Mediator Resume

Has practiced law for 50 years, during most of which has concentrated on commercial litigation and employment law and litigation. Thorough grounding in contracts, business organizations, employment discrimination, sexual harassment, workplace regulation, and real estate, and exposure to areas such as class and collective actions, intellectual property, and non-employment related civil rights disputes. Over the past 20 years, has concentrated more and more on alternative dispute resolution, both arbitration and mediation. Has taken numerous hours of basic and advanced training in both mediation and arbitration, and regularly speaks of arbitration and mediation issues to bar associations and other professional groups.

Wilson Worley Moore Gamble & Stout, P.C. - Of Counsel

Attorney

Of Counsel, Wilson Worley Moore Gamble & Stout P.C., 2021 - Present; Shareholder, Wilson Worley Moore Gamble & Stout P.C., 2005 - 2021; Shareholder/Partner, Moore Stout Waddell & Ledford P.C., 1975 - 2005.

Engaged in employment law and litigation, including employment discrimination, sexual and religious harassment, breach of contracts of employment, wrongful termination, non-compete cases, employee benefits, and wage and hour, including class or collective actions. Has served as arbitrator and mediator on the same types of cases.

Mediator since 2007. Mediated approximately 300 cases as a mediator, including employment disputes (wage and hour (FLSA) claims, retaliation claims, non-compete agreements and age and disability discrimination), personal injury, and business disputes, including claims for breach of corporate governance, lease and construction contracts. Has mediated numerous claims and in various asbestos settlement trusts. Listed as a Mediator under Rule 31 of the Tennessee Supreme Court, and approved as a court annexed mediator by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee. Additionally, as a lawyer, mediated employment claims representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and estimate approximately eight of these, with amount in controversy varying from $50,000 to $2,000,000. Has mediated estate disputes with amounts varying from $80,000 to $700,000. Has mediated personal injury and construction disputes. Represented claimants in construction mediations in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $500,000. Has also represented clients in the mediation of commercial lease disputes with $200,000 to $11,000,000 at issue. Engaged in the mediation of a contaminated property dispute in which over ten million dollars were claimed in damage.

Wage & hour (FSLA), non-compete agreements, employment agreements, age discrimination, breach of commercial lease and breach of residential construction contract, sexual harassment; personal injury; construction; estates and trusts; real estate issues, including boundary and brokerage commission disputes; corporate governance, buy-sell, and partnership disputes.

It is always the parties' mediation. The mediator's job is to inform himself of the case thoroughly (with the parties' help), to understand the issues, to understand the legal and psychological barriers to settlement, to facilitate negotiation by helping formulate solutions (creatively if necessary), and to give a confidential evaluation of the case when appropriate. The parties must be aware of the risks of litigation, and the cost and risk avoidance of settlement, and the mediator should be sure they are so informed. This should be done with the assistance of counsel. Opening statements are not required unless the parties request them. A mediator must be patient and listen to the parties even after the mediator believes all pertinent information has already been received.

Proficient in the use of the ZOOM platform for conferences, hearings, and mediation. Proficient in Microsoft Word and comfortable with Excel. Understands technology issues and basic terminology for resolution of discovery issues involving ESI. Successfully completed Clearbrief Academy, October 2025.

University of North Carolina (JD-1975; AB, Journalism-1972).

Admitted to the Bar: Tennessee (1975); U.S. District Court: Eastern District of Tennessee (1976); U.S. Court of Appeals: Sixth Circuit (1981).

American Bar Association; Tennessee Bar Association (ADR Section); Kingsport Bar Association (Treasurer, Vice President, President).

"An Arbitrator's Guide to Social Networking Issues in Labor and Employment Cases," DISPUTE RESOLUTION JOURNAL, January 2012; "Tips for Advocates in Arbitration," TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, June 2009; "Surviving the Arbitration Panic Attack," Delta Theta Phi Paper Book, July 2008; "Employment Dispute Resolution - An Idea Whose Time Has Come?" TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, September/October 2001; "A Lawyer's Dream, a Client's Nightmare," TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, November/December 1997; "The Dirty Little Secret About Summary Judgment," TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, September/October 1994; "I Admit Your Former Testimony Is Admissible - As an Admission," TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, September/October 1994; "CLE at the Office," TENNESSEE BAR JOURNAL, August/September 1993. SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS: "Regulation of Social Media," Tenn. Bar Association, Oct. 2011; "Hot Issues in Arbitration," Tennessee Bar Association, May 2011; "Arbitration 101," Tennessee Bar Association, webcast, 2010; AAA Webinar, All aTwitter About Social Networking: Issues and Implications in Employment Dispute Resolution, 2010 and 2012; "Arbitration Fairness Act-Pros, Cons & Alternatives," Tennessee Bar Association, 2010; presenter, "Arbitration - ABC's and Hot Issues," Kingsport and Washington County Bar Associations, Tennessee Bar Association, 2008; "How to Initiate an Arbitration Proceeding," Tenn. Bar Association, April 2013; Arbitration Basics, Tennessee Bar Association, 206 and 2019; Recent Developments in Arbitration Law, Tennessee Bar Association, 2022; A Primer on the Revised Uniform Arbitration Act, Tennessee, Kingsport, and Memphis Bar Associations, 2023; Trying cases in Arbitration, Tennessee Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Forum, 2024; Mass Arbitration, Tennessee Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Forum, 2025.

Anywhere in Tri-Cities, Tennessee

Hourly Rate: $375.00 Daily Rate: Not provided Study Rate: $375.00/hr Cancellation: $375.00/Day Cancellation Period: 2 Days Comment: Compensation rates, established by the AAA, are set forth in the applicable Consumer Mediation Procedures.

English

United States of America

Kingsport, Tennessee