MEMBER PROFILE: R. Wayne Thorpe
 

R. Wayne Thorpe
JAMS Atlanta
1100 Peachtree Street, N.E., Suite 640
Atlanta, GA 30309

Tel: (404) 588-0900
Fax: (404) 588-0905
Email: wthorpe@jamsatlanta.com

www.jamsadr.com

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ADR SERVICES & CERTIFICATIONS
 
ADR Services:
Mediation (Civil/Commercial)
Arbitration (Civil/Commercial)
Early Neutral Evaluation
Med-Arb
Discovery Referee
Special Master

 

Serving the following Judicial Districts & Circuits:

1st - Brunswick
2nd - Tifton
3rd - Macon
4th - Rockdale, Stone Mountain
5th - Atlanta
6th - Clayton, Griffin
7th - Cherokee, Cobb, Douglas
8th - Dublin
9th - Appalachian, Gwinnett
10th - Augusta

[ Click for Map of Georgia's Districts & Circuits ]


CASE EXPERIENCE
 
R. Wayne Thorpe has experience in the following areas of Civil Law:
Admiralty
Agricultural
Appellate
Arts
Automotive
Aviation
Banking & Finance
Civil Rights
Commercial/Business
Condominiums
Construction
Consumer Fraud
Contract Disputes
Cross-Cultural
Debt / Foreclosure
EEOC
Education
Eminent Domain
Employment
Energy Sector (Oil, Gas)
Engineering
Entertainment
Environmental
Franchise
Health Care
Insurance
Intellectual Property
International
Land Use/Planning
Landlord / Tenant
Libel & Slander
Local Government
Media & Communications
Medical Malpractice
Negligence
Non-Profit Organizations
Nursing Homes
Partnerships
Personal Injury
Police
Premises Liability
Probate
Product Liability
Professional Fees
Public Policy
Real Estate
Religious Institutions
Securities
Sports
Taxation
Technology
Title VII
Torts
Transportation
Trusts
Wrongful Death
 
PROFESSIONAL INFORMATION

Biographical Notes:

R. Wayne Thorpe, Esq. has been a full-time ADR professional since 1998, with additional neutral experience for ten years before that. He has ADR experience in all kinds of civil disputes, including class actions, mass torts, and other high stakes and complex cases. Mr. Thorpe has taught ADR in law schools for several years and has devoted substantial efforts to various bar, pro bono, and professional activities related to ADR. He was a litigation partner in a large Atlanta law firm until 1998.

Wayne has has acted as mediator, arbitrator, special master, case evaluator, or other neutral in over 1,300 cases of various types in Georgia and ten other states, and is head of the JAMS Atlanta office.

Education:

  • J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia Law School; Georgia Law Review, Research Editor
  • B.A., with distinction, University of Virginia
  • Languages

    English

    Memberships & Affiliations :

  • Named in Georgia Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America for ADR
  • Member, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, 1997-2002, appointed by Georgia Supreme Court
  • ABA, Dispute Resolution Section: Vice-Chair, August, 2008 to present; Secretary, August, 2006-2008; member, Section Council, 2001-2006; Chair, Ethics Committee, 1997-2002; Drafting Committee, Model Standards of Conduct for Mediators (2005); Co-Chair, Task Force on Improving Mediation Quality, 2006-2008
  • State Bar of Georgia, ADR Law Section: chair, 2003-2004; officer, 2000-2004; chair or co-chair, annual ADR Institute, 2000, 2003;
  • Atlanta Bar ADR Lawyers Section Board of Directors
  • Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
  • Adjunct Law School Professor, University of Georgia and Georgia State University,
  • Member, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
  • Member, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD, now FINRA) Roster of Mediators and Arbitrators
  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation;
  • Fellow, Atlanta Bar Foundation


  • RATES & PAYMENT INFORMATION

    Rates: call Mr. Thorpe's office

    Cancellation Policy: call Mr. Thorpe's office

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