ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

          In addition to representing clients on business and litigation matters, the Firm counsels clients whether mediation, arbitration, or other methods of dispute resolution are advisable. Several members of the Firm have considerable experience in the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) field, serving as arbitrators, mediators or as legal representatives of parties participating in ADR processes. Frank McFadden, a former United States District Court Judge, is a member of the national and construction panels of Distinguished Neutrals of the CPR Institute For Dispute Resolution. Bill Coleman has served as the chair of the Alabama Supreme Court Commission on Dispute Resolution, and oversees the work of the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution. Bill previously served as the Chair of the Alabama State Bar Committee on Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution. Members of the Firm have participated in seminar presentations and presented papers on the subject of ADR, particularly mediation and arbitration, at programs sponsored by several organizations, including the Alabama Judicial College, the American Arbitration Association, the University of Alabama School of Law, the Cumberland School of Law, Jones School of Law, and the Alabama State Bar.