Author: Christina Magee

I was mediating a difficult case recently where the parties on both sides despaired that any outcome other than “no agreement” would be reached. With

The Florida Supreme Court’s announcement in Special v. West Boca Medical Center, 160 So.3d 1251 ( Fla. 2014), of a new standard for harmless error

The ABA has recognized that the use of ODR provides a means to alleviate the logjam to access for civil litigants without resources to hire

The challenge presented by a pro se party (i.e. a party who represents himself/ herself/ itself without the aid of a lawyer) arises because of

Christina Magee is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil and County Mediator and the principal in Brevard Mediation Services, LLC a mediation practice founded

In this edition of “Have you Considered . . .?” we take an in-depth look at the start of the mediation experience. It’s not always

What makes mediation succeed? Here are a few insights into what traits or characteristics are present in mediations that come out just like the parties

So much a truism in 2011 that it has become a cliché, it’s plain we live in a 24/7, never unplugged world. Our phones are

Where an insurance company will be paying the settlement for a claim, there are other issues to consider in mediation beyond whether the parties to