Mediator Disciplinary Actions.

Prepared by the Florida Dispute Resolution Center.

The Mediator Qualifications Board--a committee under authority of and appointed by the Florida Supreme Court--recently disciplined one certified mediator.

The following mediator is disciplined:

Allan J. Weltman, 1501 E. Atlantic Blvd., Pompano Beach, Certification #11202 (Case number: MQB 2012-005) Case type: family. Sanctioned by Order Accepting Admission to Formal Charges and Imposing Sanctions entered June 11, 2013--four hours of continuing education credits on ethics pertaining to business practices, providing services not directly related to the mediation process, fees, and integrity and impartiality; two hours of education regarding the unlicensed practice of law; and submit a reflective report on what was learned from the experience. All courses to be pre-approved by DRC director. Findings: The mediator charged the parties in excess of the time actually spent on their mediation and refused to give them a refund; he failed to provide the parties...