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Meaningful Mediation

MIami Florida Mediator
Patrick Russell

My goal is to help lawyers and their clients navigate conflict with clarity and confidence, enabling them to have a more effective and meaningful mediation so they can make informed decisions for the resolution of their case.

Florida Mediator Experience and Perspective

I am a full-time Miami Florida mediator and have been a Florida Supreme Court Certified Civil Circuit Court Mediator since 2009. My previous legal experience spans over thirty years as a Florida trial lawyer, working for both small and large law firms, as well as serving as an ethics trial lawyer for The Florida Bar.

 

This diverse experience includes legal representation on both the Plaintiff and Defense sides, for and against individuals, small corporations, large corporations, and insurance companies. With this enhanced perspective, having worked on both sides as a lawyer, I can communicate and navigate more effectively with both parties in a dispute to help them find a resolution.

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Florida Mediation Services

Knowledge of the law and prior legal experience can help focus the mediation on the issues that really matter. My diverse legal and mediation experience includes:

 

  • Florida Commercial Law Mediation

  • Florida Condominium and HOA Mediation

  • Florida Contract Law Mediation

  • Florida Construction Law Mediation

  • Florida Debt Collection Mediation

  • Florida First Party Property Mediation

  • Florida Insurance Law Mediation

  • Florida Personal Injury Mediation

  • Florida Premises Liability Mediation

  • Florida Professional Malpractice Mediation

  • Florida Real Estate Law Mediation

Meaningful Mediation: Strategic and Ethical

 

A Meaningful Mediation will help the parties manage litigation risk, maximize settlements, and reduce ongoing litigation costs.

 

As a mediator, my goal is to create an environment that fosters open communication, the exchange of information, collaborative problem-solving, and trust.

 

When this is accomplished, the parties to the dispute can rationally and strategically make informed business decisions for how to resolve their case. 

FOR LAWYERS

 

A Meaningful Mediation can help lawyers resolve difficult and emotionally charged cases. From the outset, I will work with the parties to de-escalate emotions, enabling them to approach the mediation in a calm, focused, and solution-driven manner. 

 

Ultimately, the goal is to work on solutions rather than focusing exclusively on the problem. Check out my Testimonials from fellow lawyers to see how meaningful mediation has worked for them.

FOR CLIENTS

 

A Meaningful Mediation empowers clients. The parties themselves work together to solve the dispute under the terms they crafted. They do this from a space of calm and clarity.

 

As a result, they can save the time and expense of further litigation and repair otherwise broken business relationships. Leading the way to proactively resolving disputes is a great service to the clients as well as to an overburdened Court system. 

The Formula for a Meaningful Mediation

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  • Prepare for mediation with the intention of resolving the dispute. This perspective is different from preparing to win the trial. Before mediation, identify and exchange information with the other side so they can make informed decisions as to your positions on liability and damages.  

  • ​Create a settlement strategy to manage client expectations and evaluate settlement offers. Have a negotiation plan for the moves to make at mediation. Be proactive by calculating the risk-adjusted value of the case, allowing your client to weigh the options for settling or continuing litigation.​

  • Adopt a mindset that fosters problem-solving and effective information sharing during mediation. Listen carefully without judgment to what the other side is saying to gain information and insight into their position, concerns, and what they may need to resolve the case. Employ empathy by trying to understand the view of the other side, what motivates them, and what they rely upon for their position. Share information with the other side that is needed or that could change their view of the case. 

Make Your Next Mediation a Meaningful Mediation
Available Statewide and for Online Mediation

Mediation 2.0 requires more than number and shuttle diplomacy; it requires a strategic and mindful approach to problem-solving, and I am dedicated to working tirelessly to that end.

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"The mediation process is elevated when the parties involved see clearly the issues at play and are attuned to the interests and needs of the parties themselves. Amid conflict, these insights are elusive, and a mindfully aware mediator can help establish the conditions to enable the parties to meaningfully engage in the resolution of their dispute, leading to more enduring and sustainable outcomes."

 

Scott L. Rogers

Director of the Mindfulness in Law Program & Lecturer In Law

University of Miami School of Law

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