To promote conciliation, compromise, and settlement, the court has a mediation program. Under Local Rule 4.02, the chief judge certifies those eligible to serve as mediators. To qualify for certification as a mediator, a lawyer must establish: membership for at least the last ten years in the bar of any state or the District of Columbia, membership in good standing in The Florida Bar and the Middle District bar, and completion of the Florida Supreme Court’s certified mediator training and certification by the Florida Supreme Court of good standing as a circuit court mediator. If you meet these requirements and want to become a certified mediator, submit the application below. The court does not certify new mediators on a rolling basis. Instead, the court certifies new mediators twice a year, once in January and once in July. To be certified in January, your application must be submitted by the first business day in January. To be certified in July, your application must be submitted by the first business day in July. Each applicant will receive written notification regarding the disposition of their application, and a successful applicant will receive a copy of the court order certifying that person as a mediator. The following information supports my application. First Name * Middle Name Last Name * Suffix Jr., Sr., etc. Check the areas of practice or experience that best describe your legal background. * Administrative Law Admiralty Business Litigation Civil Rights Construction Contracts Environmental Law Insurance Intellectual Property Labor Personal Injury Personal Property Products Liability Professional Liability Real Property Social Security Tax List the names and dates of membership in any state bar or the District of Columbia bar. Are you a member in good standing of these bars? Yes No What is your Florida Bar number? On what date were you admitted to this court's bar? Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032203320342035 On what date did you complete the Florida Supreme Court's Mediator Certification Program? * Month MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Year Year192519261927192819291930193119321933193419351936193719381939194019411942194319441945194619471948194919501951195219531954195519561957195819591960196119621963196419651966196719681969197019711972197319741975197619771978197919801981198219831984198519861987198819891990199119921993199419951996199719981999200020012002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026202720282029203020312032203320342035 Enter the number of mediation conferences at which you have represented a litigant. * In which divisions are you willing to serve as a mediator? * Fort Myers Jacksonville Ocala Orlando Tampa Firm Information Firm Name Address Line 1 * Address Line 2 City * State * - Select - AlabamaAlaskaAmerican SamoaArizonaArkansasCaliforniaColoradoConnecticutDelawareDistrict of ColumbiaFloridaGeorgiaGuamHawaiiIdahoIllinoisIndianaIowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaineMarshall IslandsMarylandMassachusettsMichiganMinnesotaMississippiMissouriMontanaNebraskaNevadaNew HampshireNew JerseyNew MexicoNew YorkNorth CarolinaNorth DakotaNorthern Marianas IslandsOhioOklahomaOregonPalauPennsylvaniaPuerto RicoRhode IslandSouth CarolinaSouth DakotaTennesseeTexasUtahVermontVirgin IslandsVirginiaWashingtonWest VirginiaWisconsinWyoming Zip Code + 4 * Office Phone Number * NNN-NNN-NNNN Cell Phone Number NNN-NNN-NNNN Office Fax Number NNN-NNN-NNNN Email Address * Signature Signature * Type your full name, prefixed with "s/", in the field above to acknowledge that you have read and understand the information in this document. CAPTCHAThis question is to prevent automated spam submissions.
