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We have just announced our Training Calendar for Summer 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 third year law student at Vermont Law School who worked at Cobb Mediation, LLC as part of her externship with Georgia State's Consortium for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution.

On Saturday, March 29th, Cobb Mediation welcomed The Association for Conflict Resolution for a lunch seminar on Recent Developments in Mediation Ethics delivered by Andrew Lewis, Esq. What happened?


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Justice Harris Hines Addresses Alternative Dispute Resolution in Georgia

Justice Harris Hines

On November 29, 2007, Cobb Mediation welcomed Justice Harris Hines for a brief address on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Georgia. Justice Hines offered Cobb Mediation and its guests a number of insights from his experience in private practice, as a Cobb County Superior Court Judge and as a Justice on the Georgia Supreme Court. On this page, you will find a few interesting excerpts from his address and photographs of the reception for Justice Hines.
MP3 AUDIO CLIPS

Growing Population Drives Need for Dispute Resolution
(2:00) mp3
Water Rights Present Growing Controversy
(1:47) mp3
Cobb County's Contributions to Domestic Dispute Resolution
(1:05) mp3
Notes Tom Cauthorn's work on Divorcing Parents Seminar
ADR Can Reduce Court Congestion
(1:58) mp3
Courts Favor Voluntary Settlements
(2:26) mp3
ADR Can Help Parties Save Time and Money
ADR Can Help Businesses Maintain Privacy
(0:31) mp3
Mediators Should Build Relationships with Judges
(1:18) mp3
ADR Can Offer Innovative Solutions
(1:06) mp3
Mediators Must be Trustworthy and Neutral
(0:54) mp3
Courtrooms are Imposing Setting for Parties
(0:24) mp3
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From Left to Right: Cobb County Superior Court Chief Judge Lark Ingram, Chief Magistrate Frank Cox, State Court Judge Toby Prodgers and Cobb Mediation General Manager Barry Edwards
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Leo Hughes (left) and Andy Lewis of Cobb Mediation's Panel of Mediators
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Marietta attorneys Linwood Gunn (left) and Wayne Krause
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From left to right: Sandy Edwards, Justice Harris Hines, Cobb County Superior Court Judge Robert Flournoy
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Laura Austin (left) of Cobb Mediation's Panel of Mediators and Judge Lark Ingram
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Marietta attorney Jennifer Frey and Chuck Chesbro of Cobb Mediation's Panel of Mediators
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From Left to Right: Barry Edwards, Melissa Heard of the 7th Judicial Administrative District's Mediation Program, Shirelle Matthews
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Shinji Morokuma (left), Director of the Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution, and Andy Lewis
 
 
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