Lawrence Howard Kolin

Lawrence Kolin brings parties and their counsel together to settle difficult cases by mediating lawsuits in state, federal and appellate courts. He has successfully mediated thousands of matters, including multi-party and complex civil cases of all types since 2001. Lawrence formerly served as a General Magistrate in the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, presiding over hearings and bench trials. He is also experienced in conducting arbitrations as a qualified arbitrator since 2005. Lawrence is an AV Rated Preeminent Super Lawyer who practiced both plaintiff and defense as an advocate in diverse areas of civil trial work and was a partner in a statewide law firm. National panel AHLA and AAA mediator and arbitrator.

University of Miami School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor

1994

Mediator & Arbitrator

Upchurch Watson White & Max Mediation Group

2014 - Current

LAWRENCE KOLIN, ESQ., CERTIFIED CIRCUIT-CIVIL MEDIATOR Before mediating full time, Lawrence Kolin was a partner in a statewide firm practicing in diverse areas of civil trial work, including business, commercial, arts & entertainment, and federal intellectual property litigation. He is an AV® rated attorney who also handled multi-party cases involving professional liability, construction, technology, real estate and contract disputes. He served as General Counsel to several non-profit organizations. He is active in the local and state Bar associations. He is founding Chair of the Orange County Bar Association ADR Committee and founding Chair of the Florida Bar Civil Procedure Rules Subcommittee on Electronic Discovery. He is a Supreme Court of Florida Certified Circuit-Civil & Appellate Mediator and Qualified Arbitrator experienced in resolving complex civil litigation in state, federal and appellate courts. He is a member of the Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, The Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, and The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He frequently authors legal articles and speaks at bar conferences and shares his thoughts at: OrlandoMediator.blogspot.com

Mediate ESI Issues Early and Get Back to the Merits of your Case

American Bar Association

October, 2014

Civil rules panel to discuss e-discovery at convention

Florida Bar News

July, 2010

Ask A Lawyer: The deal is sealed, but now there's a problem

Orlando Sentinel

February, 2010

Ask a Lawyer - Fate of payment, report stirs separation anxiety

Orlando Sentinel

April, 2009

E-discovery rules are still a work in progress in Florida

Florida Bar News

January, 2009

CIRCUIT CIVIL MEDIATOR

Florida Supreme Court

APPELLATE MEDIATOR

All Florida DCAs and Supreme Court of Florida

FEDERAL COURT MEDIATOR

United States District Court

Legal Aid - Public Service Award

The Florida Bar

2002

Statewide recognition of pro bono efforts at the Tobias Simon award ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court.

The Florida Bar

Executive Council, ADR Section

2014 - Current

Activities: Arbitration Committee Chair, Mediation Committee Chair, Website Chair, Executive Council Emeritus Member

Florida State Bar  # 26972

Member

1994 - Current

Orange County Bar Association

Former Committee Chair, ADR (Founder), Entertaiment Law Committee; Medical-Legal Committee; Past member, Strategic Planning Committee. Current member Business, Technology, IP, and Judicial Relations Committees; Literary Society

1994 - Current

Activities: Current member, Business Law Committee; Judicial Relations Committee; Intellectual Property Committee; Technology Committee, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR Committee Founder)

George C. Young First Central Florida American Inn of Court

Master & Bencher

1998 - 2014

Activities: The American Inns of Court fosters excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills by counsel and judges meeting together and putting on educational programs.

Civil Rules Committee

Chair E-Discovery Rules Subcommittee

2006 - 2010

Activities: Developed draft electronic discovery rules for the state civil procedure rules for implementation on next rule cycle in 2013.

Florida

Since 1994

U.S. Supreme Court

Since 1998

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