DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEDIATORS LIST January 2005 
 
Please note: This list is open to anyone who wishes to work as a mediator for interjurisdictional conflicts under the Georgia Planning Act. The information herein was provided by the applicants, and qualifications have not been verified by DCA. The department does not endorse or recommend mediators. Many qualified mediators may not be on this list. It is intended to provide a starting place for local governments seeking assistance with conflict or formal mediation. 
 
Name: 
 
James V. Burgess, Jr. 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Burgess & Burgess, Arbitration-Mediation 
 
Address: 
 
PO Box 785 Social Circle, Georgia 30025 
 
Phone: 
 
(770) 464-3366 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$150 per hour 
 
Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
A member of the Georgia Bar, holds a JD Degree from the Woodrow Wilson College of Law, a Master's Degree in Governmental Administration from the University of Pennsylvania and a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from the University of North Carolina. 
 
In 1999, completed the Carl Vinson Institute's 40-hour training course on public policy mediation. Completed a 40-hour divorce mediation training course and a 16-hour advance divorce practicum with the Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. and has completed continuing education training as required by the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. 
 
Currently serving third term as the Mayor of Social Circle, Georgia. 
 
Has over 40 years of experience in the fields of local government, law and business. Has been a lobbyist at the Georgia State Legislature since 1963. Has served as a lobbyist for Fulton County and the City of Atlanta. Served as Executive Director of the Georgia Municipal Association, 1983. Currently serves as a mediator and also provides legislative liaison for the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG) and the City of Savannah. 
 
Previous experience: Instructor at the Institute of Law and Government and the Institute of Community and Area Development at the University of Georgia; Associate City Attorney for the City of Atlanta; and President of Public Research and Management, Inc. 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Certified neutral with the Georgia Supreme Court, offering a wide range of mediation services with a specialty in public policy issues. 
 
Court mandated and private mediation experience includes cases ranging from domestic relations, eminent domain, contracts, personal injury to medical issues. 
 
References: 
 
Available upon request 
 
 Name: 
 
T. E. Cauthorn 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Court America, Inc. 
 
Address: 
 
201 Cherokee St. Marietta, GA 30060 
 
Phone: 
 
(770) 528-0150 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$325 per hour 
 
Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
A.B., Mercer University 1969; J.D., Mercer University, 1972; General Jurisdiction, National Judicial College, University of Nevada; Diploma of Judicial Skills, American Academy of Judicial Education. 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
State Bar of Georgia, CLE; JAMS/Endispute Mediation and arbitration experience since 1991. 
 
References: 
 
List of clients available 
 
Name: 
 
Wendell T. Dawson 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Wendell T. Dawson, Attorney & Mediator 
 
Address: 
 
1551 Jennings Mill Road, Suite 1800B; Bogart, Georgia 30622 
 
Phone: 
 
706-559-7465 
 
Email: 
 
wtdaws@bellsouth.net 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$120 per hour 
 
Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
BA/University Georgia, 1962; LLB, Massey Law College, Atlanta, 1969; Georgia Bar in 1970. General  Civil Practice of Law in Oconee County as sole practitioner since July 1970. Positions: Vice-Chair, Oconee County Development Authority, 1996-2000; Chairman, Trustees ACCG-IRMA Insurance Pool, 1998-2000; Chairman, Upper Oconee Basin Water Authority, 1994-2000; Member, Board of Managers, Association County Commissioners of GA, 1996-2000; Chairman, Region 5 Advisory Council Georgia DCA & DITT, 1998-2000; Oconee County Commission Chairman, 1989-2000. 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Mediation & Conflict Management Skills, 20 hours, Justice Center of Atlanta, Sept. 2000; Family Law Mediation, 40 hours; Decision Management Associates, Atlanta, Oct. 2000; Mediation Observation Training, Resolution Resources Corporation, Atlanta, Feb. 2001; Family Law Mediation Practicum, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc., Atlanta, March 2001; Registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution. 
 
References: 
 
Linda Horvath, ADR Coordinator, Alcovy, Northern & Western Circuits, Athens, GA (706-613-3210) 
 
David Chesnut, Attorney, Doraville, Georgia (770-458-7606) Judge Steve Jones, Superior Courts WJC, Athens, Georgia (706-613-3780) 
 
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 Name: 
 
Floyd C. Hale, Mediator & Lawyer 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Floyd Hale Mediation Service 
 
Address: 
 
Burnt Mountain 930 Sunrise Ridge Jasper, Georgia 30143-2442 
 
Phone: 
 
(706) 265-1545/(706) 265-8730 
 
E-Mail: 
 
hale789@hotmail.com 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$150 per hour, negotiable 
 
Specialities: 
 
Employment disputes, environmental disputes and other disputes between or among governments, agencies, departments, employees or citizens, especially disputes involving strong emotions or a large number of participants. 
 
Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
JD/University of Chicago Law School; AB/Economics Emory University; Justice Center Registered as a mediator and arbitrator with the Georgia Supreme Court. 
 
Member of the American Arbitration Association and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Georgia 
 
Has served as a trainer of mediators for the American Arbitration Association and for the Resolution Resources Corporation in scores of courses offered by those organizations in California, Florida, Alabama and Georgia since 1991. Has received over 500 hours training in mediation and over 100 hours in arbitration. 
 
Has mediated approximately 2,000 cases covering employment, contract, environmental, commercial, personal-injury, governmental, product-liability, divorce, securities, construction, stockholder, partnership and other cases. 
 
References: 
 
Dr. Margaret Herrman, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia (706) 542-2736 
 
Douglas H. Yarn, Esq., College of Law, Georgia State University (706) 769-4666 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: 
 
Dr. Margaret S. (Peggy) Herrman The Herrman Group 400 Red Fox Run Athens, Georgia 30605 (706) 546-9113 or (706)207-1490 mherrman@charter.net Negotiable, but generally between $150 - $200 per hour, or $1,000 per day, including travel expenses 
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 Academic/Professional Ph.D., Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Emory University (concentration in conflict) 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Has in excess of 350 hours of mediation training in the following areas: diversity, workplace disputes, deprivation, mediation mentoring/consulting, divorce, domestic violence, family, farmer lender, and communication skills. 
 
Thirty plus years as a mediator and facilitator. Founded and continue as the co-principal investigator of the Mediator Skills Project. 
 
References: 
 
Thomson and McDuffie County Chatham Area Transit Authority 
 
Name: 
 
Haskell S. Rhett III 
 
Agency or Firm: 
 
The Rhett Company 
 
Address: 
 
1710 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28405 
 
Phone: 
 
(910) 362-8355 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$125 per hour, or daily rate of $800, plus expenses 
 
Academic/Professional B.A.  UNC-Wilmington, 1977 
 
Qualifications: 
 
M.P.A.  College of Charleston/University of South Carolina, 1982 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Trained facilitator/mediator, Interaction Associates, Boston, Massachusetts 
 
References: 
 
Available on Request 
 
Name: 
 
Adam R. Saslow 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Consensus Solutions, Inc. 
 
Address: 
 
90 West Wieuca Road, NE, Suite 222 Atlanta, GA 30342 
 
Phone: 
 
(404) 531-9940 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$150 per hour. Support staff offered at $85 per hour 
 
Specialties: 
 
Environmental Issues (Water Quality and Quantity, Air Quality, Brownfield and Waste Management), Transportation and Energy 
 
Academic/Professional Masters in Public and Private Management, Yale University, 1991 
 
Qualifications: 
 
B.S., New York University, 1986 
 
Consortium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution  Affiliate; 
 
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 Mediation Training: References: 
 
Over 125 hours in Alternative Dispute Resolution Training 
Ms. Toni A Dunagan, Day Wilburn Associates, 1718 Peachtree Street NW, Atlanta, GA 30309, (404) 249-7550 
Donna Moffitt, Director of Coastal Management, North Carolina: Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Post Office Box 27687, Raleigh, NC 27611-7687, (919)733-.2293 
Mr. Robert Benson, Director  Sector Strategies Division, US Environmental Protection Agency, 401 M Street, SW  Mail Code 1808, Washington DC 20460, (202)260-8668 
 
Name: 
 
Gregory C. Sowell 
 
Company/Agency: 
 
Sowell & Sandifer, P.C. 
 
