Georgia Arbitration & Mediation Center Opens in Thomasville, GA

Our Thomasville ADR Office is located in a historic building just minutes from downtown and the Thomas County Courthouse

Southwest Georgia has needed a centrally located Arbitration and Mediation Center to counsel, assist and respond to individuals as they navigate the challenges of litigation conflict resolution. We are the Georgia Center for Arbitration and Mediation (GCAAM), with our newest office located at 805 South Hansell Street in historic Thomasville, Georgia. We are now here to serve the mediation and arbitration needs of this part of the state including Valdosta, Albany, Moultrie, Bainbridge, Cairo, Quitman, Camilla, Tifton, and areas throughout Georgia.

Our ADR Philosophy:

We believe that the traditional legal resolution process often results in businesses and individuals spending too much money, experiencing unnecessary stress, and facing confrontations where the emphasis is on a “one winner” and “one loser outcome.” Real living is of much more  value than this, and we believe there are great alternatives that can resolve almost any issue much more quickly and at less expense. More importantly, an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) pathway allows the parties to actively participate in better problem-solving processes. Our goal is to fix problems, change lives, and let business and individuals get back in control of their future.

Thomasville, Georgia Mediators:

Although this office may be new, our mediators are among the most experienced mediators in Georgia. Several are lawyers with decades of experience in mediation. They have represented businesses and individuals in mediation, but they have also served as third-party neutrals leading mediations and bringing parties to consensus. Every mediator in our office is a trained professional, but not all of them are attorneys. We believe that different mediators have different strengths and sometimes a legal conflict just does not need another lawyer involved.

We have other highly skilled mediators of diverse professional backgrounds experienced in conflict-resolution including bilingual native speakers. One unique and valuable member of our mediation team brings years of individual and family conflict management resolution experience from a faith-based perspective. His leadership as an accomplished Episcopal priest at Saint Thomas with credentials including his time at Yale University is here to explore a resolution that aligns with your needs and values.

At the Georgia Mediation & Arbitration Center you will be served by our professional, experienced, competent, reasonable, and effective Alternate Dispute Resolution specialists who will listen to your needs and objectives and walk with you to a constructive resolution.

Thomasville, Georgia Arbitrators:

Similarly, we have a remarkable group of experienced Arbitrators who conduct arbitrations from our Southwest Georgia office in Thomasville.  All of our third-party neutrals serve in both capacities as Arbitrators and Mediators, but others only conduct arbitration. Regardless, our Arbitrators are informed, intelligent, experienced neutrals who want to produce a fair and just outcome for the parties involved. These “private judges” are an efficient, cost-saving alternative to the traditional legal process. They lead the parties involved in a dispute and their attorneys to move the process forward more quickly and often with more controllable and reduced costs.

Our Thomasville Arbitrators have a remarkable educational background including Yale University, the University of Virginia, Boston University, and Washington and Lee University to name a few. When you choose an Arbitrator from our Thomasville, Georgia office you are getting someone who is well-trained and professionally accomplished.

Practice Areas for our Thomasville, Georgia Mediation & Arbitration Center:

We are a full-service Arbitration and Mediation Center located conveniently in Southwest Georgia and handle diverse mediation or arbitration needs. The Southern Judicial Circuit (covering Brooks, Colquitt, Echols, Lowndes, and Thomas Counties) generally require mediation as a part of their process, and our registered mediators can conduct your mediation timely and effectively. Additionally, our Mediators and Arbitrators have specific subject-matter knowledge. For example, our neutrals have been leaders in their areas of expertise:

1. Construction Disputes
2. Accessing Liquidated Damages
3. Shareholder and Investor Issues
4. Delaware Statutory Trusts
5. Banking and Finance Law
6. Airline Mediation
7. Business Transaction
8. Contract Disputes
9. Civil matters
10. Domestic Law
11. Division of Marital Property
12. Child Custody and Visitation

Small Claims Mediation & Arbitration in Thomasville, Georgia:

Throughout Southwest Georgia, the civil courts are backlogged with cases, and we have a better solution than waiting for your matter to be heard and resolved while you continue to spend more money. In addition to the traditionally mediation services and arbitration services conducted from our Thomasville, Georgia alternative dispute resolution services group, we also offer a “small-claims” version of mediation and arbitration. For a predictable, flat fee, you can select one of our experienced and trusted mediators or arbitrators for even your smaller claims. A construction remodel claim or a business dispute can be solved even if the amount involved does not justify an “open checkbook” for services. People come to us from Valdosta, Albany, Moultrie, Bainbridge, and throughout South Georgia. If your claim is “small,” please consider using either our mediation services or our arbitration services in Thomasville, Georgia.

How to Use our Mediation Services in Thomasville, Georgia:

If you have a dispute that could benefit from mediation, our services are easy to use. First, you have the choice of coming to our Southwest Georgia location for an in-person mediation or arbitration session. Alternatively, you can use our on-line virtual mediation services. Second, all you must do is contact us to choose the best third-party neutral for your legal issue. We keep both the mediation and arbitration processes simple to help as many people as possible.

How to Use our Arbitration Services in Thomasville, Georgia:

The first step in choosing an Arbitrator should include looking at the arbitrator’s experience, education, critical thinking skills, and their subject matter knowledge expertise. If this is a contract dispute, you should look at the dispute resolution provision in the contract to see what type of arbitration rules are used as well as the notice requirements. To engage our services, you simply need to contact us to start the process. Our fees are published on our website so you know exactly what you can expect. Our arbitrators serve all the surrounding counties (including Dougherty, Lowndes, Grady, and Decatur Counties in Georgia) from our Thomasville, Georgia office. They can also come to you in Albany, Valdosta, Columbus, Macon, Atlanta, Augusta, Tifton, Statesboro, and Savanah Georgia. For the most cost-savings, all our arbitrators can conduct arbitrations on-line through our virtual services.

What is the Difference between Mediation & Arbitration?

Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) offers people a more flexible, less expensive means for resolving their legal problems. At the Georgia Center for Arbitration & Mediation, we offer full mediation services as well as full arbitration services. In addition, we can offer collaborative services when they needed. Mediation is a voluntary process where a third-party neutral (a “mediator”) uses his or her experience and training to bring the parties into agreement. The parties maintain control of all the decisions as to whether or not they settle the dispute. If settlement occurs, then the settlement becomes legally binding.

Arbitration is a different in that the parties select an arbitrator to hear their legal case who is much like a private judge. The typical arbitration process is like a lawsuit, but it is usually much quicker, there is limited or no discovery, and there are significantly fewer motions. The arbitrator makes an award in favor of one party or the other which is legally binding.

If you need our help in resolving a dispute, we have a diverse group of Arbitrators and Mediators working in Southwest Georgia and North Florida to assist you. Please contact us today to see if we are a good fit for your needs.