Lynn H. Cole, Biography

ADR Experience and Qualifications

Florida certified and Harvard trained in mediation
ADR experience in resolving a wide variety of disputes in: banking; business and commercial; contracts; labor and employment; securities; partnerships; and insurance as arbitrator, mediator, Special Master, SEC Receiver, settlement counsel
Bringing to the ADR processes over 26 years of evidentiary and procedural experience as a trial attorney in the litigation areas of complex commercial; labor and employment, both private and federal employment issues (representing both employers and employees); securities; construction; antitrust; banking; and, utilities

HONORS, MEMBERSHIPS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Mediation Specialist, USAID/NCSC, assigned to Kosovo to assist in implementation and development of first Pilot Court-Related Mediation Program. Prepared recommendations to judges on:
general mediation procedures and forms;
recommendations on selection of mediator trainees;
education requirements for mediators;
mediator training requirements;
provisions for referring cases to mediation;
mediation procedures for recording case intakes, case processing, and case disposition;
mediation confidentiality;
creation of a mediation steering committee;
grievance procedures, and
mediation fees. Prepare revision suggestions for Draft Mediation Law (April 2007)
ADR Specialist, USAID/ABA assigned to Jordan to assist in implementation and development of first Mediation Court Pilot Program in Middle East with Minister of Justice and Chief Judge of Amman Court of First Instance. Assignments included:
construction of a Mediation Center;
drafting rules, forms, surveys and regulations for the Court Pilot Program;
developing Introduction to ADR training for Judicial Institute of Jordan;
conducting mediation training for Arab Women's Legal Network and judges;
drafting and training Standards of Conduct for Mediators.
Mediation Training Program Designer, designed and implemented USAID/ABA training for Jordanian Judicial and Mediation Delegation in USA ( 7 days). (March- June 2006)
Mediation Specialist, USAID/ABA/CEELI assigned to Bulgaria assisting Minister of Justice and Mediation Steering Committee in drafting and implementing ethical, procedural, educational and certification rules and regulations pursuant to the Mediation Act of 12.2005. Conducted advanced mediation training. (April - July 2005)
Special Magistrate appointed by Circuit Civil Judge, 13th Judicial Circuit of Florida, in multi- party case (2007-present);
Mediators Without Borders, Founding Member and Member of Board of Directors;
International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution ("CPR"), Mediator and Arbitrator
American Arbitration Association ("AAA") Mediator and Arbitrator Roster of Neutrals
Mediator and Arbitrator Roster of Neutrals, National Arbitration Forum
Public Arbitrator, NASD Dispute Resolution;
U. S. Council for International Business ("USCIB"), listed Arbitrator and Mediator;
Florida Academy of Mediators ("FAPM"), Adm. Vice-President, (2006-present);
Federal Bar Association, ADR Section, Chair, (2004 - 2007)
National Arbitrators and Mediators ("NAM") Roster
Arbitral Judge, the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, Vienna
Tampa Commission on Ethics, Appointed by Mayor (2004 - present)
Mediation Qualifications Board, Appointed by Florida Supreme Court (1992-2002)
Civil Justice Reform Act Advisory Commission, Chair, appointed by Chief Judge, M.D.FL, (1997-98)
Florida Bar Association, International Section (member)
SEC Receiver ($20 Million Ponzi scheme), appointed by U.S. Federal Judge (1999 - 2005)
Special Master (complex tax fraud case), Appointed by U.S. Magistrate Judge (2000)
Chair, 13th Judicial Nominations Commission, Appointed by Governor, (1996-1997)
Testimony before a U.S. Congressional Sub-Committee on Government Personnel and Mediation for Federal Employee discrimination matters (1997)
Special Appointee by State House Committee to Hills. Co. Labor Relations Board (1995)
Chair, Selection Committee for United States Magistrate, Appointed by Chief District Court Judge, M.D. Fla. (1991)
11th Circuit Vice President, Federal Bar Association (1990-2004); National Membership Chair, Federal Bar Association (1999 - 2001)
Chair, Trial Lawyers' Section, Hillsborough County Bar Association (1991-92)
Chair, 13th Judicial Circuit Florida Bar Grievance Committee (1987-89)
Master and Charter Member, American Inns of Court, Ferguson-White Inn (1987-present)
Hillsborough County Bar Association Senior Council, Chair (2004-2006)

BACKGROUND and EDUCATION
Work Experience:
Stetson College of Law, Adjunct Professor, ADR, 2004 to present
Law Offices of Lynn Cole, P.A., Managing Partner and President, boutique litigation law firm with focus on federal trial practice in areas of business and complex commercial litigation; labor and employment (representing both employers and employees), contracts; securities; products liability; banking; anti-trust; utilities; and, construction law. 1995-2002; Fulltime Dispute Resolution Professional (2002 - present)
Partner, Allen Dell Law Firm for over 10 years in mid-sized law firm with trial practice, primarily in federal court, in the areas of complex commercial, construction, constitutional and anti-trust litigation; and local governmental contract, administration and constitutional law issues. Clients included: Tampa General Hospital (Hillsborough County Hospital Authority); Tampa International Airport (Hillsborough County Airport Authority); Florida Steel; Florida Power and Seminole Electric, among others, 1984-1995
Assistant United States Attorney, M. D. Florida appointed by A.G. Griffin Bell. 1979-1984
Assistant District Attorney, Lehigh County, Pa. 1975-1978

