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FN-4033355 MN-4033355 LN-4033355, Esq.
Arbitrator & Mediator
Roswell, Georgia
Hourly Rate $325
Current Sparks Group, LLC - Arbitrator & Mediator
Languages English
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Georgia attorney with 43 years of experience in resolving disputes, member of the State Bar of Georgia and registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a Mediator and Arbitrator.

Sparks Group, LLC - Arbitrator & Mediator

Arbitrator & Mediator

Arbitrator & Mediator, Sparks Group LLC, 2019 - Present;
Sr. Vice President, Beazer Homes, LLC 2018-2019
General Counsel, John Wieland Homes JWC Collection 2014 - 2018;
Region President, Lennar Homes Southeast Region, 2006 - 2014;
Sr. Vice President, Pulte Homes Jacksonville, 2003 - 2005;
General Counsel, Colony Homes, 2000 - 2003;
General Counsel, Torrey Homes 1995 - 2000;
Partner, Kessler & Sparks, Attorneys 1981 - 1995.

Georgia attorney licensed in 1981. Law practice was primarily focused on state and federal court trials and complex real estate issues. In the mid 90's left the law practice to serve as general counsel and senior management roles for various construction and home-building companies. Since 2019 full time mediator and arbitrator.

Extensive experience with small and mid-scale construction projects, shopping center development, office park development, single-family homes, multi-story condominiums, homeowner associations, construction defect claims, insurance claims, reinsurance, subrogation claims, environmental claims, large land purchases, business purchases and acquisitions, joint ventures, and divestitures, and finance.

Previously licensed as a general contractor (currently inactive) in North and South Carolina.

Mediated cases involving business acquisitions (M&A), homebuilder sales agreements, consumer sales, employee/employer claims, estate claims, and domestic relations matters.

Cases mediated include included a case between a large homebuilder that purchased a smaller builder for breach of an acquisition contract, a case between a homebuilder and its customer over a breach of warranty, a dispute between a homebuilder, its insurer and the customer (multiparty) over coverage, several estate claims involving contests related to years support, and numerous cases involving child support, child custody and property division cases.

Tried cases in State and Federal courts for the first 15 years after bar admission. During that time, the average civil case took 3-5 years for the courts to resolve. The saying that “justice delayed is justice denied” is very true. Mediation allows the parties to reach a resolution for far less time and expense, and also allows the parties to craft a settlement that might otherwise be unavailable in a trial.

Zoom, WebEx, Teams, Co-Pilot (AI), Calendly.

Woodrow Wilson College of Law (JD - 1981); Georgia State University (BS, emphasis on Criminal Justice - 1978).
Henning Arbitration Training 2019;
Henning Mediation Training 2019;
Harvard Program on Negotiation, 2019;
American Bar Association, Arbitration Training Institute 2024.

Admitted to the Bar: Georgia (1981), Georgia Court of Appeals; Georgia Supreme Court; U.S. District Court Northern District of Georgia; U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit.

Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution registered as an Arbitrator and a Mediator 2019 - present.

American Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association
Georgia Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Board of Directors (2024 to present)
Atlanta Bar Association
Atlanta Bar Association, Dispute Resolution Section, Board of Directors (2021 - present), Vice Chair 2024.

Moderator, Atlanta Bar Association, "Best Practices in Employment Mediation", November 2, 2022
Moderator, Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Sections,
"Drafting and Negotiating Successful Dispute Resolution Provisions", October 27, 2021.

Metro Atlanta Area.
With a commitment for one day of hearing or more and with prior arrangement, will travel throughout Georgia as well as the neighboring states.

$325 Per Hour

English

United States of America

Roswell, GA

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