Stanley Zamor is a Florida Supreme Court Certified Mediator/Trainer/Qualified Arbitrator. He is certified in Circuit Civil, Family & County Court for the State of Florida. Mr. Zamor is a private mediator focusing on Commercial Litigation and Complex Family law cases. Mr. Zamor is passionate about creating solutions and gives of himself often and always. "Each one, Teach one..." is just one of the quotes that drives him to mediate and train others.
Mr. Zamor implements a unique hybrid of conflict resolution styles; and has a keen ability to manage high-conflict personalities/complex legal matters, while assisting participants in achieving mutually beneficial consensus. Mr. Zamor's expertise is getting parties to the table and transforming conflict to resolution. When the case and/or the participants are difficult that is when Mr. Zamor is at his best.
Three Important Elements of an Effective Opening Statement As I began the mediation with the customary Mediator’s Orientation/Opening Remarks describing the process of mediation, what to expect, and how we’ll be negotiating during that time. I decided to encourage the parties to contribute to the joint session openings usually only made by their attorneys. Once […]
Ok. I have to finally say it! There just seems to be no way around the F-bomb being dropped or used during mediations (or a negotiation). I mean, if it is not used by the parties, then it will be used by their advocates/representatives. And advocates/representatives drop the F-bomb more than most, because as advocates/representatives, […]
Mediation/Arbitration Business Negotiation Techniques That Work It never fails. And even while negotiating virtually, via Zoom, the parties and their attorney reveal why they still have not settled their litigation case. They all have expressed wanting to resolve their matter; not wanting to go to a lengthy, expensive trial full of uncertainty. Yet they’ve made […]
By Stanley Zamor Plaintiff’s Attorney: (after opening presentations) “Mr. Zamor, even though the Defense Attorney presented how we will not be able to have an expert witness because the judge may strike our expert, we feel confident that the judge will not strike our expert. And we are just ready to go to trial, the […]
By Stanley Zamor “Happy Holidays”; “Merry Christmas”; “Happy Hanukkah”; “Happy Kwanzaa”; “Happy Festivus!” “My children’s father still refuses to pay his support. So as a result, even though I’m working more hours, we’re being evicted…” – Parenting Case “…The anniversary of our mother’s death is Christmas Eve. And still my siblings refuse to sign the […]
By Stanley Zamor 1- Seasons Greetings: “Happy Holidays”; “Merry Christmas”; “Happy Hanukkah”; “Happy Kwanzaa”; “Happy Festivus!” 2- Statement from CoParenting Case: “My children’s father still refuses to pay his support. So as a result, even though I’m working more hours, we’re being evicted…and it is Christmas.” 3- Statements from Probate Case: “…The anniversary of our […]
By Stanley Zamor “So, Mr. Zamor, if we do indeed settle, can you offer us a ride in your Porsche GT3 RS around the country road, as part of the settlement?” Everyone laughed. I smiled and responded, “Mr. Richard, like I’ve said before, this is not my car, and that country road is in the […]
By John S. Freud “Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose themselves…” –Bruce Lee [1] This is a companion piece to “Mediate, Like Water My […]
The Washington-Relocation Father’s Attorney: “My client will not give in or consider anything less than what “we” currently have.My client did not make her leave Florida or the condo he purchased for her. So, for her to now ask forfull time-sharing is NOT going to happen.” Mother (Pro Se): Please Mr. Stanley help me! I […]
“No One Wins a War…” & “Litigation is War…” As I closed the door. Exhaled and turned to take my seat at the head of the sixteen person table. I again noticed the impressive tech-heavy modern conference room. As I looked at the adverse parties and observed the mountains of papers, binders, notes, pens, highlighters […]
