SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Adam B. Cordover regularly speaks at religious, civic, and other organizations. Adam’s speaking engagements have included the following:
October 2018 – “Not Acting Collaboratively” – Language & Skills for Difficult Dynamics
19th Annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum – Seattle, WA
October 2018 – The Power of Peacemaking
19th Annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum – Seattle, WA
October 2018 – Legal Issues in Divorce
Second Saturday – Westchase, FL
September 2018 – Legal Issues in Divorce
Second Saturday – Tampa, FL
August 2018 – Legal Issues in Divorce
Second Saturday – Westchase, FL
July 2018 – The Role of the Law in Initial Consultations
NGD New Member/Prospective Member Orientation – Tampa, FL
May 2018 – LGBTQ Relationships: The New Family & Collaborative Practice
6th Annual Conference of Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Coral Gables, FL
February 2018 – Stop, Collaborate and Market!
St. Petersburg Bar Association & Clearwater Bar Association – St. Petersburg, FL
October 2017 – Collaborative Unscripted: The Role of Creativity in the Process
18th Annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum – Philadelphia, PA
October 2017 – Newbies Meet Veterans: Getting Involved in the Collaborative Movement
18th Annual International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum – Philadelphia, PA
September 2017 – Collaborative Practice & Social Media: Getting The Word Out
Brandon POD of Next Generation Divorce – Brandon, FL
August 2017 – LGBTQ Relationships: The New Family and Out-of-Court Dispute Resolution
Florida’s Dispute Resolution Center Conference – Orlando, FL
June 2017 –Collaborative Unscripted: The Role of Creativity in the Process
5th Annual Conference of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Tampa, FL
June 2017 – The Cost of Collaboration: Efficiency vs. Cutting Corners
5th Annual Conference of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Tampa, FL
May 2017 – Lessons Learned: One Attorney’s Experience from Litigation to Collaboration
Florida Civil Collaborative Practice Group – Tampa, FL
April 2017 – Growing Your Collaborative Practice: Doing Well By Doing Good
Northwest Florida Collaborative Law Group – Panama City, FL
April 2017 – Building A Profitable Peacemaking Practice
Academy of Professional Family Mediators 5th Annual Conference – Memphis, TN
March 2017 – A Peacemaker’s Signature: Aligning Values, Interests, and Practice
Collaborative Professionals of Washington 10th Annual Conference – Lake Chelan, WA
December 2016 – Collaborative Divorce: Protecting Tampa Bay’s Families
Tampa Interbay Rotary Club – Tampa, FL
December 2016 – Collaborative Divorce: Preserving Wealth, Privacy, and Time
Sabal Trust Company – St. Petersburg, FL
November 2016 – Collaborative Marriage Planning
South Tampa POD of Next Generation Divorce – South Tampa, FL
October 2016 – Collaborative Multiverse
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals Forum – Lake Las Vegas, NV
October 2016 – Beginning A Collaborative Case
Hillsborough County Bar Associaton Collaborative Law Section – Tampa, FL
September 2016 – Getting the Word Out: Building Your Mediation Practice
Woody Mosten 40-Hour Mediation Course – Los Angeles, CA
August 2016 – Collaborative Divorce for the Middle Class
Collaborative Family Law Group of Northeast Florida – Jacksonville, FL
July 2016 – Interests as Motivation
Woody Mosten’s Peacemaker Trainer Master Class – Chicago, IL
June 2016 – A Father’s Perspective on His Collaborative Divorce
Tampa Bay Tomorrow with Corey Dylan on iHeart Media – Tampa, FL
May 2016 – Building A Courtless Practice
4th Annual Conference of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Tampa, FL
May 2016 – The Collaborative Multiverse: The Journey Continues
4th Annual Conference of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Tampa, FL
May 2016 – Collabortive Family Law: The Smart Alternative to Courtroom Divorce
Cohen & Grieb, P.A. – Tampa, FL
April 2016 – Collaborative Family Law: Offering A Cutting Edge Alternative to Courtroom Divorce
Clearwater Bar Association Family Law Section – Clearwater, FL
March 2016 – Making It Happen: Building Your Collaborative Practice
South Tampa POD of Next Generation Divorce – Tampa, FL
February 2016 – Analyzing Preliminary Results of Statewide Collaborative Survey
Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals Leadership Retreat – Winter Park, FL
January 2016 – FACP Collaborative Divorce Roundtable
Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Tampa, FL
December 2015 – Collaborative Divorce for Families of Modest Means
South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group – Boca Raton, FL
November 2015 – Troubleshooting the Collaborative Divorce Roadmap
Nova Southeastern University Collaborative Training – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
November 2015 – Increasing Your Collaborative Caseload
Clearwater POD of Next Generation Divorce – Clearwater, FL
October 2015 – The New Family – LGBT Family Law
Family Court Professional Collaborative of the 12th Circuit Fall Conference – Sarasota, FL
September 2015 – Building Your Collaborative Practice
St. Petersburg POD of Next Generation Divorce – St. Petersburg, FL
September 2015 – Introducing Collaborative Divorce
Money Talk 1010 AM – St. Petersburg, FL
September 2015 – The Financial Savings of Collaborative Divorce Compared to Courtroom Divorce
Money Talk 1010 AM – St. Petersburg, FL
September 2015 – Comparing and Contrasting Mediation and Collaborative Divorce
Money Talk 1010 AM – St. Petersburg, FL
August 2015 – Building Your Collaborative Practice
Manatee POD of Next Generation Divorce – Bradenton, FL
July 2015 – The Final Debrief: Utilizing Florida’s Practice Survey To Address Tough Topics
12th Judicial Circuit Chapter of Next Generation Divorce – Sarasota, FL
July 2015 – Building A Pro Bono Collaborative Divorce Program
Collaborative Lawyers of Southwest Florida – Fort Meyers, FL
May 2015 – The Collaborative Mutliverse: Is there Really only ONE set of Rules?
