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Status |
Active |
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First name |
Jim |
Last name |
Betts |
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Full name |
James (Jim) Betts Esq. |
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Gender |
Male |
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Pdf |
https://www.nadn.org/resolute/PDF/1241847458.PDF |
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Photo |
photos/Jim-Betts.jpg |
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Web folder |
jim-betts |
| Contact information |
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Corporation |
Betts Mediation |
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Address 1 |
Administrative Office: 710 S. Boulevard, Tampa, FL 33606 |
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Address 2 |
Mediations conducted by Zoom (or in the lawyers' offices or at Veritext Court Reporting, 201 E. Kennedy Blvd., Suite 712 |
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City |
Tampa |
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ZIP Code |
33602 |
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State |
Florida |
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Video conferencing? |
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Promote video conferencing? |
Online and In-Person |
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Assistant name |
Mimi |
Assistant email |
jbetts@tampabay.rr.com |
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| Formal Qualifications & Memberships |
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Judge? |
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ADR services |
1 |
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Education |
- 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
- 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
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Memberships |
Member of Florida Bar Association:
- ADR Secttion - 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 |
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Biography |
I serve exclusively as a mediator in all types of civil litigation throughout the State of Florida, including personal injury and wrongful death, insurance, professional malpractice, nursing home, disability, admiralty, commercial, corporate and partnership, real estate, construction, surety, securities, condominiums and community associations, and probate/trusts, following my 18 years as a trial lawyer at Fowler White in Tampa. I am certified in federal district court and state circuit court, and I have conducted in excess of 5,000 mediations. |
| ADR Practice & Case Experience |
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Additional languages |
1 |
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Practice started |
2000 |
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Rates |
Mediation Billing Rates for 2024
- 2 Parties $250/hr/party
- 3 Parties $190/hr/party
- 4 Parties $160
- 5 Parties $140
- 6 Parties $125
- 7+Parties $110
Late Cancellation Charges
- Half Day Mediations: $1,000.00
- Full Day Mediations: $2,000.00
Travel Charges
- Outside Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties, $250.00 per hour
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Dispute areas |
2,3,4,7,8,9,10,12,15,16,17,18,19,20,22,30,31,32,33,34,35,37,38,42,43,44,46,48,50,54,58,59,61,63,65,66,67,68,69,70,71,72,75,77,78,80,81,82,84,85,87,88,89,94 |
| Calendar Settings |
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Private calendar purchased |
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Calendar preference |
Enabled |
Calendar display type |
7 day |
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Calendar last update time |
Apr 18 2024 |
| Booking |
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Whole days |
Disabled |
Multiple mediations |
Disabled |
Ask Client to Select ADR Service? |
Enabled |
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Time zone |
Eastern |
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Location options |
By Zoom Video Conference, Telephone Conference, Plaintiff Counsel's office, Defense Counsel's office, Veritext Court Reporting in Downtown Tampa, other |
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Notes prompt |
Please also enter case number if known... |
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Requested Date Automatically Held/Booked? |
Disabled |
Auto hold type |
On Hold |
Ask if all attending counsel agreed on date? |
Enabled |
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Notes mandatory? |
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Additional attendees |
No |
| GoogleMaps |
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Map enabled |
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Streetview enabled |
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Latitude |
27.9368004 |
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Longitude |
-82.4684144 |
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Rating |
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GoogleMaps accuracy |
ROOFTOP |
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Time zone |
America/New_York |
