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MEMBER PROFILE: Melvin A. Rubin |
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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS |
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Melvin A. Rubin has experience in the following areas of Civil
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 ADA Disability |
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Civil Rights |
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Commercial/Business |
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Community Associations |
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EEOC |
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Employment |
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Health Care |
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Insurance |
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Intellectual Property |
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Local Government |
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Non-Profit Organizations |
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Personal Injury |
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Postal |
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Probate |
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Product Liability |
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Public Policy |
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Religious Institutions |
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Title VII |
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Torts |
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Trusts |
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Melvin A. Rubin has experience in the following areas of areas of Family Law: |
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 Child Support |
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Divorce (All Issues) |
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Gay/Lesbian |
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Marital Issues |
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Paternity |
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Pre-Nuptial Agreements |
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Special Education |
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Biographical Notes:
Melvin A. Rubin helped pioneer mediation and ADR in his home state of Florida with his wife, Susan, a Ph.D. psychologist and forced him into this new thing called “mediation” in the early 1980’s. Mr. Rubin tries to avoid characterizations as the 'guru' and 'grandfather' of mediation in Florida, by staying on the cutting edge of ADR. He serves on the Board of Advisors of the International Association of Collaborative Professionals, a new approach for collaborative lawyering. He has been lecturing on mediator malpractice for the past 2 years and has provided defense and consulting services in several malpractice cases.
Mr. Rubin has mediated and arbitrated several thousand diverse ADR cases, including space satellite disputes, cigar band infringements, intergenerational family business disputes, class actions and occasionally who gets the stuffed bat. He prefers the unique and challenging conflicts. Mr. Rubin and Mediation Services, Inc., his firm, have also been privileged to train over 6,000 professionals in ADR, nationally and internationally.
Mr. Rubin continues to serve (over 10 years) as a member of the Supreme Court of Florida ADR Policy Committee, responsible for recommendations to the Court in the formulation of the standards and rules for mediators and arbitrators in the state of Florida. He has been a Fellow of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators for over 4 years and a practitioner member of the Association for Conflict Resolution.
One of Mr. Rubin’s most gratifying experiences was to assist in the formation and creation of the ADR response to Hurricane Andrews's devastation in the South Florida area in 1992. Mr. Rubin also facilitated the "Children's Submit" in South Florida, a conclave of over 200 regional and community groups and leaders meeting to deal with issues and crises of children and families.
Mr. Rubin is adjunct professor at the University of Miami Law School with evaluations by his students as "awesome" (a modern hip term referring to one's ability to instill "awe in some"). He previously served as adjunct professor in conflict resolution at Nova Southeastern University's Mediation Institute and at Florida Memorial College, the only predominantly African American college in the South Florida area.
Mr. Rubin lectures and writes extensively on cutting edge ADR topics, including mediator malpractice and collaborative lawyering.
Education:
University Of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall, J.D. 1968.
University Of Miami, B.B.A., Cum Laude, Political Science, 1965.
Harvard University And American Bar Association-Mediation Training And Certification, 1985.
American Arbitration Association, Circuit Civil Mediation Training, University Of Florida, 1989.
Supreme Court Arbitration Training, Tampa, 1988.
Advanced Mediation Training On A Continuous Basis Since 1985.
EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission United States) May 1999 And 2001, Miami, Florida, Intensive Trainings In Reference To Labor And Employment Disputes And Grievances Of All Natures.
United States Postal Services, October, 1999, Miami, Florida, Intensive Two (2) Day Training In Reference To Employment And Labor Grieveances And Disputes And Training In Transformative Mediation (Redress I) And December 2001, Redress II Training For 2 ½ Days.
American's With Disability Act (ADA), Key Bridge (Washington D.C.) In Conjunction With The Department Of Justice, United States, Advanced And Intensive Training Program To Mediate Disputes Involving Disablities And Discrimination Conflict Involving Those Entitled Under The ADA.
The Florida Bar Training For Grievance Program Mediation.
Class Actions, Collins Center For Public Policy, Orlando, Flroida, July 1998 And July 1999 Two Three (3) Day Intensive Trainings On Mediating Class Actions. Training Was Provided In Both Mediation And Arbitration In Reference To These Claims By Florida Department Of Insurance And Collins Center For Public Policy.
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
American College Of Civil Trial Mediators, Fellow, National Professional Mediator’s Organization.
Association Of Conflict Resolution / Advanced Practitioner (Highest Status), (Formerly The Society For Professionals In Dispute Resolution) (SPIDR) AMD The Academy Of Family Mediators).
The Florida Bar-Admitted 1969.
California Bar Association-Admitted 1968.
American Inns Of Court - Master Status- Highest Membership Status.
American Bar Association, Section For Dispute Resolution.
American Trial Lawyers Association.
Dade County Bar Association, Chair Of The Mediation Committee For 6 Years.
Florida Association Of Professional Family Mediators, Past President.
Florida Academy Of Professional Mediators, Diplomat Membership, Highest Status And Member Of The Board Of Directors.
International Association Of Collaborative Professionals, Advisory Board Member.
Collaborative Family Law Institute, Florida.
Adjunct Professor, Mediation Graduate Program, Nova University, Department Of Social And Systemic Studies.
Adjunct Professor, University Of Miami, School Of Law
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