There is also the common difficulty of settling upon a mutually agreed date and time for a mediation.
With this in mind, we created the FCCMS website to serve as a daily aid to trial attorneys, law firms and schedulers. Since 2005, the FloridaMediators.org site has become a 'one-stop shop' for those that regularly require a mediator, allowing them to instantly view the availability of preferred professionals and expedite the scheduling process. Since 2012, our website regularly welcomes between 2000-2500 unique visitors each week da, making it one of the most visited websites in the Florida legal community.

Membership:
Membership in the FL Chapter of NADN is by invitation only. Membership is limited to established mediators or arbitrators, each of whom is confirmed to have met our nomination and experience requirements, and to have established a solid reputation in their respective field.

Formal Eligibility Criteria:

	Only attorneys with the "Circuit-Civil" mediator certification, in good standing with the Florida Bar are considered eligible.
	2 Florida members are required to sponsor/second an attorney for consideration, else the FL Committee may be consulted on candidates for membership.
	All Members are professional neutrals in civil/commercial mediation or arbitration practice for a minimum of 5 years, with a minimum of 30% of their professional efforts dedicated to civil/commercial ADR practice. All members must also receive remuneration for ADR practice at least 90 days annually.
	Members identified as MEDIATORS must have privately mediated a minimum of 200 civil disputes, excluding pro bono and family law cases.
	Members identified as ARBITRATORS must have arbitrated to final award a minimum of 20 civil cases.  Exceptions may be made in the case of former judges, where time on the bench & published decisions can be considered towards these totals.
	8 attorney client references required on application (attorneys for whom neutral has mediated/arbitrated  civil-trial disputes in the preceding 60-90 days. Each will be contacted and questioned as to nominee's approach, effectiveness, professionalism and reputation within the firm.

All nominees must provide attorney references (as described above) before being confirmed into the Society.
Note: The final decision to approve/decline membership rests with Darren Lee, Exec. Director for the roster.

2013-2014 Executive  Committee
The FL Committee is an appointed group of fulltime mediators who have been instrumental in helping to identify, and nominate, those mediators of repute across Florida. They have also given advice as to suitable membership criteria, and provided guidance in matters relating to the business of our National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals group. We are grateful to the following 2013 FL Committee Members:

 Society Member Dues : $840 annually / prorated $70 per month
(Preferred payment method is a monthly charge to members' credit card)
Member fee includes participation in the Society's Bar News Directory, published 5 times per year in FL Bar News, the most widely read legal publication in Florida. Please see our Bar News Campaign page for more details. Members are committed to a minimum of 1 (one) year membership after induction, and membership dues (annual or monthly) are billed automatically through the association's secure online billing system.

From June 2010, all FCCMS members are recognized as members of our national association, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (www.NADN.org), with local member dues covering NADN membership.

In June 2013, NADN was confirmed as a partner to both the national defense bar (www.DRI.org/Neutrals) and the plaintiffs bar (www.Justice.org/Neutrals). All NADN member profiles are now available to the more than 40,000 members of these 2 legal associations. 

Website Benefits
All FL Chapter members receive a personal "profile page", which they can control by logging into their accounts to edit content. This web page is directly referenced at www.floridamediators.org/yourname
(Example: See www.floridamediators.org/john-freud )

Due to the high search engine rating of FloridaMediators.org, most members have the benefit of seeing their personal webpage at #1 in Google against a search for their name. Member webpages include: Personal photograph, contact information, printable location map, email, website link(s), printable PDF resume, case experience profile, biography text, rates information, contact information for scheduler. Members are also invited to publish their availability dates using our exclusive calendar tool.

This useful calendar can then also be republished on member's own websites (eg; www.lawfas.com )