Mediator and arbitrator who has handled over 2,000 mediations and arbitrations in an enormous range of disputes, including attorney malpractice; professional liability; insurance law and coverage issues; real estate; business contracts; business dissolution; construction law; labor and employment law; defamation of character; Clear Water Act and water run-off issues; marital property division in divorce; Workers' Compensation; injured railroad employees (FELA); and personal injury and wrongful death claims including motor vehicle accidents, defective or dangerous products, premises liability, medical negligence, nursing home liability, Reflex Sympathetic Distrophy, and Rectus Capitus Posterior Minus Syndrome.
Jim is a Mediation & Arbitration Trainer and lecturer. He has spoken on Mediation at numerous Seminars throroughout Georgia and speaks on Ethics and Professionalism in Mediation to Attorneys and Insurance Adjusters, who receive CLE Credits for attending.
Civil trial attorney who has represented thousands of injured victims and handling all types of personal injury claims and lawsuits including: automobile and tractor-trailer crashes; dangerous and defective products; slip-and-fall accidents and assault, battery, or rape when inadequate security is an issue; libel, slander, and defamation of character; medical malpractice and physician or hospital negligence; nursing home abuse or neglect; lawyer malpractice; and professional liability.
Mr. Stewart is always looking for ways to become more creative in Mediation and to refine his Mediation skills and techniques. In light of these goals, Jim continues to learn at every opportunity, both in and out of the classroom by participating not only in numerous organizations, but also through studies such as the 3 day Advanced Mediator's Summit , for selected and experienced mediators in the Southeast, at Lipscomb University's Institute For Conflict Management , April, 2007, led by Dr. Larry Bridgesmith, Executive Director; Dr. L. Randolph Lowery, educator/founder of the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law ; and E. Wendy Trachte- Huber, a nationally known Trainer/Consultant.
Areas of Practice
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Mediation
Arbitration
Personal Injury - Plaintiff
Certification/Specialties
Certified Mediator
Bar Admissions
Georgia, 1979
Education
Advanced Mediator's Summit, Institute For Conflict Management, Lipscomb University, Nashville, Tennessee, 2007
Woodrow Wilson College of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, 1979
J.D.
Manville Personal Injury Settlement Trust Mediation Training
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois, 1972
B.S.
Major: Business
Presentations
11th Annual ADR Institute and the 2004 Neutrals' Conference November 18-20, 2004
Topic: Techniques of Experienced Mediators
2005 Auto Torts Workshop August 5-6, 2005
Topic: Techniques on Mediating an Auto Case
2006 Auto Torts Workshop August 11-12, 2006
Topic: Make that phone call: How to Get the Most Money
Out of your Case at Mediation
