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