual signature event is a full-day seminar held on the second Monday in February where the committee showcases and anticipates cutting edge topics in the constantly evolving ADR tapestry.
| PROGRAM DATE | PROGRAM TITLE | PROGRAM AGENDA | WEBINAR | PHOTO GALLERY |
| Monday, February 8, 2021 | ADR Now -What the Covid Are We Doing? | |||
| Monday, February 10, 2020 | The New Flavors of ADR | |||
| Monday, February 11, 2019 | Emerging Trends in ADR and ODR – Blending the Old and the New | |||
| Monday, February 12, 2018 | Evolving Trends in ADR: Cooperation, the Key to Agreement |
In commemoration of Mediation Week (third week in October) and Conflict Resolution Day (third Thursday of October), the ADR Committee organizes several activities to promote the use and value of mediation. These include a mediation seminar for ADR and legal professionals and a PBC high school essay contest with cash prizes awarded to the student winners and their teachers. Additionally, the Committee obtains proclamations from local political bodies recognizing mediation as an effective alternative to litigation and court trials and expressing appreciation to the PBCBA for promoting ADR (see Proclamations).
| EVENT NAME | PROGRAM DATE | PROGRAM TITLE | PROGRAM AGENDA | WEBINAR | PHOTO GALLERY |
| ANNUAL MEDIATION WEEK | |||||
| October 21, 2021 | Managing Cognitive and Social Biases in Mediation | ||||
| October 15, 2020 | Elder Mediation- An Overdue Dispute Resolution Option Coming Apart, Coming Together – How Do We Save This Family? | ||||
| Mediation Seminar | October 17, 2019 | Navigating Complex Mediations | |||
| October 18, 2019 | Mediation – A Civil Way to Resolve Disputes | ||||
| PBC High School Essay & Video Contest | October 2019 | Win-Win Through Mediation | |||
| October 17, 2018 | Mediation – A Civil Way to Resolve Disputes |
| PROGRAM TITLE | PROCLAMATION |
| Mediation Week 2023 | Click here to view |
- October 2024 | Opening Statements in Mediation … Are They Necessary? – written by Steven Mayans
- September 2024 | Mediation’s Time to Shine – written by Ryan M. McCarthy
- July/August 2024 | Arbitration Case Law Update – written by Donna Greenspan Solomon
- June 2024 | A Modest Proposal to Avoid Discovery Nightmares – written by Judge Lucy Chernow Brown (Ret.)
- May 2024 | Parenting Coordination: The Overlooked Dispute Resolution Process – written by Tami L. Augen Rhodes
- April 2024 | Mediation Confidentiality – Can a Mediator Be Compelled To Testify About What Happened at Mediation? – written by Alfred La Sorte
- March 2024 |Arbitration Case Law Update – written by Donna Greenspan Solomon
- American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution
- Association for Conflict Resolution
- Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
- Florida Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
- Florida Dispute Resolution Center
- 2020 ADR Resource Handbook
- Florida Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee (MEAC) Opinions
- Florida Rules for Court-Appointed Arbitrators
- Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators
- Florida Statute Ch. 44 Mediation Alternatives to Judicial Action
- Florida Supreme Court’s Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Rules and Policy: Petition Proposing Amendments to the Florida Rules
- How to Become a Supreme Court Certified Mediator
- Revised Florida Arbitration Code
- U.S. Code Title 9 Arbitration
- U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Arbitration Policies and Procedures from the Code of Federal Regulations
Photos from the ADR Seminar held on Feb. 11, 2019
Photos from the ADR seminar “The New Flavors of ADR” on Feb. 10, 2020.
Photos from the ADR webinar “ADR Now- What the COVID Are We Doing?” on Feb. 8, 2021.
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