Jennifer Grippa
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Overview

Jennifer Grippa

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Jennifer has 22 years of courtroom, trial, and conflict resolution experience. She is a former partner and construction practice group leader of a large 150+ member law firm and is double- barred in both Florida and Georgia. As a Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Court Mediator, Registered Neutral in the State of Georgia, and a Super Lawyer in the area of ADR, she resolves complex litigation.

A full-time arbitrator and mediator since 2016, Jennifer has resolved private and court-ordered business and construction disputes, including:

  • Arbitrating an $18MM dispute involving construction of a dam and water reservoir with grout curtain and cut off wall. Issues involved differing site conditions, schedule and critical path impacts, and liquidated damages.
  • Arbitrating a $7MM dispute involving multi-family residential construction project involving nine buildings. Issues involved negligent construction, breach of warranty, wrongful termination, and payment claims.
  • Arbitrating numerous negligent construction cases involving commercial, multi-family, and mixed-use residential properties. Issues involved framing, roofing, interior finishing, windows, building envelope, HVAC, plumbing, stucco, mold, and water intrusion, alleged defects in construction, delays, lien claims, unlicensed contractor claims, lost profits, and liquidated damages claims.
  • Arbitrating a dispute involving alleged fraud in the purchase and sale of multi-family real estate tracts. Issues involved due diligence, disclosures, representations, warranties, and the calculation of damages.
  • Mediating hundreds of cases involving construction contract claims, negligent construction, and payment disputes, Miller Act claims, surety bond claims, insurance coverage, bad faith claims, change order disputes, and delay claims.
  • Mediating multi-party cases, both in-person and virtually, involving 30+ participants.

Jennifer has significant experience in the following types of disputes: construction contract claims, delay claims, construction defects, payment and performance bond claims, payment disputes, warranty claims, liens, licensing, subcontractor defaults, termination claims, geotechnical and subsurface condition claims, differing site conditions, negligence, general liability claims, property damage, and environmental pollution and contamination claims.

Her construction-specific project experience includes roadway and road widening, airport taxiways and runways, military base facilities construction, fire stations, dam and reservoirs, churches, condominiums, civil and site work, HVAC, electrical systems, conveyer systems, parking deck failures, roof collapses, bridge crane construction, aircraft hangar construction, retaining walls, slope issues, concrete failures, rebar design, framing, structural steel fabrication, sinkholes, helical piers, stucco, sewer lines, piping design and installation, plumbing, roofing, windows, building envelope issues, geotechnical analysis, soil borings, groundwater, environmental, grout curtains, cutoff walls, waterproofing, and water intrusion. Jennifer is a LEED® Accredited Professional with a specialty in building design and construction.

Her mediation and arbitration experience has involved public and private projects, commercial, industrial, aerospace, governmental, infrastructure, multifamily, mixed-use residential, and residential projects. She is experienced in design-bid-build, design-build, joint venture, construction management, project management, and other contractual arrangements and delivery systems for complex commercial construction projects.

Jennifer also has extensive complex commercial litigation experience. As a former business litigator, and as a neutral, her commercial litigation experience includes contract disputes, partnership and shareholder conflicts and derivative claims, director and officer liability, deceptive and unfair trade practices, business tort litigation, commercial real estate disputes, commercial lease disputes, premises liability claims, employment disputes, employee dishonesty suits, restrictive covenant disputes, professional liability claims, and negligence, including arbitrating and mediating claims involving nursing and long-term care facilities.

Her arbitration, mediation, and/or litigation experience includes insurance involved disputes, such as insurance coverage litigation, fidelity bond claims, crime policies, D&O policies, professional liability policy claims, and bad faith.

Jennifer is available to mediate and arbitrate in Jacksonville, Savannah, Atlanta and central Florida (Tampa, Orlando, Lakeland, and surrounding areas).

Admitted to Practice

  • Florida Bar
  • Florida Certified Circuit Civil Mediator
  • Florida Supreme Court Qualified Arbitrator
  • U.S. District Court, Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia
  • Georgia Court of Appeals
  • State and Superior Courts of Georgia
  • Supreme Court of Georgia

Education

  • Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2001
    • Editor, Syracuse Law Review
    • Editor, Syracuse Law and Technology Journal
    • Justinian Honor Society
    • ATLA Trial Team
    • Law Clerk, U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
    • Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of New York
  • State University of New York at Geneseo, B.A., 1998
    • Dean’s List & Scholarship Recipient
    • President, Pre-Law Society
    • President, Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity
    • Intern, Monroe County District Attorney’s Office
    • Volunteer, Livingston County Center for Dispute Resolution

Professional or Trade Affiliations

  • LEED Accredited Professional with specialty in Building Design & Construction
  • Board of Directors, Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section
  • Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law Section
  • Atlanta Bar Association Litigation Section
  • Lawyers Club of Atlanta
  • AAA Panel Arbitrator
  • Jacksonville Bar Association
  • Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association
  • Florida Women Lawyers Association

Honors and Awards

  • Georgia’s Super Lawyers (Construction Law and ADR)
  • Georgia Trend’s Legal Elite (Construction and Real Estate)
  • Atlanta Magazine “Top Women Attorneys in Georgia”

