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MEMBER PROFILE: Harry L. (Buck) Griffin |
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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS |
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ADR Services:
 Mediation (Civil/Commercial) |
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Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) |
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Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits:
1st - Atlantic, Brunswick, Eastern, Ogeechee, Waycross
2nd - Alapaha, Dougherty, Pataula, Southern, Southern Georgia, Tifton
3rd - Chattahoochee, Houston, Macon, SouthWestern
4th - Rockdale, Stone Mountain
5th - Atlanta
6th - Clayton, Coweta, Flint, Griffin, Towaliga
7th - Cherokee, Cobb, Conasauga, Douglas, Lookout Mountain, Paulding, Rome, Tallapoosa
8th - Cordele, Dublin, Middle, Ocmulgee, Oconee
9th - Appalachian, Bell-Forsyth, Blue Ridge, Enotah, Gwinnett, Mountain, North-Eastern
10th - Alcovy, Augusta, Northern, Piedmont, Toombs, Western
[ Click for Map of Georgia's
Districts & Circuits ]
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Harry L. (Buck) Griffin has experience in the following areas of Civil
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Commercial/Business |
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Condominiums |
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Construction |
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Contract Disputes |
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Environmental |
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Real Estate |
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Biographical Notes:
After an active trial practice career of over 30 years, Mr. Griffin retired in 1999 from the law firm of Griffin, Cochrane & Marshall, which he co-founded with Luther Cochrane and Bob Marshall in 1980. Since retiring from an active trial practice, Mr. Griffin has engaged exclusively in mediations and arbitrations. Mr. Griffin's ADR practice is national in scope and he conducts mediations and arbitrations throughout the country. While primarily mediating and arbitrating commercial and construction disputes, he has also been involved in securities, insurance coverage, wrongful death and other diverse disputes. Mr. Griffin's success in his "second career," an ADR practice, is attested by selection by his peers for inclusion in the 2005-2006 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in which, for the first time, mediators were included under the category, "Alternative Dispute Resolution." He has also been included in all subsequent editions.
Mr. Griffin brings to mediations and arbitrations a background of a bona fide trial lawyer, who has arbitrated and tried, before arbitrators, judges and juries, many scores of disputes. During his career, he negotiated several hundred settlements. This experience enables Mr. Griffin to provide valuable insight to mediation counsel and clients during the mediation process. An unusually large number of Mr. Griffin's mediations involve multiple parties. While always challenging, these disputes result in settlements at least as often as two party disputes. While most mediations are settled in the formal mediation session, Mr. Griffin is absolutely committed to extensive follow-up to assure every effort is made to explore all possibilities for settlement. This follow up effort has resulted in disputes being settled on the eve of trial, during trial, and as long as a year from the formal mediation session. Since Mr. Griffin has mediated with substantially all of the construction departments of Atlanta's general practice law firms and its smaller firms , any of these firms should be able to give feedback on his qualifications for mediating a construction, commercial, or other dispute.
Education:
AB, magna cum laude, Harvard College, 1957 (Chairman, Kirkland House Committee; Crimson Key Society; Junior Class Marshall; Permanent Class Officer)
LL.B., Duke University Law School, 1963 (Managing Editor, Duke Law Journal, 1962-63)
ADR Training:
Advanced Mediation Workshop (Harvard Law School);
AAA Construction Industry Training Workshop
Languages
English
Memberships & Affiliations :
North Carolina, Georgia and Atlanta Bar Associations
American College of Construction Lawyers (Founding Fellow)
Board of Directors, Construction Law Section - Atlanta Bar Association (1992-93)
Member, Construction Law Committee of the State Bar of Georgia
American Arbitration Association Advisory Committee for Large, Complex Commercial Cases Program
Panel Member, American Arbitration Association (construction and commercial arbitrations, construction mediations)
Panel Member, International Chamber of Commerce
Panel and Advisory Board Member - Construction Dispute Committee: Duke University Private Adjudication Center (Durham, NC)
Master Emeritus, Beckley Inn of Court
Who's Who In American Law
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RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION |
Rates:
Mediation Proceedings: For two-party mediation, $2,100 per party per day. For three-party mediation, $1,750 per party per day. For four-party mediation, $1,400 per party per day. For five-party mediation, $1,150 per party per day. Fee negotiable for six parties or more mediation. Daily rate includes pre-mediation study time and post-mediation follow-up. Committed to all necessary follow-up, which is often key to a successful outcome for the mediation process. No charge if mediation rescheduled or if cancelled at least two weeks prior to scheduled date; if cancelled within two weeks, normal per-day compensation charged, unless able to fill time set aside.
Arbitration Proceedings: $400 per hour arbitration fee. No charge if arbitration rescheduled or if cancelled at least two weeks prior to scheduled date; if cancelled within two weeks, hourly rate for 7.5 hours per day charged for one-half scheduled days unless able to fill time set aside.
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AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION |
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Calendar Last Updated: 27 Jul 10
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Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form.
All such requests will go immediately to
Buck Griffin's scheduling staff
(Trenna F. Powell, trennapowell@bellsouth.net)
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