Nashville, TN 37215-0626
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My practice is limited to service as an ADR neutral and as Special Deputy Receiver for American National Lawyers Insurance Reciprocal, in liquidation. I mediate cases from all state and federal courts in Tennessee. I arbitrate a wide variety of commercial and employment cases throughout the United States.
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Practice Areas |
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Business Dissolution |
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Commercial & Financial |
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Contracts |
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Employment |
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Environmental |
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Health Law & Elder Care |
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Intellectual Property |
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Personal Injury |
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Probate & Estates |
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Professional Liability |
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Real Estate & Construction |
Background
I began a full-time ADR practice in 1997 after serving twenty-one years as a judge, twenty years on the Chancery Court in Nashville, and one year as a senior judge. I served as president of the Tennessee Judicial Conference, presiding judge in Nashville, as a member of the Tennessee Judicial Council, and on the Board of Governors of the Tennessee Bar Association. I taught trial advocacy for twenty-one years at Vanderbilt Law School and am now teaching a mediation course there. I have served on the faculties of the National Judicial College and the National Institute for Trial Advocacy. I was the first recipient of the Nashville Bar Association’s annual CLE award. I also write books and articles about Tennessee history, travel, and outdoor recreation and am a contributor to the Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture (5 entries).
Education/Training
J.D., Vanderbilt Law School; B.A., Centre College. I regularly participate in a wide variety of ADR training both as a trainer and a student in programs sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, American Bar Association, CPR Institute, and various state and local bar associations. My initial mediation training was in 1996 at the National Judicial College.
Fee Information
Mediation is an hourly rate of $250. Arbitration is a $1,800 per diem for evidentiary hearings and $250 per hour for all other tasks, including travel and study time.
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