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Professional Experience:
James R. Betts, Esq., Certified Mediator,
Tampa,
Florida; 2000-present.
I served exclusively as a mediator in all types of civil litigation
throughout the United States. |
Fowler White Boggs Banker, Tampa, Florida; 1981-1999.
1981-1986 Associate
1986-1999 Shareholder (1987-1993 Hiring Partner)
I practiced in Fowler White's Litigation Department for more than
18 years. I tried a number of jury trials and many more non-jury
trials, arbitrations, administrative proceedings and appeals in
state and federal courts.
Professional Involvement:
Admitted to -- Florida Bar (1981), Wisconsin Bar (1981)
-- U.S. District Court, Middle District of Florida (1982)
-- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida (1983)
-- U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals (1982)
Florida Supreme Court Mediation Certification 1999
United States District Court, Middle District of Florida
Mediation Certification 2000
Florida Supreme Court Approved Arbitration Training 2002
Florida Division of Land Sales, Condominiums and Mobile Homes
Mediation Certification 2005
Member of Florida Bar Association
-- ADR Section
-- Trial Lawyers Section
-- Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section (former)
-- Entertainment & Sports Law Section (former)
Member of Hillsborough County Bar Association
-- ADR Committee, 2000-present (co-chair 2003-2004)
-- Trial Lawyers Section, 1981-present (board of directors
1989-1992)
Former Member of American Bar Association
-- Litigation Section
-- Tort and Insurance Practice Section
-- Construction Law Section
-- Entertainment & Sports Law Section
Martindale-Hubbell: A/V Rating
William Glenn Terrell American Inn of Court, 2002-2005
Education
University of Wisconsin Law School, Madison, WI J.D. 1981
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI B.A. 1978
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 1973-1976
Marquette University High School, Milwaukee, WI 1973
Mediation Experience:
I have mediation experience in the following areas of civil
litigation:
Admiralty |
Libel
& Slander |
Agricultural |
Media
& Communications |
Anti-Trust |
Medical
Malpractice |
Automotive |
Negligence |
Banking
& Finance |
Nursing
Homes |
Commercial/Business |
Partnerships |
Community
Associations |
Personal
Injury |
Condominiums |
Police |
Construction |
Probate |
Consumer
Fraud |
Product
Liability |
Contract
Disputes |
Professional
Fees |
Debt
/ Foreclosure |
Real
Estate |
Engineering |
Securities |
Entertainment |
Sports |
Environmental |
Taxation |
Franchise |
Technology |
Health
Care |
Torts |
Insurance |
Transportation |
Intellectual
Property |
Trusts |
Land
Use/Planning |
Wrongful
Death |
Landlord
/ Tenant |
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