Oscar Sanchez

October 19, 2018 | Daily Business Review

Due to systemic and historic factors, it is very hard for a litigator to be both a trial advocate and also a negotiator in a mediation setting. And, if serious reforms are not made soon, U.S. litigators are in danger of losing control of the settlement of their cases to a new breed of lawyer, the so-called “settlement counsel.”

By Oscar Sanchez

6 minute read

June 08, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The Florida Constitution Revision Commission (FCRC) has been assembled, and the commissioners have been busy during this past year. They have decided to put eight proposals to amend Florida's constitution on the November ballot. Each proposal will require least 60 percent of the vote to pass.

By Oscar Sanchez

1 minute read

April 12, 2018 | Daily Business Review

The civil justice system is intentionally adversarial. The rules pit one party against the other in a contest to see who will win the case. It is sometimes said that from these competitive, adversarial contests, justice will emerge when the court rules for one party or the other.

By Oscar Sanchez

6 minute read

April 24, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Florida's process of selection and oversight of trial judges makes our judiciary a model for the nation. Even so, hard-working civil trial judges can sometimes feel overburdened with heavy caseloads, and the resulting pretrial motion practice, writes Oscar Sanchez.

By Commentary by Oscar Sanchez

9 minute read

February 01, 2017 | Daily Business Review

With clients demanding more value for their money, pre-suit mediation should be on the table whenever litigation is contemplated, writes attorney and mediatorOscar A. Sanchez.

By Commentary by Oscar Sanchez

9 minute read