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Cobb Mediation, LLC's General Manager Barry Edwards' Article on Comprehensive Arbitration of Domestic Relations Cases in Georgia appears in the latest issue of the Georgia Bar Journal.
 We have just announced our Training Calendar for Summer/Fall 2008. We are offering core courses in general civil mediation as well as workshops on specialized subjects like co-parenting, special education, elder care. To participate, register as soon as possible. Group discounts available.
We are proud to introduce Nancy Grossman and Daryl Kidd as the newest members of our Panel of Neutrals. Ms. Grossman is an attorney who worked in Fulton County Superior Court. She specializes in mediating and arbitrating family law matters. Mr. Kidd, Founder of the Cobb County Bar Association's Family Law Section, brings 26 years of legal experience to his mediation and arbitration practice.
Jennifer Matte's Report on Opportunities in the ADR Field in Georgia is a great resource for dispute resolution professionals. Ms. Matte is a Vermont Law School graduate who worked at Cobb Mediation, LLC as part of her externship with Georgia State's Consortium for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.
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These web sites offer more information about mediation:
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When to Mediate.
Parties can agree to mediate at any time. Parties can mediate and settle a dispute before a lawsuit is filed. More often, however, parties agree or are ordered to mediate after a lawsuit is filed and the parties have the opportunity to discover some basic information about the case.
Mediating a case before a lawsuit is filed enables the parties to present their case before any money is spent on litigation. Many times the simple process of telling one's story to a neutral willing to listen will take the parties a long way toward settlement. The cost of mediating a case is minimal compared to the costs incurred through the life of a lawsuit.
Mediate before lawsuit filed, before expert witness depositions, before a pre-trial order is due, before or during trial.
The frequent description of mediation as an "alternative to litigation" is not particularly accurate. Frequently, mediation occurs after parties to a lawsuit have filed pleadings, made motions and conducted basic discovery. Litigation can provide parties the information they need to accurately assess their interests in mediation. Mediation provides parties in litigation an alternative to trial, a costly and time consuming process that puts control in the hands of strangers.
If you have questions about dispute resolution at Cobb Mediation that aren't answered on this web site, feel free to e-mail your question to questions@cobbmediation.com and we will do our best to respond within 48 hours.
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