Address: 
 
Post Office Box 7170 Tifton, Georgia 31793 
 
Phone: 
 
(229) 382-0037 
 
Typical Fees: 
 
$80 per hour per party 
 
Specialties: 
 
Local government, contracts, land use and business disputes 
 
Academic/Professional B.B.A. and J.D.  University of Georgia 
 
Qualifications: 
 
Registered Mediator with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Completed Mediation Training and Mediation Observation Final with Resolution Resources Corporation 
 
References: 
 
John Leonard, South Georgia RDC (229) 333-5277 
 
Rob Reinhardt, President of State Bar of Georgia (229) 382-6135 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: 
Specialties: 
 
Reginald F. Williams Xepus Holdings, LLC Post Office Box 162461 Atlanta, Georgia 30321 (404) 217-0994/(678) 357-3237 $125/hour per party; $500 per party/per diem cap (All fees can be modified to fit the needs of the GOCA) Business and labor disputes; domestic relations, general civil, juvenile, workplace disputes 
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 Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
B.S., Georgia Southern University, 1994 
Registered Neutral with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (General civil/domestic relations) 
 
Mediation Training: 
 
Conflict Management, Mediation Skills and Clinical Practicum through Justice Center of Atlanta 
 
Domestic Relations Mediation/Advanced Practicum through Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. 
 
References: 
 
Lawrence E. Harton, Jr., Home Again Mediation (678) 249-4215 
 
Elizabeth Manley, Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc. (404) 378-3238 
 
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 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT CENTER PROCESS MANAGERS: 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: 
 
Mike Alexander Atlanta Regional Commission 40 Courtland Street, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30303 (404) 463-3100 None within ARC region 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: 
 
Andy Crosson Central Savannah River Area RDC 3023 Riverwatch Parkway, Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907 (706) 210-2000 Expenses 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: 
 
Henry Booker Chattahoochee-Flint RDC P.O. Box 1600 13273 Georgia Highway 34 Franklin, Georgia 30217 (706) 675-6721 Expenses 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Note: 
 
Vernon Martin Coastal Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1917 Brunswick, Georgia 31520 (912) 264-7363, ext 206 Expenses BS, Business Economics, Oklahoma State University MRLP, Masters Regional and City Planning, University of Oklahoma Will work outside the scope of RDC mediation contract 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Mediation Training: 
 
David Howerin Coosa Valley RDC P.O. Box 1793 Rome, Georgia 30162-1793 (706) 295-6485 Expenses Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: 
 
Larry Sparks Georgia Mountains RDC Post Office Box 1720 1310 West Ridge Road Gainesville, Georgia 30503 (770) 536-3431 Expenses BA, West Georgia College, APA, GAZA, Georgia Mountains PIC  Local Coordinating Council Southeast Negotiation Network, 40 hours 
 
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 Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: 
 
Alan R. Mazza Heart of Georgia Altamaha RDC 5405 Oak Street Eastman, Georgia 31023 (478) 374-4771 Expenses Bachelors Degree (Landscape Architecture) 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Mediation Training: 
 
Lower Chattahoochee RDC Post Office Box 1908 Columbus, Georgia 31902-1908 (706) 256-2910 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: 
 
Lanier Boatwright McIntosh Trail RDC Post Office Box 818 Griffin, Georgia 30224 (770) 227-6300 Expenses 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: 
 
Gerald F. Mixon Middle Flint RDC 228 West Lamar Street Americus, Georgia 31709 (229) 931-2909 Expenses University of Georgia, BA, History, 1974; University of Georgia, completed graduate course work in Public Administration, 1976 Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: 
 
Ralph Nix Middle Georgia RDC 175-C Emery Highway Macon, Georgia 31217 (478) 751-6160 Expenses BA/Psychology 
Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours 
 
Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training: 
 
Larry E. Vanden Bosch North Georgia RDC 503 W. Waugh Street Dalton, Georgia 30720 (706) 272-2300 Expenses MA/Urban and Regional Planning, Mankato State University, 1974; American Institute of Certified Planners 40 hours, Southeast Negotiation Network 
 
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Name: Company/Agency: Address: 
Phone: Typical Fees: Note: References: 
 
Northeast Georgia RDC 305 Research Drive Athens, Georgia 30605-2795 (706) 369-5650 
John Leonard South Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1223 Valdosta, Georgia 31603 (912) 333-5277 Expenses 20 hours: Southeast Negotiation Network 
Lace Futch Southeast Georgia RDC 1725 South Georgia Parkway, West Waycross, Georgia 31503 (912) 285-6097 Expenses 
Dan Bollinger, Sr. Southwest Georgia RDC P.O. Box 346 Camilla, Georgia 31730 (229) 522-3552 Variable Will work outside the scope of RDC mediation contract Glenda Battle, Decatur County Commission Ron Dudley, Stevenson & Palmer Engineers 
 
Name: Agency: 
Address: 
Phone: 
 
DCA MEDIATION ASSISTANCE: 
Autumn Shores Planning and Environmental Management Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 (404) 679-3114 
 
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