Arbitration and Mediation

The firm recognizes there is substantial interest in alternatives to the civil litigation process.  Costs and delays, as well as uncertainties in utilizing the court system, have resulted in increased interest in resolving disputes by alternate means.

Jonathan C. Peters, Esq. a former Georgia Superior Court judge, is an experienced mediator and arbitrator.  Mr. Peters was appointed as Superior Court Judge in DeKalb County, Georgia in 1986, and served in that capacity until 1991, when he returned to his private trial practice.  He has served on the State Bar Disciplinary Panel, the State Bar Filings Committee, and has acted as a Special Master for the Georgia Supreme Court.  Mr. Peters is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial Lawyers.  He is recognized in the prestigious national publication, “Best Lawyers in America” for alternative dispute resolution.  He has exceptional experience in serving as a mediator and arbitrator to fairly and reasonably resolve contested matters, as well as in representing parties in alternative dispute resolution proceedings.