Hon. R. Keegan Federal Jr. Federal & Hasson Two Ravinia Drive Suite 1776 Atlanta, GA 30346 Tel: (678) 443-4044 Fax: (678) 443-4081 Email: keegan@federalhasson.com www.federalhasson.com

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

Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits: 1st - Brunswick 2nd - Tifton 3rd - Chattahoochee, Macon 4th - Rockdale, Stone Mountain 5th - Atlanta 6th - Griffin 7th - Cherokee, Cobb, Rome 9th - Gwinnett, North-Eastern 10th - Augusta [ Click for Map of Georgia's Districts & Circuits ]

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Engineering Entertainment Environmental Franchise Health Care Insurance Intellectual Property Landlord / Tenant Libel & Slander Local Government Media & Communications Medical Malpractice Negligence Non-Profit Organizations Nursing Homes Partnerships

Personal Injury Premises Liability Probate Product Liability Professional Fees Real Estate Religious Institutions Securities Technology Title VII Torts Transportation Trusts Wrongful Death

Child Support Children & School Custody Issues Divorce (All Issues)

Equitable Distribution Gay/Lesbian Marital Issues Mental Health

Parent-Teen Paternity Pre-Nuptial Agreements

Biographical Notes:

During his eight years as a Superior Court Judge, Keegan Federal gained a reputation as an innovative, fearless, and progressive jurist who ruled on causes before him according to the law, without favor toward or sympathy for any party, and without regard to any "political" consequences.

Judge Federal was an early proponent of the benefits of mediation and arbitration as an alternative to traditional litigation. In the early 1980's, he was elected to chair the Advisory Board to the Atlanta Justice Center for Dispute Resolution and conducted many of the early training sessions for lawyers, judges, and others who were advocates of ADR. Beginning in 1992, Judge Federal was one of the first former judges recruited to JAMS by Judge Jack Etheridge, who headed the Atlanta office. After three years as a JAMS panelist, Judge Federal opted to continue his ADR practice independently and he has been conducting hearings for lawyers and their clients in various cities around the State since that time. He has been called on to resolve many contentious and high-stakes cases involving multi-million dollar claims between companies, individuals, and governmental entities. These disputes have been in the areas of contracts, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, fraud, conspiracy, copyright, personal injury, wrongful death, premises liability, sales commissions and compensation, dram shop, environmental, aviation (notably including most of the ValuJet crash cases), executive compensation, insurance coverage, riparian rights, boundary line disputes, construction defects and damages, brokerage and securities claims, roadway accidents, design defects, products liability, professional malpractice and misconduct, high-end divorces, fee disputes, and many others.

Education:

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

Judge Federal has been recognized for his leadership skills by being asked by his peers to serve in various leadership positions including: The Board of Directors (and Treasurer) of the Atlanta Bar Association, American Red Cross, U.S.O. Council of Georgia, Atlanta Mental Health Association, Outstanding Atlanta, and The National Center for Paralegal Training. He is also a member of the Atlanta Lawyers Club, Old Warhorse Lawyers Club, American Bar Association, Georgia Trial Lawyers Association, State Bar of Georgia, American Association for Justice, and the Kiwanis Club of Atlanta. Judge Federal is on the Executive Board and Chairs the Latino Advisory Board of the Atlanta Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He is the first Caucasian chairman of the Hispanic Contractors Association of Georgia, and he's an active member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In addition to being a member of the State Bar of Georgia, Keegan is also a member of the Bar of the District of Columbia, and he is admitted to practice in all state and federal Courts in Georgia, the District of Columbia, and in the United States Supreme Court.

RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION

Rates: Rates vary - please call for details.

Payment: If guaranteed by attorneys, fees are billed at the conclusion and payable upon receipt

Cancellation Policy: None. w/ 24 hour notice; payment for 1/2 day (3 hrs.) if less than 24 hrs. notice

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 5 Mar 10	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Keegan Federal's scheduling staff (Rebecca James, rebecca@federalhasson.com)