First Judicial Circuit of Florida, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton Counties

The first sample certificate attests that counsel with authority to resolve the matter conferred in person or by telephone in good faith before the motion was noticed for hearing.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that on (date)_________________a lawyer in my firm with full authority to resolve this matter had a substantive conversation in person or by telephone with opposing counsel in a good faith effort to resolve this motion before the motion was noticed for hearing, but the parties were unable to reach an agreement.

Civil cases

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The second sample certificate attests that counsel made three good-faith attempts to contact opposing counsel to discuss resolving the motion without a hearing but could not speak with them.

I HEREBY CERTIFY that a lawyer in my firm with full authority to resolve this matter attempted in good faith to contact opposing counsel in person or by telephone on: 1. (Date)______________________ at (Time)_________; 2. (Date)______________________ at (Time)_________; and 3. (Date)______________________ at (Time)_________; to discuss resolution of this motion without a hearing and the lawyer in my firm was unable to speak with opposing counsel.

Civil cases

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