Valerie G. Tobin
Biography
Valerie Tobin has extensive experience as both a civil trial attorney and mediator. For over 25 years she represented plaintiffs and defendants in a wide range of cases including Auto & Trucking accidents, Premises Liability, Professional Negligence, Business/Contract Disputes, Landlord/Tenant Disputes and Family Law. As a mediator and arbitrator, she has presided over 1500 cases. For seven years, Valerie served as Executive Director of the Fulton State/Magistrate Court ADR Externship, where she trained and supervised Emory and Georgia State University law students in the mediation of 2500 cases per year. Her broad base of experience, involving a diverse range of clients and cases, has given her the valuable insight and tools required to effectively handle disputes with a high level of success.
Valerie joined Henning in 2024.
Professional Experience
- Tobin & Tobin, Attorneys at Law (2005 - 2022)
- Tobin & Hoffspiegel, Attorneys at Law (1986 - 2005)
- Fulton State/Magistrate Court Landlord-Tenant Mediation Program & ADR Externship, Executive Director (1995 - 2002)
- Cobb County Superior Court ADR Program-Certified Mediator (1993 to present)
- Gwinnett County ADR Program-Certified Mediator (1996 to present)
- Dekalb County Dispute Resolution Center Certified Arbitrator (1992 - 1997)
- Fulton County Civil Arbitration Program-Certified Arbitrator (1991 to 1998)
Professional Activities and Honors
- Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution (State-registered Neutral/Civil Mediation, Domestic Mediation, Arbitration) (1993 to present)
- State Bar of Georgia (Dispute Resolution Section) (1984 to present)
- National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (2008 to present)
- Georgia Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators (2008 to present)
- Georgia Mediators Association (President, Board Member) (2005 - 2017)
Education
- University of Florida, Bachelor of Arts (1978)
- Emory University School of Law (1983)
Mediation/Arbitration Training
- United States Arbitration & Mediation-Basic and Advanced Civil Mediation Training (1992 - 1994)
- Atlanta Divorce Mediators-Domestic Mediation Training (1992)
- Justice Center of Atlanta-Civil Arbitration Training (1991)
Areas of Expertise
- Business & Commercial
- Business Dissolution
- Business Torts
- Church Liability
- Construction (Residential)
- Contract Disputes
- General Liability Insurance
- Hospital Liability
- Insurance Bad Faith
- Insurance Coverage
- Medical & Dental Malpractice
- Nursing Home
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Probate, Trusts, Wills
- Professional Liability
- Trucking
- Wrongful Death