Hon. Patricia M. Killingsworth Dispute Resolution Services 1364 Rainier Falls Drive, NE Atlanta, GA 30329 Tel: (404) 982-5965 Fax: (404) 982-5966 Email: pmkadr@bellsouth.net

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ADR Services: Mediation (Civil/Commercial) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Early Neutral Evaluation Med-Arb

Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits: 1st - Atlantic, Brunswick, Eastern, Ogeechee, Waycross 2nd - Southern, Southern Georgia, Tifton 3rd - Chattahoochee, Houston, Macon, SouthWestern 4th - Rockdale, Stone Mountain 5th - Atlanta 6th - Clayton, Coweta, Flint, Griffin 7th - Cherokee, Cobb, Conasauga, Douglas, Lookout Mountain, Paulding, Rome, Tallapoosa 8th - Cordele, Dublin, Middle, Ocmulgee, Oconee 9th - Appalachian, Bell-Forsyth, Blue Ridge, Gwinnett, Mountain, North-Eastern 10th - Augusta, Northern, Piedmont, Toombs [ Click for Map of Georgia's Districts & Circuits ]

ADA Disability EEOC Employment

Insurance Medical Malpractice Personal Injury

Torts Workers Compensation

Biographical Notes:

Patricia Killingsworth served as a judge at the Georgia State Board of Workers' Compensation from 1987-1996, During her tenure as Chief Judge and Trial Division Director she initiated the alternative dispute resolution program at the Board, where she served as a mediator in addition to her judicial and administrative duties. In addition to her initial ADR training in 1993 with Dispute Management of Orlando, she received advanced mediation certification at the Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law in 1999.

Judge Killingsworth has been in private mediation practice for over 12 years, and has expanded her practice to include ADA and employment disputes in addition to workers compensation and personal injury litigation, with particular emphasis on catastrophic injury claims. She has now mediated well over 2500 cases, and maintains a resolution rate of better than 95%.

Judge Killingsworth has been active in the ADR community in Georgia throughout her career, and has written numerous articles and spoken at many seminars throughout the State regarding both workers' compensation and alternative dispute resolution issues. She continues to teach workers' compensation law at Georgia State University College of Law, where she has been an adjunct professor since 1989.

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Rates: My rates are as follows: The fee is $975 per day for a single mediation, or $700 per mediation if two or more mediations are scheduled at the same location on the same date. Travel charges are $50/hour for mediations outside of metro Atlanta.

Payment: I request payment prior to or at the mediation.

Cancellation Policy: There will be a $350 charge if a mediation is cancelled or rescheduled and I am unable to fill the day with another mediation.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 28 Jul 10	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Patricia Killingsworth's scheduling staff (pmkadr@bellsouth.net)