John Allgood has 20 years experience as a neutral. His principal practice area is Labor and Employment. Mr. Allgood also has experience in the areas of commercial, real estate, construction, and warranty. Mr. Allgood was on the 1996 and 1998 U.S. Olympic Committee Arbitration Panels.
Larry Bogart has been a practicing attorney for 44 years. His principal practice area is Real Estate. Mr. Bogart is also experienced in Construction, Commercial, Trusts and Estates, Employment, Bankruptcy, Securities, Environment, Zoning, and Pest Control Companies matters. Mr. Bogart is retired from Powell Goldstein LLP.
Donald (Don) Boyken has been an arbitrator since 1997. Having 30 years in the construction industry, Mr. Boyken is experienced in all areas of construction. His work as a Contractor, Project Engineer, Cost Analyst and Turn-Around Specialist uniquely qualifies him to advise clients on projects with foreseeable problematic issues and to resolve the conflicts before they become a hindrance to the project. Mr. Boyken is the Chairman and CEO of Boyken International
Bruce Brown has represented clients in complex commercial and constitutional litigation with substantial experience in multiparty mediation, arbitration and trials. His principal practice area is Commercial matters. Mr. Brown is also experienced in the areas of construction and intellectual properties. Mr. Brown is a partner at McKenna Long & Aldridge.
C. David Butler was appointed U. S. Trustee, Region 21 (Bankruptcy Court). His experience is in the areas of Bankruptcy and Commercial matters. During his career, Mr. Butler has negotiated successfully in a wide variety of matters, including complex real estate disputes and workouts, claims against corporate officers and directors in both large and small companies, controversies involving corporate and construction law, and disputes involving partnership and professional liability. Mr. Butler was a Senior Partner at Alston & Bird for 14 years. He now practices with Shapiro Fussell Wedge Smotherman Martin & Price, LLP.
Greg Crochet is an experienced mediator and arbitrator. His principal practice area is Employment. Mr. Crochet is also experienced in the areas of Commercial, Securities, and Insurance.
Randy Gepp has over twenty-seven years of practice specializing in the areas of employment discrimination and labor relations. Mr. Gepp has served as a mediator in more than 250 cases since 1987. He was appointed by several Governors of Georgia to serve as a special master for the Georgia Office of Employment Practices with responsibility for conducting trials based on cases brought by employees against state agencies. Mr. Gepp is a partner in the firm of Hollowell, Foster & Gepp.
James (Jim) Hoover has more than 15 years experience as a neutral. His principal practice area is Employment and Labor. Mr. Hoover is experienced in the areas of commercial, real estate, securities, and warranty. Mr. Hoover is of counsel at Ford & Harrison.
William (Bill) Hopson’s principal practice area is Construction. He is also experienced in the areas of hospitality, real estate and corporate areas including planning, negotiation and dispute resolution with regard to public and private contracts, acquisitions, development, management, suretyship, insurance, labor and employment. Mr. Hopson is a partner with Stites & Harbison.
Cary Ichter’s principal practice area is Commercial. Mr. Ichter is also experienced in the areas of employment (including claims made under Title VII and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as well as claims of sexual harassment, restrictive covenants ancillary to employment agreements and trade secret misappropriation actions) and copyright infringement (involving both computer software and musical recordings). He has 5 years experience as a mediator and arbitrator. Mr. Ichter is a partner with Balch & Bingham.
Firooz Israel has over 30 years of experience in the construction industry. Mr. Israel has had direct responsibility for the design and construction of multidisciplinary projects including commercial, industrial, residential, and government projects. The projects range in size from feasibility studies to over $500 million including domestic and international construction work. Mr. Israel has extensive experience serving as an arbitrator of construction disputes for "Fast Track," "Regular Track," and "Large Complex" cases with the AAA. He has served as sole arbitrator as well as a member of three-arbitrator panels (including chairman) in Georgia, Ohio, and Tennessee.
Frank Love Jr. has 15 years experience as a mediator and arbitrator. Mr. Love is a retired partner with Powell Goldstein LLP and former chairman of the Firm's Litigation Department. He specialized in commercial litigation, including First Amendment rights, professional and product liability, personal injury, sports and entertainment, patent infringement and condemnation proceedings. Mr. Love is an experienced mediator and arbitrator.
J. Dart Meadows has been national product liability counsel for one of the world’s largest manufacturers and distributors of industrial woodworking machinery for 15 years. His primary practice area is Product Liability. Mr. Meadows has been co-chair of the Hand and Power Product Liability Section of the DRI (Defense Research Institute). Mr. Meadows is also experienced in the areas of Business Disputes, Casualty, Energy and Utility, Healthcare, Real Property/Title Insurance, and State and Local Government.
W. Fred Orr’s experience in his 39 years of practice has included cases involving: commercial real estate disputes; insurance coverage disputes; contract and business disputes; labor and employment disputes; business torts, including fraud claims; copyright claims; music and entertainment law; wrongful death claims; professional liability claims, including medical malpractice claims; catastrophic personal injury claims, from product defects, premises liability, construction project accidents, auto and trucking accidents, and assault and battery; constitutional and public interest law; equitable claims, including claims for restraining orders, temporary and permanent injunctions, and other equitable relief; contested trusts, estates, and guardianships; and other complex civil litigation.
George Reid has successfully mediated disputes for more than ten years, and has actively served as an arbitrator for more than twenty years. Mr. Reid is experienced in disputes by and between owners, real estate developers, contractors, subcontractors, sureties, architects, engineers, insurance companies, local governing authorities and others. As a pro-active mediator with the benefit of wide construction experience, he has an excellent record of helping parties resolve disputes. Additionally, as an arbitrator he has served individually, and as a panel member, on both large and complex cases, as well as on small fast-track cases, involving virtually every type of construction project.
John Sherrill has twenty-five years of experience as a neutral. He has acted as a neutral in nearly 500 matters. Mr. Sherrill also has 30 years of experience in handling all types of civil disputes, including securities litigation, real estate and construction related litigation, personal injury cases, employment-related litigation, and general business, contract and corporate litigation.
E. Kendrick Smith is the section head for the Litigation Department at Smith, Gambrell & Russell, LLP. Mr. Smith has special expertise in handling complex business litigation, multi-state tax litigation and land use issues. He also has extensive experience in resolving fiduciary controversies. Over the past 15 years, Ken served as lead counsel on most of Georgia’s landmark multi-state tax cases.
Mark Trigg’s primary practice area is Commercial matters. Mr. Trigg also has experience with corporate and partnership disputes, class action litigation, defamation and media claims, real estate disputes, contractual claims, professional malpractice defense, governmental litigation and administrative proceedings and litigation arising from catastrophic personal injury claims. He has served as Special Counsel to the City of Atlanta Ethics Board and participated in drafting proposed amendments to the Georgia Ethics in Government Act.
