Honors and Awards:

• Best Lawyers in America, ADR, 2005-present; Best Lawyers in America Atlanta Mediation Lawyer of the Year, 2012; Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators; Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators

Special Licenses/Certifications:

• Member, CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals Member; American Health Lawyers Association, Panel of Dispute Resolvers; Roster, US Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution; FINRA Roster of Mediators and Arbitrators

Bar/Professional Activity:

• ABA, Dispute Resolution Section. Immediate Past Chair, 2011-2012; Chair, 2010-11; Officer or member of Section Council, 2001-2012; 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; past member, Board of Directors

Pro bono/Community Service:

• Member, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, 1997-2002, appointed by Georgia Supreme Court; JAMS Foundation, Principal Benefactor; Fellow, American Bar Foundation and Atlanta Bar Foundation

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

• Adjunct Law School Professor, University of Georgia and Georgia State University, Alternative Dispute Resolution Courses, 1998-2004;  Over 100 speaking presentations to bar and ADR professional groups in over 20 states; dozens of articles and papers on ADR topics

Educational Background:

• J.D., cum laude, University of Georgia Law School; Georgia Law Review, Research Editor;  University of Virginia, 1976, B.A., with distinction