Tara Miller Dane Esq. Tara Miller Dane Mediation Services 1100 Fifth Avenue South, Suite 201 Naples, FL 34102 Tel: (239)-643-4338 Fax: (239)- 793-0876 Email: taradane7@aol.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Circuit-Civil) Mediation (Federal) Mediation (Family)

FL Certification Qualifications: Federal Mediator County Court Mediator Circuit-Civil Mediator Certified Family Mediator Serving the following Judicial Circuits: 20 [ Click for Map of Florida's Civil Circuits ]

Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes Debt Collections Employment

Environmental Health Care Insurance Landlord/Tenant Libel & Slander Medical Malpractice Personal Injury

Probate Professional Negligence Real Estate Torts Trusts / Estates Wrongful Death

Divorce (All Issues)

Biographical Notes:

Tara Miller Dane is an AV rated lawyer with over 32 years of legal experience. She graduated from Duke University and attended law school at the University of Miami. She was admitted to practice in October of 1980 were she started her legal career with the law firm of Charles Holley, P.A., in Naples, Florida. After Mr. Holley's death in 1981, she established her own general litigation practice in Naples, Fla. Her practice included general commercial litigation, personal injury, and divorce and family law matters.

Tara has been a full-time mediator since December of 1996. She is certified in both Circuit Civil and Family Law matters. She established her firm Tara Miller Dane Mediation Services and has since mediated over 1900 State and Federal cases in Naples and Fort Myers, Florida. She has successfully mediated many extremely high conflict and multiple party matters. Her firm is dedicated to seeking resolution in a wide variety of mediation matters.

Education:

• University of Miami School of Law Miami, Florida, Juris Doctor Degree, 1980
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Graduated: Magna Cum Laude, 1977
• Choate/Rosemary Hall School Wallingford, Connecticut, Graduated 1973

Languages

English, Spanish

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Inc: Member since 1996
• Florida Bar Association: Member from 1980 to present
• Collier County Bar Association: Member since 1980
• Collier County Women's Bar Association Voted "Woman of the Year" by Collier County Women's Bar Association in 2004
• Inns of Court of Collier County
• Rated AV by Martindale- Hubbell

Held offices with the Collier County Bar Association:
- Board of Directors 2009-May 2012, 1988-1989, 1983-1984, 1982-1983
- Treasurer: 1984-1986
- Grievance Committee Member, 20 B: 1990-1993

Rates:
Rates: $ 300.00 per hour for two parties, ( $150.00 per party), $ 350.00 per hour with three or more parties. Note: The number of parties is determined by the number of attorneys involved in the case.

Minimum Fees: Half-Day Sessions: Three hours at the applicable rate listed above. Full-Day Sessions: Six hours at the applicable rate listed above.

Travel Time: No charge for travel time to Collier County mediations or mediations in Fort Myers, Fla. No administrative fee charge. Hourly rate is applicable to time spent reviewing summaries and summary documents.

Payment:
Credit is extended to counsel only. Counsel is responsible for payment, therefore, counsel may wish to require that clients provide them with a retainer to cover mediation costs.

Cancellation Policy:
Half-Day Sessions: No charge if canceled within Seven (7) days, (Note: Seven (7) consecutive 24 hour periods in advance of the scheduled mediation is required for avoidance of cancellation fee.) If cancelled with less than required notice, a fee of two (2) hours will be charged.

Full-Day Sessions: No charge if canceled within Seven (7) days, (Note: Seven (7) consecutive 24 hour periods in advance of the scheduled mediation is required for avoidance of cancellation fee.) If cancelled with less than required notice, a fee of four (4) hours will be charged.

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