Tom Wert Publishes Article Reviewing Amendments Impacting Mediation

By Julia Thomas | February 18, 2025

Published: February 18, 2025 (Orlando, FL) Attorney Thomas P. Wert has published “Supreme Court Tweaks Mediation Settlement Agreement Rule”, which reviews the Supreme Court of Florida’s revisions to Rule 1.730, Completion of Mediation. The rule change becomes effective on April 1, 2025. The Rule previously required both parties and their counsel to sign mediation settlement…

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Supreme Court Tweaks Mediation Settlement Agreement Rule

By Julia Thomas | February 18, 2025

Published: February 18, 2024 As part of its ongoing revisions of the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, on February 6, 2025, the Supreme Court of Florida revised Rule 1.730 (Completion of Mediation), adopting amendments proposed by the Florida Bar’s Civil Procedure Rules Committee. The rule change becomes effective on April 1, 2025. Rule 1.730 previously…

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15 Tips for a Successful Mediation (Part III) by David Hathaway

By Julia Thomas | November 14, 2013
Mediation

This article is the final section of a three-part series that was published in the November issue of the Briefs, a publication of the Orange County Bar Association. Tip #11: Beware the Annoying Negotiator. Some lawyers employ tactics that make mediation maddening. There are a number of examples: the good cop/bad cop (one lawyer walks out in…

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