Education:
Harvard College of Law, Program of Instructions for Lawyers, Mediation, June 2002
John Marshall Law School, Juris Doctor Degree, 1975; President, Student Bar Association
University of Maryland, Graduate School, Courses towards Master's Degree in Counseling
University of Maryland, B.A. in Intellectual History

INTERNATIONAL MEDIATION TRAINING
Advanced Commercial Mediation, sponsored by Bulgarian Association for Alternative Dispute Resolution (BAARD) (12 credits) October 2007;
Basic Commercial Mediation, sponsored by ABA/CEELI, Belgrade, Serbia, October 2007 (6 credits for Continuing Legal Education);
Advanced Commercial Mediation, sponsored by Department of State, US Embassy, Ljubljana, Slovenia, October 2007 (15 credits for 25 Slovenian Certified Mediators);
Basic Mediation Training, sponsored by USAID/NCSC, Prishtina, Kovoso, March 2007 (Contributor to and oversight of design and content for mediation Pilot program training for 10 Kosovar and Serbian mediators and judges);
Basic Mediation Training for Arabic Women, sponsored by ABA MENA Program, Amman Jordan, May - June 2006 (two one-week certified training programs for 15-20 participants each);
Judicial Mediation Training for Jordanian Judges, designed, implemented and conducted seminars on judicial ethics in mediation, the scope of judicial mediation, and establishing mediation programs as extensions of the Pilot Mediation Program in Amman, Jordan, Tampa, FL, July 2006;
Ethics for Judicial Mediators, sponsored by ABA CEELI Program, Certified Training for Judicial Mediators, Amman, Jordan, May 2006;
Imbalance of Power in Mediations, sponsored by ABA CEELI Program, Sofia, Bulgaria, May 2005;
Advanced Mediation Training, sponsored by ABA CEELI Program, advanced certified training for Mediators, Plovdiv Bulgaria, May, 2005

GUEST SPEAKER and LECTURER
Mediation: Enhancing Access to Justice in Developing Nations' Judiciaries, Association for Conflict Resolution, Annual Conference, Phoenix, October 2007;
Challenges of Establishing Court Mediation Programs Abroad; 16th Annual Dispute Resolution Conference of Florida, August 2007;
Mediation-Cultivating the Rule of Law, ADR Annual Conference of the American Bar Association, April 2007;
Global Alternative Dispute Resolution, An Overview, Federal Bar Association Annual Meeting, August 2006 (organizer and moderator); f
Challenges and Lessons Learned in Establishing Court Mediation Programs Abroad, Chatham College, Speaker's Program, Mesites Foundation, January 2007;
Mediation, Meeting Global Challenges, Tampa Bay Chapter of the United Nations, February 2007;
Challenges of Establishing Court Mediation Programs Abroad - Bulgaria and Jordan, Columbus Bar Association of Attorneys, Columbus Ohio, November 2006;
Rule of Law -Global Efforts, Rotary Club of Tampa Bay, November 2005;
ADR, Expanding to Shrink the World, 14th Annual Dispute Resolution Conference of Florida, August 2005;
Basic Commercial Litigation: Selected Issues on Ethics and Professionalism in Litigation, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, March 1994;
Representing the Public/Private Owner, 17th Annual Construction Contract Litigation Seminar, Florida Bar CLE Seminar, May 1993;
Rule 11 and Other Judicially Imposed Rules of Ethics, Current Issues in Legal Ethics sponsored by The Hillsborough County Bar Association, December 1991;
Basic Commercial Litigation: Selected Issues on Ethics and Professionalism in Litigation, Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, March 1991;
Basic Practice: A View from the Bench, Ethics of Federal Practice Seminar, August 1990;
Computer Fraud Training, Florida Association of Computer Crime Investigators, FDLE training course, Orlando, Florida, February 1991;
WTKN-AM, hosted by Ed Hartley, July 1988;
Florida Risk Management Institute, Inc., 1996-2000;
Industrial Personnel Association of Pinellas County, May 15, 1995;
American Society of Women Accountants, Tampa Chapter, April 1993;
Florida Institute of Certified Accountants, West Coast Chapter, September 1990, 1998;
University of Tampa, EDP Auditing course, September 1990;
American Society of Women Accountants, State meeting, June 1990;
WEDU-Channel 13 hosted by Geoffrey Simon, "Special Focus: Business Crime", November 1989;

PUBLICATIONS
Mediators Without Borders, The Caucus, Florida Academy of Professional Mediators, Vol. 18, March 2007;
A Journey in Mediation - The Bulgarian Path, The Federal Lawyer, Volume 53. No. 7, August 2006;
Mediation in the Middle East, Part 1, The Lawyer, Vol. 16, September 2006;
Mediation in the Middle East, Part 2, The Lawyer, Vol. 17, October 2006;
Musings of a Mediator Gone Global, Part 1, Vol. 16, October 2005;
Musings of a Mediator Gone Global, Part 2, Vol. 17, No. 3, November 2005;
Mediation-Coming into Your Community, The Lawyer, Vol. 15, No. 5, February 2005;
The Herb Goldberg Award, HCBA Lawyer, Vol. 1, No. 1, September 1992;
Survey on Computer Crime in Florida, published by FDLE 1989.

ADMISSIONS
U.S. Supreme Court (Admitted, 1989)
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (1975-88)
Florida Supreme Court (1980-present)
American Bar Association (1973-present)
Federal Bar Association (1983 - present)

PUBLISHED CASES Multiple and Provided Upon Request

REFERENCES Available upon request.

DISCLAIMER Ms. Cole's opinions expressed are her own and do not represent, nor are they intended to represent, the opinion of any arbitration, mediation or professional association with which she is affiliated.