BRADENTON — The Florida Mediation & Conference Center, run by a Manatee County couple, is scheduled to open to the public next week.
Manatee County attorneys Trent and Lesa Miller own the facility, according to a release. The 5,000-square-foot complex includes a mock courtroom for trial prep and educational opportunities; eight small conference rooms and three large conference rooms; a training room with classroom facilities; cameras set up by a jury consultant and one-way glass in the mock courtroom for observers.
“Bringing a state-of-the-art facility like this one to our region has been a goal of ours for quite some time, and it is exciting to see it come to fruition,” says Trent Miller in the release. “Lesa and I hope that attorneys, schools and small business owners will take advantage of the plentiful resources we will have available for them at the center. For attorneys and mediators, the venue offers neutral ground for all parties to meet.”