Joe became interested in the concept of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in the early 1990's. This prompted him to become trained as an arbitrator and mediator. His trial skills honed over 3 decades give him unique insight and make him an effective Arbitrator or Mediator.
He was one of the presenters at the first ADR Forum in Tennessee. He has been a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Neutral since 1997 and participates in various ADR programs of the US District Courts in Tennessee. Joe is a member of various Arbitration panels of the American Arbitration Association and the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)/FINRA. He is the Senior Author of the Tennessee ADR Handbook (The Harrison Co. 1997) and created the Tennessee Mediation Pocket Guide (2000).
Joe's most recent mediation training qualified him to conduct domestic of family mediation and be became a Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Family Mediator in 2008.
Arbitrator Training
American Arbitration Association
Arbitrator Training I, II, III, Atlanta, March, 1992 (13) hours;
AAA Construction Arbitrator Training, Nashville, Nov. 1996 (6.50) hours;
AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training, Nashville, June 1999 (4.75) hours ;
AAA Arbitrator Update 2001;
AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training, Atlanta, June, 2002 (9.25)
ACE 001- Arbitration Awards: Safeguarding, Deciding & Writing Awards, Nov. 2004
American Arbitration Association Commercial, Construction and Employment Panels
National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD)/FINRA
New Panel Member Training, Atlanta, (11) hours, Oct. 10, 2000
New Chairperson Training, Atlanta, (3.75) hours, April 18, 2001
Expungement Online Mini-Course, (1.50) hours, Oct. 24, 2004
Seven publicly available awards as Panel Member or Chairperson issued from January, 2002-June 2005.
Certification
Approved Arbitrator, Federal Arbitration Program U.S. District Court Eastern District of Tennessee, 2003
Mediator Training
AAA Basic Training, Atlanta, Nov. 1991 (13) hours
Erickson Mediation Institute Mediator Training (40) hours, August, 1993
Assistant Trainer, AAA Mediator Training, Dalton, GA, Nov. 1994
Family Mediator Training, 28 hours, PDRS, Inc., August, 2008,
Certifications
Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31 Listed Mediator, 1997
Certified Mediator, Federal Mediation Program, U.S. District Court for Eastern District of Tennessee, 1997
Approved Neutral, U.S. District Court for Middle District of Tennessee, 1998
Registered Neutral Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (Oct. 2001-Dec. 2002)
Publications
Manuel & Vital, The Tennessee Alternative Dispute Resolution Handbook, (The Harrison Co. 1997, Supp. 1999), Senior Author
The Tennessee Mediation Pocket Guide, TennAdr (c)2000, Editor
ARBITRATOR - MEDIATOR