Collaborative Family Law Council of Florida – Orlando, FL
March 2015 – Collaborative Practice and Status Update of Florida Same-Sex Marriage
12th Judicial Circuit Chapter of Next Generation Divorce – Sarasota, FL
February 2015 – Deepening Your Collaborative Knowledge Through Blogging
Next Generation Divorce Woody Mosten Training – Tampa, FL
February 2015 – What You And Your Practice Group Can Do to Help More Clients Via The Collaborative Divorce Process
South Palm Beach County Collaborative Law Group – Boca Raton, FL
October 2014 – How Practice Groups Create Successful Collaborators
International Academy of Collaborative Professionals – Vancouver, B.C., Canada
October 2014 – Recognizing and Managing the Challenging Client
Florida Association of Family and Conciliation Courts – Tampa, FL
August 2014 – Collaborative Practice and LGBT Relationships
Collaborative Family Law Group of Central Florida – Winter Park, FL
August 2014 – Gaining Collaborative Experience While Giving Back Through Pro Bono Work
Collaborative Family Law Council of Florida Second Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
May 2014 – Collaborative Family Law – A Better Divorce
Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library Ask-A-Lawyer Series – Carrollwood, FL
May 2014 – Update on Tampa Same Sex Divorce Case
Fox 13 – Tampa, FL
May 2014 – Resources for Collaborative Professionals in Sarasota & Manatee Counties
12th Circuit Chapter of Next Generation Divorce Interdisciplinary Collaborative Family Law Training – Sarasota, FL
March 2014 – Collaborative Divorce and Christian Family Values
Legally Speaking on Spirit FM 90.5 – Tampa, FL
Adam B. Cordover is a Collaborative Attorney, Collaborative Trainer, published American Bar Association author, FACP Accredited Collaborative Professional, and Florida Supreme Court Certified Family Law Mediator who believes that family disputes should be resolved respectfully in private conference rooms, not in a hostile public courtroom environment. This unique perspective on approaching family law stems back to his experience studying International Affairs in Washington, D.C., and abroad. Adam had the rare opportunity to work closely with ambassadors and diplomats from war-torn regions around the world. He traveled the globe, learning from diplomatic leaders as they applied dispute resolution techniques to tackle seemingly impossible conflicts. It dawned on him: If these techniques can work in the complex world of International Relations, why not Domestic Relations and Family Law?
This realization led Adam to form Family Diplomacy, a Collaborative law firm dedicated to bringing a more peacemaking approach to family law. In his previous role as a litigation attorney, Adam witnessed his clients experience the negative emotional and financial effects that long, drawn out divorce battles can have on families. As a result, Adam has become a strong proponent of the Collaborative Process, where a structure is put in place so that life’s hardest moments do not have to be any more difficult than necessary.
A thought leader in the Tampa Bay, Greater Sarasota, and international collaborative law community, Adam is co-editor and co-author with Forrest S. Mosten of an American Bar Association Book on Building A Successful Collaborative Family Law Practice (2018). Further, he is a Board Member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (“IACP”), former Co-Chair of the IACP Research Committee, current Co-Chair of the IACP Standards & Ethics Committee, and Co-Chair of the Leadership Institute of the Florida Academy of Collaborative Professionals. Adam is also a founder of Tampa Bay Collaborative Trainers and he trains attorneys, psychologists, licensed mental health counselors, accountants, and financial planners to become collaborative professionals. He successfully spearheaded an effort of the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit to draft an administrative order safeguarding the principles of Collaborative Family Law (just the fourth such administrative order in Florida).