DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEDIATORS LIST April 2006
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.
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. 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
Address:
201 Cherokee St. Marietta, GA 30060
Phone:
(770) 528-0150
E-Mail:
TCauthorn@cauthornnohr.com
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)
2
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, The Herrman Group (706) 546-9113
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) 207-1490
mherrman@charter.net
Negotiable, but generally between $150 - $200 per hour, or $1,000 per day, including travel expenses
3
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.
References:
Upon request. Also see www.herrmangroup.com
Name:
Judge S. Charles Murray
Company/Agency:
Murray Empowerment Systems
Address:
110 Stonington Drive Peachtree City, Georgia 30269
Phone:
(770) 631-7031
Email:
judgemurray77@yahoo.com
Typical Fees:
$150.00 per hour, plus expenses
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
U.S. Administrative Law Judge; Colonel, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General Corps (Ret); B.S. Florida State University, M.A. Webster University, J.D. Southern University Law School; Member of the State Bar of Georgia, Arkansas and Nebraska; Certified Neutral/Mediator by the Georgia Ofice of Dispute Resolution
Mediation Training:
Justice Center of Atlanta and The John Paul Jones Group
References:
Available, upon request
Name:
Mae Okwandu
Company/Agency:
Contract Mediator
Address:
818 Black Diamond Drive McDonough, Georgia 30253
Phone:
770-235-6049
Email:
Goodimae@bellsouth.net
Typical Fees:
$100 per hour/negotiable
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
Bachelor's Business Administration Consulting Mediator for Clayton County Magistrate Court, Cobb County Magistrate, Sixth Judicial District, Griffin, Georgia Pro Bono Mediator for United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Atlanta District Office Mediation Neutral with Supreme Court of Georgia, Registration #2691
Mediation Training:
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission training in Mediations 2004
4
References:
Public Sector EEO and Employment Law Conference 2005 Alternative Dispute/Georgia District 2005 Alternative Dispute Resolution Minority Conference, Columbus, Ohio - 2005
Mustafa Aziz Administator, State Merit System, Atlanta, GA (404) 657-0378
Kathy Robinson Equal Employment Opportunity Specialist, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Civil Rights (404) 562-8291
Name:
Haskell S. Rhett III
Agency or Firm:
The Rhett Company
Address:
1710 Chestnut Street Wilmington, NC 28405
Phone:
(910) 362-8355
E-Mail:
hsr@ec.rr.com
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;
Mediation Training:
Over 125 hours in Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
5
References:
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
E-Mail:
gsowell@tiftonlaw.com
Typical Fees:
$160 per hour pro rated between/among parties
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
Harvard law School Negotiation/Mediation Workshop: 40 hours
ICLE in Georgia
References:
John Leonard, South Georgia RDC (229) 333-5277
Charles H. Howell, Tifton City Manager (229) 391-3860
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail:
Reginald F. Williams Xepus Holdings, LLC Post Office Box 162461 Atlanta, Georgia 30321 (404) 217-0994/(678) 410-7463 Reginald_F_Williams@XepusHoldingsLLC.com
6
Typical Fees:
$125 per hour
Specialties:
Domestic Relations, Conflict Skills and Management, Juvenile
Academic/Professional Qualifications:
B.B.A., Georgia Southern University, 1994 University of West Georgia (M.B.E. candidate) Kennesaw State University (M.S. in Conflict Management candidate) Registered Neutral with Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (General civil/domestic relations)
Mediation Training: References:
Conflict Management, Mediation Skills and Clinical Practicum through Justice Center of Atlanta
Domestic Relations Mediation/Advanced Practicum through Atlanta Divorce Mediators, Inc.
Juvenile Mediation Training/Advanced Domestic Violence Mediation Training through Georgia office of Dispute Resolution
Lawrence E. Harton, Jr., Home Again Mediation (678) 249-4215
Nancy Parkhouse, ADR Program Director (770) 477-4575
7
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: E-Mail: Typical Fees:
Andy Crosson Central Savannah River Area RDC 3023 Riverwatch Parkway, Suite A Augusta, Georgia 30907 (706) 210-2000. ext 107 acrosson@csrardc.org Determined on a case-by-case basis
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees:
Henry Booker Chattahoochee-Flint RDC P.O. Box 1600 13273 Georgia Highway 34 Franklin, Georgia 30217 (706) 675-6721 hbooker@cfrdc.org Expenses
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Note:
Vernon D. Martin Coastal Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1917 Brunswick, Georgia 31520 (912) 264-7363, ext 206 vmartin@coastalgeorgiardc.org 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: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Mediation Training:
David Howerin Coosa Valley RDC P.O. Box 1793 Rome, Georgia 30162-1793 (706) 295-6485 dhowerin@cvrdc.org Expenses Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours
8
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications:
Alan R. Mazza Heart of Georgia Altamaha RDC 5405 Oak Street Eastman, Georgia 31023 (478) 374-4771 mazza@hogardc.org Expenses Bachelors Degree (Landscape Architecture)
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees:
Lanier E. Boatwright, Jr. McIntosh Trail RDC Post Office Box 818 Griffin, Georgia 30224 (770) 227-6300 lboatwright@cityofgriffin.com Expenses
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training:
Gerald F. Mixon Middle Flint RDC 228 West Lamar Street Americus, Georgia 31709 (229) 931-2909 gmixon@middleflintrdc.org 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: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training:
Ralph Nix Middle Georgia RDC 175-C Emery Highway Macon, Georgia 31217 (478) 751-6160 rnix@mgrdc.org Expenses BA/Psychology
Southeast Negotiation Network, 20 hours
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Academic/Professional Qualifications: Mediation Training:
Larry E. Vanden Bosch North Georgia RDC 503 W. Waugh Street Dalton, Georgia 30720 (706) 272-2300 dceds@ngrdc.org Expenses MA/Urban and Regional Planning, Mankato State University, 1974; American Institute of Certified Planners 40 hours, Southeast Negotiation Network
9
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Mediation Training:
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees:
Name: Company/Agency: Address:
Phone: E-Mail: Typical Fees: Note: References:
John L. Leonard South Georgia RDC P.O. Box 1223 Valdosta, Georgia 31603 (912) 333-5277 jleonard@sgrdc.com Expenses 20 hours: Southeast Negotiation Network
Lace Futch Southeast Georgia RDC 1725 South Georgia Parkway, West Waycross, Georgia 31503 (912) 285-6097 lfsegardc@accessatc.net Expenses
Dan Bollinger, Sr. Southwest Georgia RDC P.O. Box 346 Camilla, Georgia 31730 (229) 522-3552 dbollinger@swgrdc.org Variable Will work outside the scope of RDC mediation contract Glenda Battle, Decatur County Commission Ron Dudley, Stevenson & Palmer Engineers
Agency: Address: Phone:
DCA MEDIATION ASSISTANCE:
Planning and Environmental Management Division, Georgia Department of Community Affairs 60 Executive Park South, NE Atlanta, Georgia 30329-2231 (404) 679-5279
10