§4106. Qualifications of mediators
A. To qualify for appointment as a mediator under this Chapter:
(1)(a) A person must have completed a minimum of forty classroom hours of training in mediation in a course conducted by an individual or organization approved by the MCLE Committee or the ADR Section and must be licensed to practice law in any state for not less than five years. Any previous mediation training approved by the MCLE Committee can be used to satisfy the requirements of this Section; or
(b) A person, whether or not licensed to practice law, must have completed a minimum of forty classroom hours of training in mediation in a course conducted by an organization or individual approved by the MCLE Committee or the ADR Section, and must have mediated more than twenty-five disputes or must have engaged in more than five hundred hours of dispute resolutions. The ADR Section shall determine the proper method by which to certify the requirements hereof.
(2) A person must have served as a Louisiana district, appellate, or supreme court judge for at least ten years and no longer be serving as a judge.
B. In order to maintain a listing in the approved register of qualified mediators, a mediator must be willing to accept two annual pro bono appointments and participate in ten hours of training in alternative dispute resolutions in a continuing education course approved by the MCLE Committee or the ADR Section every two years.
Acts 1997, No. 1451, §1; Acts 1999, No. 713, §1, eff. July 1, 1999; Acts 1999, No. 997, §1.
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