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Practice Tips from Experienced Arbitrators
By Leslie King O’Neal Insights from Experienced Arbitrators How can attorneys be more effective in presenting arbitration cases? At last Friday’s panel at the Miami-Dade Bar’s 2025 “LawCon”[i] four experienced arbitrators, Richard Suarez[ii], Scott Silverman[iii] and John Thornton[iv] and I presented tips from our arbitration experiences. Patricia Thompson[v], another experienced arbitrator, moderated the panel. Plan…
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Private Judging: An ADR Alternative in Florida
By Leslie O’Neal Process Combines Arbitration’s Flexibility and Litigation’s Procedural Safeguards [i] Most experienced construction attorneys are familiar with binding arbitration as an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) method. Some attorneys and clients are wary of binding arbitration because neither the Florida Rules of Civil Procedure nor the Florida Rules of Evidence apply in most arbitrations…
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Mediated Case Management: Not an Oxymoron
By Leslie O’Neal If the parties are unable to settle at mediation, is that the end of the mediator’s role? Not necessarily! Impasse at mediation may not be “all she wrote” for the mediation process. “Mediated case management” allows the parties and the mediator to work together to make litigation or arbitration more efficient and…
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