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February 2025
Mediation in Temporary Custody F.S. 751 & Grandparent Visitation F.S. 752
Fifth Judicial Circuit General Magistrates Keith Schenck & Yolanda Romagnolo, February 2025
CME: 1.9 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dr8g88o7v_I
2023 Dispute Resolution Center Annual Conference
2023 DRC Conference Keynote Presentation: Insights on Mediator Practices & Perceptions
Professor Thomas Stipanowich
CME: 1.5 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihXqglc_EeI
2023 DRC Conference Ethics Plenary: MEAC Overview: Update on Recent Opinions
Christy Foley
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EWcfYHFG1o
2023 DRC Conference Workshop A1: True Confessions Part I - What Trial Lawyers and Their Clients Really Want from Mediators
Harold Oehler and panelists
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jGjnWtcX5I4
2023 DRC Conference Workshop A2: The Mediator's Playbook: Negotiation Tactics and Strategy for Mediation
Ana Cristina Maldonado & Shari Elessar
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubovIAbKirU
2023 DRC Conference Workshop A3: Taking the Dispute Out of Resolution: Helping Battle-Weary Couples Get a Grip
Veronica Nabizadeh
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-UwC0P0kMlU
2023 DRC Conference Workshop A4: Widening Your Professional Lens from Young to Old: Reframing Aging in ADR
Linda Fieldstone & Brianne Stanback
CME: 1.2 hours in both mediator ethics and cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGRNSptFLUM
2023 DRC Conference Workshop A5: Intervention Strategies for Mediators: How to Address and Tackle Interpersonal Violence
Alexia Georgakopoulos and Lizyette Ramos
CME: 1.2 hours in IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TBfu0q-Gk4
2023 DRC Conference Workshop B1: Don't Wait Until This Happens to You! Steps for Preventing (or Dealing With) a Mediator Subpoena
Meah Tell, Lester Langer & Shari Elessar
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoqHecVavCE
2023 DRC Conference Workshop B2: Mediating Class Actions
Aaron Weiss
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LidXCuuOI88
2023 DRC Conference Workshop B3: Uncommon Solutions to Common Mediation Obstacles
Christina Magee & John Salmon
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjVJad_iMMs
2023 DRC Conference Workshop B4: Artificial Intelligence: ChatGPT for Mediators
Christopher Hopkins
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0vVtgDnHYg
2023 DRC Conference Workshop B5: Human Trafficking
MaryAnn Aiyer
CME: 1.2 hours in IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AYcc5L5s-Q
2023 DRC Conference Workshop C1: Self-Determination & Stalemates
Gary Rosner
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcUD5mnYwHk
2023 DRC Conference Workshop C2: Impasse Management 2.0 - Overcoming Barriers to Agreement & Settlement Building
Lou Chang, Harold Coleman, Jr. & Debra Dupree
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxFZEnggDr4
2023 DRC Conference Workshop C3: Marketing Your Mediation Practice
Elise Elsberry & Jolie Weinberg
CME: 1.2 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XN6Q1CpdquE
2023 DRC Conference Workshop C4: A Mediator's Ace in the Hole: Objective and Optimistic Reflection
Kate Marshman
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIFJOPMASCE
2023 DRC Conference Workshop C5: Building Psychological Safety in Mediation
Kristin (Kiki) Grossman
CME: 1.2 hours in IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0en12YUBWA
Assorted Topics
Keys to Unlocking Your Clients Best Results in Mediating Tort Cases
Gregory J. Donoghue and April Y. Walker, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, December 2024
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2411393N. CLE availability ends May 21, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOpayUNUDKY
Online Mediation: Psychological & Practical Considerations
Craig Nierman, Esquire, Will Work for Food, October 2024
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6VO72we0cg
Lessons from a Decade in a Dedicated Mediation Group: What We Learned Along the Way
Lawrence Kolin and Jeffrey M. Fleming, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, October 2024
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2408828N. CLE availability ends April 30, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xln_sIKVslw
FAPM Inaugural DR Conference
Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, September 2024
CME: 5.3 CME hours with 2.0 in mediator ethics and 1.0 in IPV (13 minute board meeting at beginning of conference not included in CME calculation)
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 5.0 general hours including 1.0 legal ethics, course number 2409115N. CLE availability ends March 30, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QftP6qCXyYg
Seven Expert Tips to Greenlight Your Class Action Settlement
Panelists with Upchurch, Watson & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Dispute Resolution Institute, May 2024
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2403368N. CLE availability ends November 1, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6HamRWdHtM
Assessing Risk in ADR: Reducing a Complex Claim Environment to an Understandable Frame of Reference
Frank Bedell & Lawrence Kolin, Upchurch, Watson & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Dispute Resolution Institute, April 2024
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2401630N. CLE availability ends October 1, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJyYEzmpGuU
What's Happening in the Other Room: Is it Really "Not Your Problem?"