Podcasts

Webinars

  • Virtual Arbitration: Practical Advice on Moving Forward in the Current Environment
  • Residential & Multi-Family Construction Disputes: Is there a Practical Solution?
  • Best Practices for Virtual Mediations & Arbitrations
  • Mobile Mediation: A Practical Solution to Settling Construction Disputes on the Job Site

 

Testimonials

“I was really impressed with Jennifer’s professionalism and humanness shown during her interactions with all of the parties involved in a most unfortunate case.  She truly showed an excellent level of legal knowledge and expertise, but what was most important was her genuine concern for helping to move the parties towards a level of reconciliation and sincere forgiveness towards each other.  She did an excellent job!”
-L. Scott
“Jennifer was an incredibly effective mediator for our seemingly impossible tri-party mediation.  Though all parties were largely pessimistic about the outcome before the mediation began, Jennifer rolled up her sleeves, reviewed 1000+ pages of documents, and met with each party before we even stepped foot into her office for the mediation.  During the mediation, Jennifer ensured that all parties were heard and listened with incredible patience.  When many had resigned to the fact that the case may not settle, Jennifer always kept a positive outlook and continued to push us toward a settlement.  Eventually, we all saw the light and the case was settled against significant odds.  I could not have been more pleased with Jennifer’s mediation services.”
-I. Hall

“Going into mediation in a multi-party construction dispute, I did not think our case could be settled, and during mediation, there were many times when it seemed like it was pointless to continue. However, Jennifer refused to give up. It was clear that she believed the case could be settled, and she and kept working until she found a way to get it done.”

-Z. Anderson

Publications

Speaking Engagements

  • Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law Section Breakfast, October 2023
  • Bracketology: Using Conditional Offers To Settle Your Case At Mediation, Jacksonville Bar Association’s 2023 CME for Mediators, May 2023
  • “Trends in Alternative Dispute Resolution for In-House Counsel”, Atlanta Bar Association, 2023
  • “The Art, Timing, and Tact in Engaging in Evaluative Processes: Attorney and Party Roles in Mediation”, State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section, 2022
  • “Upping Your Game in Dispute Resolution”, Atlanta Bar Association 2022
  • Arbitration Clause Drafting – Considerations and Pitfalls, 12th Annual Arbitration Institute, 2019
  • Winning Settlement Strategies, State Bar of Georgia ICLE, 2019
  • Claims Against Mediators & Arbitrators, Atlanta Bar Association, 2019
  • Professionalism in Mediation, 36th Annual Insurance Law Institute, 2017
  • Effective Mediation Strategies, The Seminar Group, Insurance in the Construction Industry, 2017
  • Strategies in Mediation, Winter, Capriola, Zenner, 2017
  • Construction Mediation, Hendrick Phillips Salzman & Siegel, 2017
  • Construction Industry Trends and Alternative Dispute Resolution, NewsTalk 1160AM Interview, 2016

Community Involvement

  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Volunteer
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Volunteer
  • Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation, Volunteer
Rates and Fees

Rates - Jennifer Grippa

If you have questions regarding our rates and fees, please contact support@milesadr.com

Jacksonville Mediation Rates Atlanta/Savannah Mediation Rates4hr Min.
2 Party Case: $250 per party; per hour 2 Party Case: $350 per party; per hour
3 Party Case: $225 per party; per hour 3 Party Case: $275 per party; per hour
4 Party Case: $200 per party; per hour 4 Party Case: $250 per party; per hour
5+ Party Case: Flat Rate Available Upon Request 5+ Party Case: Flat Rate Available Upon Request

Arbitration Hourly Rate: $650 per hour

MEDIATION CANCELLATION POLICY

Mediations cancelled within 10 days of the mediation will be charged a cancellation fee of $1,000. However, mediations cancelled, rescheduled or settled within 24 hours of the mediation will be charged 4 hrs. of the Neutral’s hourly rate . Cancellation fees shall be sent to the cancelling party unless otherwise agreed to by the parties.

Mediation /Arbitration Admin Fees
Atlanta Mediation Admin Fee - $300 per party
Savannah Mediation Admin Fee - $250 per party
Jacksonville Mediation Admin Fee - $200 per party
Arbitration Commencement And Administration Fee: $1500 per party

ARBITRATION FEE PAYMENT POLICY

Arbitration Commencement and Administrative Fee is $1500.00 per party, per arbitrator. At the commencement of arbitration, each party will be invoiced $1500.00. This fee is refundable minus $500.00 per party until the initial case management order has been issued. All arbitration related invoices are due upon receipt.

ARBITRATION CANCELLATION POLICY

If a single-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 15 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate. However, if the single-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 2 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator’s hourly rate.

If a multi-day Arbitration Hearing scheduled on the merits of the case cancels or reschedules within 28 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 4 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing. However, if the multi-day Arbitration Hearing cancels or reschedules within 7 business days of the hearing, the parties will be charged 8 hours of the Arbitrator's hourly rate for each day reserved for the hearing.

Issuance of the Final Arbitration Order/Award

Arbitration Awards/Orders will not be issued to either party until Miles has received full payment for all fees and expenses associated with the arbitration.