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James O. Williams
Williams ADR (Alternative Dispute Resolution)
Post Office Box 2275
Brandon,
FL 33509
Tel: (813) 716-6785
Fax: (813) 354-2600
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ADR Services Include:Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb; Facilitation & Systems Design; Insurance Umpire; ADR Training/CME
James O. Williams has substantive case experience in the following areas...
 Appellate |
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Automotive |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial/Business |
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Construction |
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Contract Disputes |
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Debt/Foreclosure |
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EEOC |
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Employment |
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Family Businesses |
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Insurance |
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Labor/Unions |
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Landlord/Tenant |
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Lemon Law |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Natural Disasters |
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Partnerships |
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Personal Injury |
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Police |
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Postal |
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Probate |
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Product Liability |
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Professional Fees |
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Professional Negligence |
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Real Estate |
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Religious Institutions |
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Torts |
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Trusts / Estates |
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BIOGRAPHICAL:This Florida-native ADR professional has presided in some 5000 matters around and for the state since being certified by the Florida Supreme Court in 1992. Having earned law and other graduate degrees from Yale University, Southwestern and South Texas College of Law, Williams began his career in Denver, serving as Corporate Counsel to an environmental concern before later returning to Florida as a prosecutor for the state. Additional years of private trial practice have yielded an experienced mediator, arbitrator and umpire who serves with strong results. Williams handles the full spectrum of ADR concerns whether two party negotiations of complex issues or large class action matters. Deeply involved in church and civil-state volunteerism, he serves in various senior roles in large charitable organizations. Williams also serves as the Primary Trainer for circuit civil mediation at the University of South Florida and was appointed by the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court to the grievance board (MQB) for all mediators in Florida, having previously served on the (QCC) Qualifications Complaint Committee.
EDUCATION:- BA - University of South Florida, (Pol.Sci.), 1979
- JD - South Texas College of Law, 1984
- MAR - Yale University, 1986
- MARE - Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1991
ADR Training: The American Arbitration Association (County, Circuit and Family), The Institute for Christian Conciliation-Peacemakers, The United States Postal Service-EEO, The Florida Attorney General's Office (RV Med/Arb), The Collins Center for Public Policy (Umpire,Mediator,Arbitrator), WIND Network-Umpire, Haag Engineering Training Seminars (Wind vs. Wave Damage Assessment, Lightning Damage To Residential and Commercial Electrical Equipment, Hail Damage Assessment, Commercial Roof Damage Assessment, Composition Roof Damage Assessment, Tile Roof Damage Assessment, Metal Roof Damage Assessment), HSA Engineers and Scientists- (Sinkhole Investigation Methods &Remediation/Foundation Stabilization Methods &Techniques), Collins Center/USF/AAA-(Qualified Florida Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation)
Memberships & Affiliations- Member, Mediator Qualifications Board, S. Ct. of Florida, Dispute Resolution Center
- Former Member, Qualifications Complaint Committee, S. Ct. of Florida, Dispute Resolution Center
- Member, Hillsborough County Bar Association
- Member, Florida Bar Association, since 1988
- Admitted, United States District Court, Middle District
- Admitted, Supreme Court of the United States
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator/Qualified Arbitrator in County, Circuit, and Family disputes
- Federal Arbitrator/Mediator, United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
- Member, Association for Conflict Resolution
- Member, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators
- Member, Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association
- Primary Trainer, Circuit Civil Mediation Training, University of South Florida at Tampa, FL
- Umpire, Qualified by both the Windstorm Insurance Network (Member) and The Collins Center For Public Policy
- Lecturer and Presenter in some 30 mediation programs around the state of Florida and in California
Rates$300.00 per hour-to be divided equally between the parties, half day minimum.
No travel fee will be assessed if ADR session site is within two hours round-trip drive time of Brandon, FL (33511). Otherwise, a one-time travel fee of $150.00 may be assessed.
Any document review or preparation (beyond 15 minutes), may be billable at the hourly rate.
James O. Williams is a member of the Florida Circuit-Civil Mediator Society, Florida's premier roster of distinguished attorney-mediators. The FCCMS profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.floridamediators.org/james-williams
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