Scott Schomber & Bo Dennis, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, November 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2310946N. CLE availability ends May 10, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OX6yh9XD8Ts
Pros and Cons of Artificial Intelligence in Mediation - The Next Next Frontier
Upchurch Watson White & Max, September 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar Has approved the program for 1.0 general hour and 1.0 technology hour, course number 2308307N. CLE availability ends March 1, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYjgRL4UUA8
Baker Act and Marchman Act Law Changes
The Honorable Steven Leifman and Alvan Balent, Jr., Esquire, September 2024
CME: 1.6 hours
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mc6rtkgawt4
Risk Assessment in Mediation: Obtaining & Using Information for Optimal Negotiation Outcomes
Howard Marsee, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, July 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
CLE: The Florida Bar has approve the program for 1.0 hour, course number 2306856N. CLE availability ends January 23, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0OW2RAkLZ4
Harnessing the Power of Stress: Developing Grit and Growth Mindset
Legal Fuel, May 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXbEhksDyMo
Resolution Techniques for Construction & Personal Injury Cases Used in Recent Catastrophic Events
Barry Davis & Mark Boyle, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, March 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEQXmQv6is8
From Inception to Approval: Successful Mediating Class & Mass Actions
Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, June 2022
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5ys5yhmCJQ
AI 101: The Promises and Perils of AI in the Courts
The Honorable Bridget McCormack and Jennifer Leonard, National Center of State Courts, August 2023
CME: 1.4 hours
http://vimeo.com/showcase/10091088/video/855350490
Mediating During Appeals
Will Work for Food, Harry Chamberlain, Shareholder at Buchalter, July 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uC94Ll7WRTs
The Role of Personality in Managing Conflict
Richard Shell, Thomas Gerrity Professor, The Wharton School, Will Work for Food, September 2021
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9C58_LxllU
What I've Always Wanted to Say to Mediators
Sarita Venkat, Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Cisco, Will Work for Food, October 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srqAyaocCRk
Why Aren't They Listening: How to Create Change in Disputant's Mindset
Dr. Debra Dupree, Will Work for Food, September 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u16wpba93yg
Anchoring in Mediation - Mediating in the Post-Covid Era
Rodney Max and Allen Schreiber, Dispute Resolution Section of the Alabama State Bar and Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution, August 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7fyoBZT7yg
Your Side, Your Story - The Advantage of Being Heard at Mediation
James Borkowski and Larry Schiffer, National Arbitration & Mediation, August 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b63FWSFfgQc
Star Wars and ADR: Lessons from a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Judge Scott Maravilla, Will Work for Food, August 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvNKj1El-Ok
Trust Reimagined - A Fresh Approach to Building Relationships
Kwame Christian, Will Work for Food, August 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igklZ00UJx0
Insurance Coverage Basics for Mediation
Dan Kohane & Tyler Gerking, Will Work for Food, November 2022
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZbt8VqV1V4
Mathematics of Zero Sum Negotiations - Through the Looking Glass
Howard Marsee, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, March 2021
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDScBtzSB_c
Apology & Forgiveness in Mediation
Professor Peter Robinson, Will Work for Food, January 2021
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRyJsGYYfh4
How I Mediate
Kenneth Feinberg, Will Work for Food, March 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51LNw4WETYU
The Power of Questions: Taking It to the Next Level
Ken Webb, Will Work for Food, April 2023
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI0DSrczgew
Crafting the Effective Mediation Summary: A Workshop
Howard Marsee & Tom Kane, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, February 2022
CME: 1.0 hour
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvxXtYwLaeE
Your Clients Brain in Mediation
Michelle Jernigan, Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group
CME: 1.5 hours
http://www.uww-adr.com/uncategorized/webinar-your-clients-brain-in-mediation
Mediator Ethics
MEAC Overview 2023
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, February 2024
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 hour in legal ethics, course number 2309990N. CLE availability ends June 30, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1Lwip014-c
Multi-lingual Mediation: Scenarios & Solutions
Cristina Maldonado, Will Work for Food, July 2023
