Larry Bridgesmith Executive Director and Associate Prof.

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PO Box 150626

Nashville, TN 37215-0626

Phone: 615-383-8276

Larry Bridgesmith
Executive Director and Associate Prof.
Institute for Conflict Management
One University Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37204

Phone: 615-966-7145
Fax: 615-966-7143
Email: larry.bridgesmith@lipscomb.edu

Larry has mediated cases in numerous industries including health care, employment, non-profit and faith based organizations. His 30 years of experience in organizational dynamics and workplace law enables him to bring numerous conflict management skills to bear through services including intervention, facilition, system design and training as well as mediation. The kinds of settings in which he works especially well include high level organizational conflict (board disputes), professional peer conflict and inter-group conflict. He especially enjoys working with complex adaptive systems and helping leaders effect culture change.

Practice Areas
	Business Dissolution	Commercial & Financial
	Contracts	Employment
	Health Law & Elder Care	Personal Injury
	Probate & Estates	Professional Liability

Background For over 30 years Larry has worked with businesses, non-profit organizations and their executve and professional leaders to maximize productivity and profitability through minimizing institutional conflict. As a lawyer, litigator, educator and mediator, Larry brings enormous experience to the problem solving table. He is in great demand as a speaker on topics related to conflict management and culture change. He occupies the Randy and Rhonda Chair for Conflict Management at the Institute for Conflict Management at Lipscomb University where he serves as the inaugural Executive Director.

Education/Training Post-doctoral training in mediation and conflict management at Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine Law School, Malibu, California
J.D. Degree - Wayne State University Law School, Detroit, Michigan
B.A. Degree - Oakland Unversity, Rochester, Michigan

Fee Information $400 per hour; $3000 per day