Georgia ADR Organizations and Mediation Service
Providers
Here for your benefit are links to the preeminent
ADR organizations, government agencies and companies
involved in mediation within the state of Georgia.
The Academy has worked cooperatively with departments
such as the Georgia Supreme Court Dispute Resolution
Commission to ensure that only suitably certified and
qualified individuals are included in our member
roster.
Governing Organization
The Georgia Commission on
Dispute Resolution is the policy-making body appointed by the Georgia
Supreme Court to oversee the development of court-connected ADR
programs in Georgia. The Commission, composed of judges, lawyers and
non-lawyer members, meets on a regular basis to consider issues
important to the development of court-connected ADR in Georgia.
Please visit the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution website at
www.godr.org
Partner Mediation Firms
Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service (HMA) has established itself as
the state's premier mediation and arbitration services firm and handles a
wide variety of cases ranging from a simple premises liability complaint
to complex, multi party disputes.
Their neutrals are attorneys and retired judges that specialize in all
diverse areas of law. HMA also offers training services, and has certified
many hundreds of attorneys throughout the South East. For more, please
visit www.henningmediation.com
South Georgia ADR Service, LLC specializes in providing mediation and
arbitration of personal injury, wrongful death, commercial and other
complex litigation cases. Our company offers a panel of distinguished and
experienced middle and south Georgia trial lawyers, serving as independent
contractors, from which to select a neutral. For more info, please visit
www.southgeordiaADR.com
Miles Mediation & Arbitration is a company committed to excellence and the
old fashioned principles of respect, courtesy, and purpose. Neutrals are
trained, experienced mediators who remain neutral throughout the process
of moving parties through impasse points to arrive at mutually-agreeable
solutions to difficult problems.
Five of the firm's panelists have been recognized by the Academy for their
excellence in the field of ADR. For more information, please visit
www.milesmediation.com
BAY was founded in 2002 by senior members of the AV®-rated law firm
Barrickman, Allred & Young, LLC. BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services
provides high-quality mediation, arbitration and neutral case evaluation
services at reasonable rates. Four of the firm's premier attorneys have
been recognized by the Academy for their excellent in the ADR field. For
more information, please visit
www.bayadr.com
JAMS mediators and arbitrators are Resolution Experts who resolve some of
the nation's largest, most complex and contentious disputes. JAMS neutrals
are skilled in alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes including
discovery referee, private judging, in addition to arbitration and
mediation. For more information on JAMS Atlanta office, please visit
www.jamsadr.com
Affiliated Associations
The National
Academy of Distinguished Neutrals is an association whose
membership consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by
their hands-on experience in the field of civil and commercial
conflict resolution, and by their commitment to the practice of
alternative dispute resolution.
Membership is by invitation only and all Academy members have
been thoroughly reviewed and found to meet stringent practice
criteria. Members are amongst the most in-demand neutrals in
their respective states, as selected by both peers and local
litigation firms. With over 600 charter members throughout the
United States, the NADN is America's largest professional
association of top-tier neutrals. Visit the Academy website at www.NADN.org
Our Florida Panel at
www.FloridaMediators.org was
established in 2005, and took many hundreds of attorney and firm surveys,
peer-nomination screening & vetting to compile. Florida has been a pioneer
in the use of ADR, and likely has more fulltime practitioners than any
other state. As such, the Florida Supreme Court's Dispute Resolution
Center has a clear certification process, awarding attorneys with a
"Circuit-Civil" certification to allow them to mediate civil litigated
cases. Of the 3000 or so state certified attorneys, less than 5% are
included in our FL Panel of the state's most distinguished neutrals.
The California Academy of
Distinguished Neutrals is a statewide organization whose membership
consists of mediators and arbitrators distinguished by their hands-on
experience in the field of civil dispute resolution. Membership is limited
to California neutrals who have substantial experience in the resolution
of commercial & civil disputes, and who have been recognized for their
accomplishments through the Academy's peer-nomination process.
The North Carolina Academy is an
association recognizing the foremost attorney mediators in civil mediation
practice. Membership is limited to NC neutrals who have substantial
experience in the resolution of commercial & civil disputes, and who have
been recognized for their accomplishments through the Academy's
peer-nomination process.
The Tennessee Academy is an
association recognizing the foremost mediators & arbitrators in civil mediation
practice. Membership is limited to neutrals who have substantial
experience in the resolution of commercial & civil disputes, and who have
been recognized for their accomplishments through the Academy's
peer-nomination process.
