Mediator Resume

Klein Dispute Resolution - Principal

Attorney

Principal, Klein Dispute Resolution, 2014 - Present; Partner, Buckley & Klein, LLP, 2002 - 2014; Of Counsel, Greene, Buckley, Jones and McQueen, 1996 - 2001; Partner, Klein and Walden, P.C., 1992 - 1996; Partner, Klein and Strongwater, 1986 - 1992; Attorney, Private Practice, 1982 - 1986; Attorney, Kilpatrick and Cody, 1980 - 1982; Law Clerk to Honorable Richard C. Freeman, U.S. District Court for North District of Georgia, 1978 - 1980.

More than 30 years' experience in litigation, mediation, and arbitration, with emphasis on employment law and commercial cases. Employment cases have included FLSA, wage & hour; race, sex, age, disability, religion, and national origin discrimination; sexual harassment; ERISA; breach of employment contracts; and non-compete agreements.

Mediator since 1994 and has mediated over 1000 cases. Approximately 60% of these cases have been in the field of employment law, and include discrimination claims (race, sex, age, religion, disability), sexual harassment, wage and hour disputes, non-competition and non-solicitation covenants, and contract disputes. The remaining 40% of mediations have involved business and commercial disputes, as well as personal injury and products liability cases. Extensive experience with videoconferencing technology, including mediation using Zoom software.

I see mediation as a tool to reach settlements that, from each party's perspective, makes better sense than having a dispute resolved by litigation. My mediations typically involve a thoughtful and extensive probing of the parties' underlying interests (both emotional and material), a thorough exchange of information (mediation is a highly cost-effective alternative to formal discovery), and a careful analysis of options, alternatives and likely outcomes in litigation. I am careful to make certain that all decisions are made by the parties rather than the mediator. At the same time, I will often play an active role in the analytical process. When in caucus (a private meeting with one side), I may ask permission to play devil's advocate, question a party's assumptions, or suggest additional considerations a party may want to take into account.

Georgetown University (JD-1978); Brown University (BA-1975)

Admitted to the Bar: Georgia (1979); U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia (1980); U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit (1980); U.S. Supreme Court (1996).

American Bar Association (Law Practice Management Section; Litigation Section; Dispute Resolution Section); Atlanta Bar Association (Employment and Labor Law Section; Litigation Section); National Employment Lawyers Association

Atlanta and Denver metropolitan areas

Hourly Rate: $800.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $800.00/hr Cancellation: Not provided Cancellation Period: Not provided Comment: No travel time charged for activities within the Atlanta or Denver metro areas, or for travel between Atlanta and Denver.

English; French

United States of America

Alpharetta, Georgia