Today, crowded civil dockets often require your clients to wait their turn, sometimes for years, while the financial and emotional costs of litigation spiral out of control. Mediation has become an essential alternative to a clogged judicial system, making effective mediation strategies an important skill set for every successful litigator. I have represented hundreds of […]
Facts matter. Sometimes. In the world of mediation where confidentiality is the cornerstone of process that is now responsible for the resolution of the vast majority of civil cases, the strange case of Rogers v. Dupree, 340 Ga. App. 811, 799 S.E.2d 1, 11 (2017), cert. granted, cause remanded (Apr. 16, 2018), is demonstrative of both propositions. […]
The Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section has sponsored the Edward J. Henning Memorial Award for many years. This is a cash award given to an outstanding ADR student at each of the state’s five ABA-accredited law schools: Emory, Georgia, Mercer, Georgia State, and John Marshall. These awards are given in memory of Ed Henning, […]
Alternative dispute resolution has always been important to help resolve cases short of a jury trial. Defendants can save costs by concluding the case early, and plaintiffs are able to realize the cash value of their case without lengthy court delays and uncertainty. As a result of the pandemic, court delays have been drastically magnified, […]
The Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section has sponsored the Edward J. Henning Memorial Award for many years. This is a cash award given to an outstanding ADR student at each of the state’s five ABA-accredited law schools: Emory, Georgia, Mercer, Georgia State, and John Marshall. These awards are given in memory of Ed Henning, […]
The power and privilege of being able to have truly confidential conversations in mediation in a digital world where every thought, however well or poorly considered, can and is often instantly shared on some electronic public form cannot be overstated. Mediation participants have a hard time even understanding, much less embracing, the idea that they […]
Over the past several years, Zoom and hybrid mediations have become more and more popular. What started out as a way to mediate cases during the pandemic has evolved into a process that appears to be here for the long term. Traditionally, mediation was done in person, where all parties, lawyers and the mediators were […]
Congratulations Tony Delcampo, president of the State Bar of Georgia and Henning Mediator! Join us in congratulating J. Antonio “Tony” Delcampo, the 61st president of the State Bar of Georgia. Tony was sworn in by Chief Justice Michael Boggs of the Supreme Court of Georgia in Savannah. Tony is a member of Henning’s distinguished […]
Founded in Atlanta in 1996, the family-owned business pioneered alternative dispute resolution in the southeast. Today, we handle everything from simple to multi-party disputes, working to settle more than 75 percent of the cases we hear. And now, through the end of the year, we are waiving our travel fees to Savannah! View Savannah Panel By […]