CME: 1.0 hour in both mediator ethics and cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQoTE-eaLg
MEAC Overview 2021 - 2022
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, February 2023
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJLptuVQ4C8
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/857910/file/handouts-certificate-of-attendance-meac-overview-2021-2022.pdf
Mediator Ethics, Professionalism, and Discipline
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, December 2022
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Smtqu8TZsBw
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/852243/file/handouts-certificate-meidator-ethics-professionalism-discipline-december.16.2022.pdf
Reporting Mediation Outcomes: Procedural Rule Requirements and MEAC Opinions
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, September 2022
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW76MakdPG8
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/848361/file/Handouts-Reporting-Mediation-Outcomes-September.23.2022.pdf
Crossroads of Mediator Ethics & Interpersonal Violence (IPV)
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, April 2022
CME: 1.0 hour in both mediator ethics and IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYq4fGKsQLo
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/834514/file/handouts-certificate-of-attendance-crossroads-of-mediator-ethics-and-ipv.pdf
Mediator Ethics: Best of MEAC
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, January 2021
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06QslMM6Tdg
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/700370/file/handouts-certificate-of-attendance-best-of-meac.pdf
Mediator Ethics: Mediation Confidentiality 101
Florida Dispute Center, October 2020
CME: 1.0 hour in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnKx3_-GI-E
Handouts: http://www.flcourts.gov/content/download/700390/file/handouts-certificate-of-attendance-mediation-confidentiality-101.pdf
Mediator Ethics & Vulnerable Adult Abuse: Understanding Our Responsibilities
Florida Dispute Resolution Center Annual Conference
CME: 1.0 hour in both mediator ethics and IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu7L0_uFqgY
Mediator Ethics: We Are Headed to a Disciplinary Hearing
Florida Dispute Resolution Center, Conference Ethics Plenary
CME: 1.2 hours in mediator ethics
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0IhrgBjkGg&t=198s
Interpersonal Violence (IPV)
How the Courts Can Protect Our Elders
Rima Nathan, Clinical Professor & Director of the Claude Pepper Elder Law Clinic, Florida State University College of Law, December 2024
CME: 1.2 hours in both IPV and cultural diversity
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2404541N. CLE availability ends June 1, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vlFWIcEgtFU
What Pets Can Tell Us About Their Families and Why It Matters
The Honorable Rosa Figarola, Senior Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit, November 2024
CME: 1.0 hour in IPV
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2404544N. CLE availability ends May 1, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzhG9inTiSI
Recognizing the Inherent Lethality Risks of Coercive Control
Judge Holly Grissinger, 6th Judicial Circuit, and Donna King, Ph.D., J.D., President/Director of Victims Safe Harbor, September 2024
CME: 1.0 hour in IPV
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2402026N. CLE availability ends March 1, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8bJu4S_6x0
Let's Be Clear! Avoiding Conflicting Orders for Parties Navigating through Domestic Violence in Court
The Honorable Gisela T. Laurent, Ninth Judicial Circuit and The Honorable Brenda P. Ramirez, Tenth Judicial Circuit, August 2024
CME: 1.2 hours in IPV
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2408776N. CLE availability ends February 20, 2026.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umSQcue6LeY
Interpersonal Violence Caselaw Update
The Honorable Thomas Eineman, Fifth Judicial Circuit, April 2024
CME: 1.2 hours in IPV
CLE: The Florida Bar has approved the program for 1.0 general hour, course number 2403346N. CLE availability ends October 1, 2025.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdM2V2N9Xvc
Maryland Judiciary's Screening for Abuse Project
Richard Abbot & Annamarie Walsh, National Center of State Courts, April 2024
CME: 1.0 hour in IPV
http://vimeo.com/940934954
Trauma, ACEs, Child Abuse, Domestic Violence, and The Brain: Implications, Controversies and Countering Myths in Court Cases - Part I & Part II
Dr. Robert Geffner, December 2022 & January 2023
CME: Part I 2.2 IPV hours, and Part II 2.4 IPV hours, total for both: 4.6 IPV hours
Part I: http://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Office-of-Family-Courts/Family-Court-in-Florida/Domestic-Violence/DV-Training/DV-Webinars#aces
Part II: http://www.flcourts.gov/Resources-Services/Office-of-Family-Courts/Family-Court-in-Florida/Domestic-Violence/DV-Training/DV-Webinars#trauma-2
Neurotrauma of Domestic Violence and Substance Disorders: Women in Drug Court, A Multi-Disciplinary Webinar
Dr. James E. Lewis, Brain Injury Project, March 2021, Examination of Pasco County, FL.
