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MEMBER PROFILE: Robert Lawrence Cowles |
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Robert Lawrence Cowles
Cowles Law Firm
1301 Riverplace Blvd., Suite 2600
Jacksonville
FL 32207
Tel: (904) 399-1711
Fax: (904) 399-5980
Email: robertcowlesatty@comcast.net
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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS |
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ADR Services:
 Mediation (Circuit-Civil) |
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Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) |
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Formal Certifications:
Federally Certified Mediator
Circuit-Civil Mediator
Certified Family Mediator
Serving the following Judicial Circuits:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20
[ Click for Map of Florida's
Civil Circuits ]
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Robert Lawrence Cowles has experience in the following areas of Civil
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Automotive |
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Banking & Finance |
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Commercial/Business |
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Consumer Fraud |
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Contract Disputes |
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Debt / Foreclosure |
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Health Care |
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Insurance |
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Landlord / Tenant |
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Medical Malpractice |
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Negligence |
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Nursing Homes |
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Personal Injury |
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Product Liability |
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Real Estate |
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Securities |
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Torts |
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Wrongful Death |
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Robert Lawrence Cowles has experience in the following areas of areas of Family Law: |
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 Divorce (All Issues) |
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Biographical Notes:
I am an approved Mediator in the U.S. District Court, Middle District – Florida, and certified as a Circuit Civil Mediator and a Family-Law Mediator in Florida. To date I have mediated more than 1,300 cases.
In October, 2005, I was approved as an Arbitrator for NASD, and have two (2) cases to arbitrate in early 2007 for NASD.
American Arbitration Association Arbitrator (Large Complex Case Program - Over $500,000 cases). Arbitrations for AAA for 13 years. Recently involved in a AAA international arbitration case, a wrongful death of a child on a safari in Africa. Served as an Umpire in insurance coverage cases, and as an Arbitrator in private arbitrations. Types of arbitrations handled include all types of commercial cases, Lemon Law, breach of contract, actuarial malpractice, fraud, limited partnership dispute cases, property foreclosures and other miscellaneous cases. Also served as a Circuit Court Judge, Fourth Judicial Circuit, from 1987 to 1990.
Another recent case involved a breach of contract involving a resort and a national leadership group of one of the major political parties, canceling the “think tank” weekend because of the Iraq war, and a maritime case involving losses on a construction project in Alabama. I have also arbitrated construction and nursing home cases, independent of AAA.
Education:
University of North Carolina (B.S., 1964)
Emory University Law School (J.D., 1969)
Mediation Training:
Dispute Management, Inc., Orlando, Florida – Circuit Civil Certification - (December, 1990 - 40 hour course).
Harvard Law School, Boston, Massachusetts (June, 1992 - 40 hour course).
American Arbitration Association – Tampa, Florida, “Advanced Mediation Training for Court Based Settlement Proposals.” (April, 2003).
Dispute Management, Inc., Orlando, Florida – Family Law Certification - (September, 2003 – 40 hour course).
Annual Education Conventions of the Florida Dispute Resolution Center.
Arbitration Training:
AAA Arbitrator Update, Orlando, 2001; AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training, Atlanta, 4/01; AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, Orlando, 2/99; attended AAA Neutral Retreat, Orlando, 10/98; AAA Neutral Retreat, Orlando, 2002; AAA Commercial Arbitrators Training, San Antonio, Texas, 03/2004; ARIAS-US training in New York City, 11/05; NASD Panel Member Training Seminar, Tampa, Florida; and AAA Neutral’s Retreat, Miami Beach, 03/2006.
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
Bar Associations:
The Florida Bar; State Bar of Georgia; American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA); Jacksonville Bar (Chairman, Litigation Section, 1982-1984); Chairman, Committee on Relations With Other Professionals (1985-1986); Board of Governors (1981-1982); and Supreme Court of the United States.
Certifications:
Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer (1987); Committee
Member-Florida Bar Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyers (1997-2000/ Chairman 1998-1999); Certified Mediator (Florida State Courts and Federal Court - Middle District of Florida).
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates: For mediations and arbitrations it is $285.00 per hour.
Payment: Payable within 30 days.
Cancellation Policy: If a case is cancelled within 7 days, and it is scheduled all day, a 4 hour charge will be sent to the parties. If a half day mediation settles within 7 days of the scheduled mediation, the cancellation fee is 2 hours.
The same cancellation fee applies in arbitration cases.
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 12 Aug 08
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