Frank A. Lightmas Jr. Lightmas & Delk Suite 1150, The Peachtree 1355 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30309 Tel: (404) 876-3335 Fax: (404) 876-3338 Email: franklightmas@mindspring.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Civil/Commercial) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Early Neutral Evaluation Med-Arb Fact Finding Discovery Referee Mini Trial Judge Special Master

Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits: 3rd - Houston, Macon 4th - Rockdale, Stone Mountain 5th - Atlanta 6th - Clayton, Coweta, Flint, Griffin, Towaliga 7th - Cherokee, Cobb, Conasauga, Douglas, Lookout Mountain, Paulding, Rome, Tallapoosa 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 ]

Agricultural Anti-Trust Appellate Banking & Finance Civil Rights Class Actions Commercial/Business Community Associations Consumer Fraud Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure EEOC Education Employment Energy Sector (Oil, Gas) Entertainment Sector Environmental

Family Businesses Franchise Health Care Industrial Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord/Tenant Legal Malpractice Libel & Slander Local Government Media & Communications Mergers & Acquisitions Non-profit Organizations Nursing Homes Partnerships Personal Injury Probate

Professional Fees Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Public Policy Real Estate Religious Institutions Securities Shareholder Disputes Sports Technology Title Disputes Torts Transportation Trusts / Estates

Biographical Notes:

Partner, Lightmas & Delk

Mr. Lightmas has been a trial lawyer and commercial and business litigator for over 35 years and has tried jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts, before arbitration panels of the AAA, FINRA, the NYSE, the CBOE, the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, federal and state agencies, and federal, state and professional licensing, enforcement, regulatory and disciplinary boards.  Most of the cases have involved issues relating to contracts, commercial and business disputes, employment agreements, covenants not to compete and trade secrets, negligence and torts, real estate, employment, EEOC and Title VII claims involving allegations of race and sexual discrimination, banking and finance, partnership disputes, securities fraud, officers and directors liability, professional liability and negligence, including accountants and attorneys, claims of breach of fiduciary duty, insurance and insurance coverage, civil rights, sports and entertainment, environmental, franchise, personal injury, technology, trusts/estates and probate, transportation and education.

He is certified by and registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a neutral in the areas of arbitration, general mediation and early neutral evaluation.  He has served as an arbitrator in approximately 50 cases for parties over the last 25 years, and, since 1995, has also mediated over 300 cases privately for parties.  Over 85% of the cases he has mediated have been settled.  As counsel, he has also represented clients in mediations that resulted in settlements being reached.  Most of them have been commercial and business cases and have generally involved the same types of issues described above.  Many of these mediations have involved complex, multi-party disputes, the largest of which involved over 100 parties.  Mr. Lightmas tries to employ all aspects of evaluative, facilitative and transformative techniques to aid the mediation process and also actively uses evaluative techniques and reality testing approaches to advance the process.

Education:

1973, Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, in Government

1976, Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D.; Articles Editor, Vanderbilt Law Review; Member, Moot Court Board; Research Assistant on the Restatement (2d) of Torts to Dean John W. Wade, the reporter; course assistant, Legal Methods course

Certified by and registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution in areas of general mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation (1996-present)

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

Member, Panel of Arbitrators, FINRA (1985-present)

Member, Panel of Mediators, FINRA (1997-present)

Member, Panel of Neutrals, International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) (2011-present)Associate, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2011-present)

Member, North American Branch of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (2011-present)

Member, Panel of Neutrals, International Chamber of Commerce/United States Council for International Business (2011-present)

Member, Panel of Neutrals, National Futures Association (2010-present)

Member, Panel of Neutrals, Gwinnett (Ga.) Judicial Circuit ADR Program (2010-present)

Member, Panel of Neutrals, Macon and Houston County (Ga.) Judicial Circuits ADR Program (2010-present)

Member, Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators (2009-present)

Member, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (2010-present)

Member, International Mediation Institute (2010-present)

Certified by and registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution in areas of general mediation, arbitration and early neutral evaluation (1996-present)

Member, American Bar Association (Sections on Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Tort and Insurance Practice, Law Practice Management)

Member, State Bar of Georgia, 1976 (Sections on General Practice and Trial, Insurance Law and Legal Economics of Law)

Member, Atlanta Bar Association (Sections on Dispute Resolution [Board of Directors, 1999-2001], Litigation, Sole Practitioner /Small Firm)

Lawyers Club of Atlanta

Harvard Club of Georgia (Vice-President 1995-1999, 2001-2007, 2008-present, President 1999-2001, 2007-2008, Board of Directors, 1995-present)

Harvard Alumni Association, Southeastern Regional Director, 2001-2004

Rates: $395 per hour. No per party charge or administrative fee charge. If travel of more than 1 hour outside of Atlanta is required, travel is billed at $200 per hour.

Payment: Deposits from the parties equal to what the estimated total cost will be are required with any deposit overage refunded to the parties.

Cancellation Policy: None

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 27 Jan 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Frank Lightmas's scheduling staff (Virginia Ragland, ginnraggy@mindspring.com)