A. Michelle Jernigan Upchurch Watson White & Max 1060 Maitland Center Commons, Suite 440 Maitland FL 32751 Tel: (800) 863-1462 Fax: (407) 661-1123 Email: mjernigan@cfl.rr.com www.uww-adr.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Circuit-Civil) Mediation (Federal) Mediation (Family) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Insurance Umpire

FL Certification Qualifications: Federal Mediator Circuit-Civil Mediator Certified Family Mediator Fl. Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator Serving the following Judicial Circuits: 4, 5, 7, 9, 10, 18, 19 [ Click for Map of Florida's Civil Circuits ]

ADA Disability Appellate Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes

Debt/Foreclosure EEOC Eminent Domain Employment Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord/Tenant

Personal Injury Probate Professional Negligence Securities Torts Trusts / Estates Wrongful Death

Children & School

Divorce (All Issues)

Pre-Nuptial Agreements

Biographical Notes:

In 1988, Michelle Jernigan was one of the first mediators to be certified by the Florida Supreme Court. Since launching her mediation career in 1987, Ms. Jernigan has mediated 1000's of cases throughout Florida.

As a pioneer in mediation, Ms. Jernigan served as a consultant to the Florida Supreme Court as it established mediation mentorship rules. In 1997, Chief Justice Gerald Kogan appointed her to a four-year term on the Florida Supreme Court Mediation Training Review Board. She is currently serving her second four-year term.

In 1998, Ms. Jernigan was selected to mediate and arbitrate 40 class-action claims involving policyholders from Prudential Life Insurance Co., following a negotiated and highly specified dispute resolution process. In 1999, Ms. Jernigan became certified as an NASD arbitrator and mediator. To date she has mediated and arbitrated numerous securities claims. Ms. Jernigan has also developed and implemented mediation training programs for Orlando Regional Healthcare Systems and Eckerd Corporation. She regularly provides mediation training at basic and advanced courses in Florida and is a recognized speaker in the field of ADR.

Education:

• J.D. Stetson University College of Law, 1981
• B.S. Stetson University, 1979
• Nova University, Post Graduate Studies / Psychology
• Certified Circuit Court Mediator
• Certified U.S. District Court Mediator, Middle District of Florida

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Founding Member / Director / Past President of Florida Association of Professional Mediators
• Member/Director: American College of Civil Trial Mediators
• Member: Employment Law Committee, Orange County Bar Association
• Mediator: Florida Bar Mediation Grievance Program
• Member: Florida Supreme Court Mediation Training Review Board
• Consultant: Florida Supreme Court Mediation Mentorship Rules development
• Co-Author: "Mediation Proceedings" Chapter 8 Florida Dissolution of Marriage, (4th ed.1993).
• NASD Mediator and Arbitrator

Rates: $425 per hour, divided equally between parties.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 17 May 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Michelle Jernigan's scheduling staff (Cathy McCleary, cathymc@uww-adr.com)