Over 65 years experience as an attorney representative in matters including clients in financial and security disputes, commercial business disputes, construction-related matters, personal injury claims, banking relationships, corporate matters, real estate transactions, and general business. Represented debtors, creditors, trustees, and creditors' committees in numerous bankruptcies and recognitions. Including significant business development companies, food purveyors, real estate, office building owners, private country clubs and various manufacturing and retail companies. Personally involved in various business and real estate ventures for 65 years.

I have mediated over 2,500 cases, including the following controversy issues: securities trading disputes; automobile accidents; defective products, real estate contracts and construction disputes; wrongful death; domestic dispute; breach of franchise, warranty, contract; general malpractice suits; EEOC, age, and reverse discrimination; business disputes including partnership dissolution, minority oppression claims, sale of business, and non-compete agreement violation; wrongful termination, sexual harassment, racial discrimination, employment contract dispute/termination, shareholder disputes; banking disputes and Americans with Disability Act claims. Cases also included a variety of insurance disputes concerning title insurance indemnification, fraud in sale, and bad faith claims.

As an arbitrator I have handled cases, which include the following controversy issues: faulty real estate construction claim; failure to timely complete real estate construction; business contract dispute, wrongful tenant termination; misrepresentation in sales; construction disputes; wrongful offset of bank account; breach of warranty; real estate purchase disputes; invasion of privacy; insurance fraud; hospital-healthcare agency dispute; consumer credit abuse and TILA violations.

• University of Alabama, B.S.-1954
• University of Alabama, J.D. 1956

ADR TRAINING

• American Academy of Attorney Mediators
• AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, Atlanta, 11/99
• AAA Introductory Arbitrator Training Workshop, Birmingham, 8/95
• American Academy of Attorney Mediators/Atlanta Divorce Mediators Mediation Training Various Other

ADR Training FINRA Dispute Mediator

• Birmingham Bar Association
• Alabama State Bar Association
• American Bar Association
• Commercial Law League of America
• Alabama Academy of Attorney Mediators (Founding Member, Past President)

Arbitrator Compensation: $350.00 per hour

Mediator Compensation: $350.00 per hour. Special billing arrangements may be made, depending upon the economics of the situation and special circumstances.

Cancellation Fee: When an arbitration has been scheduled to last for two or more days, and cancelled within one week of hearing date, a cancellation fee of $2,500.00 will be charged. No cancellation fee charged for mediations or arbitrations scheduled for one day.