Get to Know our Neutrals

Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

  Minorities, women and those who are LGBTQ are vastly underrepresented on mediation and arbitration panels. What can be done to address this? When folks spend time in arenas where they are in the majority, …

Mon, Apr 15th, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

What do you say in the opening session to orient the parties to the mediation process and get things off to a good start? I always start with a smile. Everyone is a little nervous, …

Fri, Apr 12th, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

What does it take to resolve an unyielding dispute?  The ability to have the parties look beyond their emotions.  Disputes are often unyielding as a result of the deep emotions tied to the issues.  Being …

Mon, Apr 8th, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Why did you become a lawyer? I have always enjoyed problem solving.  From an early age, I would take things apart and put them back together, such as our family computer.  That curiosity fueled a …

Sat, Apr 6th, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Why did you become a lawyer, then a neutral? Mr. Morton made me want to be a lawyer. When I was in college, I did an internship at the public defender’s office in Memphis, TN. …

Thu, Mar 21st, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Debbie Tarkington and Thomas “Todd” Bechtel were recently elevated to Senior Neutrals at Miles Mediation & Arbitration. Senior Neutrals at Miles are mediators, arbitrators, and special masters who have developed a full-time ADR practice. Debbie and Todd …

Wed, Jan 2nd, 2019 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Craig Avery, Esq. is a mediator with  25+ years of litigation experience. He is a veteran defense and plaintiff’s attorney with significant experience handling cases involving soft tissue and catastrophic injuries, wrongful death, premises liability, …

Sat, Dec 29th, 2018 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

What was your first law job? Crim and Bassler What made you want to become a lawyer? How did you decide to branch out into mediation and alternative dispute resolution?   After 25 plus years, I …

Sat, Dec 22nd, 2018 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

  What was your first law job?  My first legal job after graduation from law school was with Brannen, Searcy & Smith….the only law firm that I have worked for (34 years).   What made …

Fri, Dec 21st, 2018 | by Miles Mediation and Arbitration

Sarah “Sally” Akins is a mediator and arbitrator available in Savannah and Atlanta.  She handles cases involving premises liability; automobile and truck accidents; professional negligence (medical, legal and pharmaceutical) litigation involving counties and municipalities including …