Professional Work History:
Full-time mediator and arbitrator, Travis ADR Services, LLC (2008-2013). Director, Tennessee Center for Workforce Relations (2009-2013). Prior experience as labor and employment law practitioner for 20 years, representing management in litigation, arbitration, and administrative proceedings arising under federal and state employment discrimination and labor relations statutes (1988-2008). Adjunct Professor in Employment Dispute Resolution, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (2008-Present).
Dispute Resolution Experience
General Civil Mediator, Tennessee Supreme Court (2004); Panel Mediator, U.S. District Court, Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of Tennessee (2004); Roster of Neutrals, Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution (2006); Roster Mediator and Arbitrator, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (2007); CPR Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, Employment (2007); Arbitrator, Employment Panel, American Arbitration Association (2008); Mediation Panel, American Arbitration Association (2008); Contract Mediator, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2009); Arbitrator, Labor Panel, American Arbitration Association (2009); Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute (2009); Administrative Judge, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Office of Federal Operations (2009); Roster of Labor Arbitrators, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (2010); Roster of Arbitrators, National Mediation Board (2012); Mediator, Kentucky Court of Justice (2014); Roster of Neutrals, American Health Lawyers Association (2014).
Cornell University Dispute Resolution Training (Course titles and dates taken)
Employment Law Mediator Training (10/2006); Employment Law Arbitrator Training (11/2006); Neutral Investigation and Fact-Finding (1/2007); Designing Effective Dispute Resolution Systems for the Workplace (1/2007); Advanced Issues in Mediation (2/2007); Facilitating Negotiations (3/2011); Ethics in ADR (2/2012).
Other Dispute Resolution Training
Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis, American Arbitration Association (4/2009); Resolution of Employment Disputes Pre-Arbitration, American Arbitration Association (4/2009); Labor Arbitrator Training, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service (9/2008); Specialized Mediation, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (6/2008); Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices, American Arbitration Association (3/2008); Workplace Dispute Resolution Systems, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (6/2007); Managing Conflict and Litigation in Corporations and Organizations, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (3/2008); National Grievance Mediation Workshop, Mediation Research and Education Project, Northwestern University School of Law (5/2007); Advanced Mediation, Center for Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, Southern Methodist University (1/2007); Collectively Bargained Workers' Compensation, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans (3/2007); Mediating the Litigated Case, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law (3/2005); Advanced Mediation Institute, American Bar Association (10/2005).
Professional Associations
American Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Dispute Resolution); Tennessee Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law, Dispute Resolution, Chair, 2008-2009); Association for Conflict Resolution (Section: Workplace); Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (Founding Member); Labor and Employment Relations Association; Society of Federal Labor and Employment Relations Professionals; National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (Tennessee Chapter); Distinguished Fellow, International Academy of Mediators.
Education
University of Tennessee, B.S., Business Administration (1981); University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law, J.D.(1984); Pepperdine University School of Law, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, LL.M. in Dispute Resolution (2007).
References
Peter Robinson, Managing Director, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, CA 90263; (310)506-4655. C. Richard Barnes (Former Director, Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service), C. Richard Barnes and Associates, P.O. Box 490243, Lawrenceville, GA 30049; (678)480-0700. Theodore Lamb, ADR Coordinator, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 820 Louisiana Street, Suite 200, Little Rock, AR 72201; (501) 324-5071.
Fee Policy
Mediation - $300 per hour; Employment Arbitration - $300.00 per hour, $1,500.00 per diem. Labor Arbitration - $1,000.00 per diem. All rates include preparation, hearing, and study time. Per diem charge for cancellation fee within thirty (30) calendar days of hearing/mediation.