Attorney J. Jeffrey Rice discusses mediation at Lee County Alliance of Legal Professionals

Oct. 25, 2012 - PRLog -- FORT MYERS, Fla. (Aug. 17, 2012) – J. Jeffrey Rice, managing partner of the Southwest Florida law firm Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A., was the featured speaker at the August meeting of the Lee County Alliance of Legal Professionals at the Edison Restaurant in Fort Myers. Rice discussed the process of mediation as both an attorney and a mediator.

LCALP is the local chapter of the Florida Association of Legal Support Specialists and offers legal resources and educational information to its members.
Rice is certified as a Civil Trial Advocate and Civil Pretrial Practice Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy (Trial Practice - Commercial and Corporation). Certified in Civil Trial Law, Business Litigation and Construction Law by The Florida Bar Board of Certification, Rice is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida and admitted to practice in the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals. In addition, he is certified by the Florida Supreme Court as a Circuit and County Court Mediator.

Rice focuses his practice on commercial and construction law, construction lien cases and real estate closings. He has been named one of Florida’s “Super Lawyers” every year since 2006.

Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice & Purtz, P.A., is celebrating its 50th anniversary and provides a full complement of legal services to clients in its Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Naples, Lehigh Acres and Port Charlotte offices. Areas of practice include personal injury and accidents, wrongful death, wills and estates, real estate, insurance, guardianships and construction law. For more information, visit www.JusticeStartsNow.com, call **LAW (529) on a mobile phone, or 239-334-1146.