CME: 1.8 hours in both IPV and cultural diversity
http://zoom.us/rec/play/O12TkfHmjp-_dCSMdJbtm5ntHEfZIfNMhYzwBwPL1qhKt789dHJbBj8JBFyWaT6khn9bXZZnkDBooEse.PMrEr1wPm8wLWYLF
Elder Abuse Webinar - Part I & Part II
Jennifer White, Program Director, March 2021
CME: Part I 1.8 IPV hours, and Part II 1.7 IPV hours, total for both: 3.5 IPV hours
Part I: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F082uttrm0g
Part II: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkA05bL6Wl0
Elder Abuse
The Honorable Michelle Morley, Circuit Judge, Fifth Judicial Circuit
CME: 1.0 hour in IPV
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKgGeT5o-_U&t=21s
Cultural Diversity (CD)
Breaking Barriers - Inclusive Communication for People with Disabilities in Court
Elizabeth Moran & Megan Rusciano, National Center for State Courts (NCSC), January 2023
CME: 1.0 hour in cultural diversity
http://vimeo.com/910011122
Multi-lingual Mediation: Scenarios & Solutions
Ana Cristina Maldonado, Will Work for Food, July 2023
CME: 1.0 hour in both mediator ethics and cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoQoTE-eaLg
Mediating ADA Cases - Tips and Recent Developments
Jean Lawler, Will Work for Food, September 2022
CME: 1.0 hour in cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=584v-eUf5b0
Recognizing & Dealing with Cognitive Biases in Mediation
Howard Marsee & Ana Cristina Maldonado, Upchurch Watson White & Max & University of Florida Levin College of Law Institute for Dispute Resolution, June 2021
CME: 1.5 hours in cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sj4zN1VV35w
Neurotrauma of Domestic Violence and Substance Disorders: Women in Drug Court, A Multi-Disciplinary Webinar
Dr. James E. Lewis, Brain Injury Project, March 2021, Examination of Pasco County, FL.
CME: 1.8 hours in both IPV and cultural diversity
http://zoom.us/rec/play/O12TkfHmjp-_dCSMdJbtm5ntHEfZIfNMhYzwBwPL1qhKt789dHJbBj8JBFyWaT6khn9bXZZnkDBooEse.PMrEr1wPm8wLWYLF
Negotiating Well Across Cultures
Professor Sukhsimranjit Singh, Managing Director of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law, August 2020
CME: 1.0 hour in cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXj1lnQaIp0
Family Mediation (Elder) Techniques for Transforming Difficult Conversations into Workable Agreements
Nicole Lance, Avenidas, February 2021
CME: 1.0 hour in cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WxrvxztEjOY
Eliminating Cultural Bias in the Courtroom
The Honorable Rosa Figarola, Circuit Judge, Eleventh Judicial Circuit
CME: 1.0 hour in cultural diversity
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8r03O-2RBE
Contact the DRC
If you have any questions or a problem with any of the links, please do not hesitate to call our office at 850-921-2910 or send us an email at drcmail@gabonmagazine.com. For inquiries about courses/trainings not listed above and if/what they would count towards, please email Dawn Burlison or drcmail@gabonmagazine.com. Please note that classes solely on arbitration do not count towards CMEs.