Pamela Colon

Pamela Colon has been licensed to practice law for 40 years.  She graduated from Loyola University of Chicago School of Law in 1983.  Pam opened her own firm in Chicago upon graduation, with a general trial practice.  She also taught paralegal studies at Wheaton and Concordia College.  She joined the Law Offices of Lawrence L Kotin, P.C. in 1986 and was mentored there in plaintiff’s personal injury trial practice for 6 years.

Pam moved to the USVI in 1992, first joining the Law Offices of Desmond Maynard.  Thereafter she practiced in the Solicitor General’s Office and served as Legal Counsel to the Attorney General, Julio Brady.  In 1996, she left the AG’s office and became an Assistant Federal Public Defender until her move to St. Croix in 2000.

Pam then worked for Lee Rohn and Associates until 2003, when she opened her own office.  She handles civil litigation, primarily plaintiff’s personal injury, but also both plaintiff and defense commercial and employment litigation, as well as appeals and union representation.  She also has an active criminal defense practice in both Federal and local courts.  She is licensed in Illinois, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, U.S. Virgin Islands, the District Court of the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

In 2003, Pam became a certified mediator and has developed an active mediation practice.

• Mediating to Settle

  
  

  Mediation is a process that requires you to prepare your client and choose a mediator that knows when and what to discuss privately prior to mediation. You’ll learn how to write a demand letter by the plaintiff or a risk assessment mediation analysis for the defendant/insurance carrier and the information you will need prior to preparing the same including discovery, medical records/reports, all costs, and any liens.

  Learn who the real audience is for your presentation at mediation and who the secondary audience is and
  why. Determine how to select a starting demand figure, how to determine the minimum amount needed to settle and the elements that go into deciding whether to accept any particular amount. We’ll also talk about what to hold back and when to use your arrows during the process. And what you can gain from mediation even if you do not settle.