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FLORIDA CIVIL MEDIATION
Tim Poulton & John Henneberger                     $60

Practical guidance designed for Florida attorneys and mediators.  This exhaustive book, originally published in 1995 inlcudes:

  • How to win without trial, with unique approaches to deadlocked situations
  • Florida Rules for Certified and Court-Appointed Mediators (current)
  • Other Relevant Florida Rules (state and federal)
  • Applicable Florida Statutes (current)
  • Advisory Opinions to Mediators
  • Mediator Disciplinary Decisions
  • FORMS, FORMS, FORMS

ATTORNEY'S SECTION

Pre-Mediation Preparation

  • When to Set Mediation
  • Offers of Judgement
  • Pre-Mediation Planning
  • Talking Tough/Posturing
  • Evaluating a Soft-Tissue Injury Case

Negotiating

  • Making the First Offer
  • How to Make an Offer
  • Counter-Offers
  • Last Offer Open
  • Messages
  • Saying Yes

Helping to Avoid Impasse
Casebook Examples
Structured Settlements

MEDIATORS SECTION:

Certification
Opening Statements
Reclitratnt Clients
Joint or Sepearte Sessions
Resources for Mediators
Settlement Agreements
Tactics
Taxable Costs and Fees
Staying Out of Trouble
Impartiality/Opinions
Multiple Defaults
Closing Techniques

Tim Poulton & John Henneberger
Tim Poulton, was a Palm Beach County Circuit Judge from 1972-1990, has mediated over 2,500 civil cases. John A. Henneberger, Esquire, a retired Vice President and Counsel for Pratt & Whitney, is a certified mediator in both the Florida Circuit Courts and the United States Federal District Court, Southern District of Florda.