Mediation: Request for Mediator to “Reiterate the Negotiations” (Florida Mediator Ethics Advisory Opinion 2024-001)

Authors

James Coben, Mitchell Hamline School of LawFollow

Subject Area

Ethics/Malpractice

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

7-2025

Comments

A mediator conducted a successful family law mediation that ended with a signed settlement agreement. Four months later, the attorney for one party asked the mediator to meet with them and "reiterate" what had happened during the negotiation, hoping to persuade the client that they had made a good deal compared to possible litigation outcomes. The mediator requested an ethics advisory opinion from the Florida Supreme Court’s Mediator Ethics Advisory Committee regarding the request.

Recommended Citation

Coben, James, "Mediation: Request for Mediator to “Reiterate the Negotiations” (Florida Mediator Ethics Advisory Opinion 2024-001)" (2025). Mediation Case Law Teaching Videos. 53.
https://open.mitchellhamline.edu/dri_mclvideo/53