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Cobb Mediation, LLC is now The Center for Legal Solutions, Inc. More information We will be closed on November 27, 28, December 25, 26 for the holidays. We are proud to introduce Christopher Annunziata as the newest member of our Panel of Neutrals. Mr. Annunziata (A-nun-zi-ata) is an attorney who litigated commercial, employment, insurance coverage and corporate matters at a major international law firm prior to opening a full time mediation and arbitration practice. See our latest findings: Empirical Analysis of Mediation Comments are welcome. The Historic Anderson Mansion will be a featured destination on this year's Marietta Pilgrimmage Christmas Home Tour and will be the site of this year’s Marietta Olde Marietta Tearoom. Visit us Saturday, December 6th and Sunday, December 7th from 10 am to 4 pm. We recently hosted a special event for Marietta's Strand Theater. Attendees were treated to a preview of the restored Strand Theater and an opportunity to buy season tickets before they went on sale to the general public. See photographs of Strand Event. The Center for Legal Solutions Director Barry Edwards' Article on Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in Georgia appears in the latest issue of the Georgia Bar Journal. These web sites offer more information about mediation: Center for Restorative Justice: A University of Minnesota program committed to the development of community-based responses to crime and violence. Harvard Negotiation Law Review: A multidisciplinary journal on dispute resolution More ADR links

ARBITRATION REFERENCES: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Arbitration Empirical Research on Arbitration Compiled by the Center for Legal Solutions, Inc. Georgia Arbitration Code On the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution web site Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in Georgia This Article by The Center for Legal Solutions, Inc.'s General Manager Barry Edwards appeared in the Georgia Bar Journal (August 2008). Does The Center for Legal Solutions Offer a Non-Binding Arbitration Service? Non-Binding Arbitration is conducted much like a binding arbitration, except that when the arbitrator issues the award after the hearing, it is not binding on the parties and they do not give up their right to a jury trial. In these cases, the arbitrator's award is merely an advisory opinion. Arbitration proceedings conducted under The Center for Legal Solutions’ Rules for Arbitration typically result in awards that are binding on the parties. The parties, however, may agree in writing that the arbitration shall be non-binding. If parties are interested in non-binding arbitration, The Center for Legal Solutions suggests that they consider case evaluation. Case evaluation, or early neutral evaluation, is an alternative dispute resolution process in which parties present summaries of their respective cases to a neutral case evaluator who renders a non-binding evaluation of the case to the parties. This process provides the parties a non-binding “decision” from an experienced neutral without the time and expense called for in binding arbitrations. If you have questions about The Center for Legal Solutions that are not answered on this web site, feel free to e-mail your question to questions@centerforlegalsolutions.org and we will do our best to respond within 48 hours.

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