Herbert H. Gray, III, P.C. 2024 -Present
Ragsdale, Beals, Seigler, Patterson & Gray, LLP, Atlanta, GA – 1999 – 2023
Varner, Stephens, Wingfield & Humphries, LLP, Atlanta, GA – 1980 – 1999
Powell, Goldstein, Frazer & Murphy (now Bryan Cave Leighton & Pastner, LLP), Atlanta, GA – 1978 – 1980
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:
Member, State Bar of Georgia (Sections on Dispute Resolution – Past Chair, Member of Executive Committee, 2011-2017, Webpage Committee and Webmaster, Past Editor, DR Currents Newsletter; Construction Law; and General Practice and Trial)
Member, Atlanta Bar Association (Sections on Dispute Resolution – Past Chair, Member of Board of Directors, 2010-2015, Program Chair, 2010-2012; Construction Law – Past Chair, Member of Board of Directors, 2010-2016, Section Pro Bono Chair, 2011-; and Litigation)
Member, American Bar Association (Section on Dispute Resolution – Arbitration and Construction Committees; Forum Committee on the Construction Industry –Arbitration and Design Committees)
Commissioner, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution (appointed by the Supreme Court of Georgia); Chair, DR Outreach Committee and Member, Training and Credentialing Committee
Member, Construction Mega Project Panel, Construction, Real Estate and Environmental Arbitration Panel, Commercial Arbitration Panel, Large and Complex Case Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association
Member, Master Construction Mediator Panel, Mediation.org, American Arbitration Association
Certified Mediator, International Mediation Institute
Member, Arbitration and Mediation Panels, International Centre for Dispute Resolution
Member, International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution, Panel of Distinguished Neutrals – Construction, Insurance and Insurance Policyholders’ Arbitration and Mediation Panels
HONORS AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Recipient, “Justice Harold G. Clarke Award for Outstanding Contribution to Dispute Resolution in Georgia” given by the Supreme Court of Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section – 2020
Fellow, American College of Construction Lawyers
Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators, (President, 2018-2019; Member, Board of Directors 2013-2020; Branding and Strategic Planning; Law Firm CLE (Vice-Chair), Construction, Nominating and Diversity Committees)
Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
Fellow, Georgia Arbitrators’ Forum, (President, 2019)
Fellow, The Georgia Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators
Fellow, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
Top-Rated Georgia ADR Lawyer, Super Lawyer® and Atlanta Magazines®
Named, “Top 100 Georgia Lawyers®” in Super Lawyer® and Atlanta Magazines®
Named as a “Georgia Super Lawyer®” in both Construction Law and Alternative Dispute Resolution by Atlanta Magazine®
Named, “Lawyer of the Year – Construction Law, Atlanta® – 2019” by The Best Lawyers in America®
Listed, “The Best Lawyers in America®, Construction Law”
Listed, “Top Rated Lawyers in America, Construction Litigation® and Construction Law®”, Corporate Counsel Magazine®, American Lawyer® , National Law Journal®; The Atlanta Journal- Constitution® , Fulton County Daily Report® and The Wall Street Journal®
Member, American Arbitration Association University Faculty
Member, American Arbitration Association Construction Arbitration Rule 7 (Joinder and Consolidation) Revision Committee, 2009-2011
Mentor, AAA/NCDRC Construction Industry Arbitrator and Mediator Program, 2021 –
Registered Member, Mediation and Arbitration Panels, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta (President, 1991-1992; Executive Committee 1986-1993)
Trustee, Atlanta Lawyers Foundation, Inc., 1992-1999, (Chairman, 1995-1996; Recording Secretary, 1997-1999)
Member, The Advocates, Ltd.
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Founding Donor, AAA/ICDR Foundation
Member, Atlanta International Arbitration Society, International Mediation Subcommittee
Lecturer, “Professionalism in Arbitration” with L. Tyrone Holt, Esq., 28th Annual Arbitration Institute and Neutrals’ Conference, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section, Atlanta, GA – 2021; Lecturer , “A Few Current Issues in Arbitration – 2020”, 27th Annual Dispute Resolution Institute and Neutrals’ Conference, Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section, Atlanta, GA – 2020; Lecturer, “Best Practices for Virtual Mediations and Arbitrations”, Atlanta Bar Association Construction Law and Dispute Resolution Sections, Atlanta, GA – 2020; Lecturer, “Mediation from Three Viewpoints”, Georgia State University School of Law, Atlanta, Ga – 2020, 2021; Lecturer, “Arbitration in Practice”, Mercer University School of Law, Macon, GA – 2019; Lecturer, “Courtroom vs. Hotel Conference Room – When to Use Mediation – Construction Law and Government Contracting”, The Seminar Group, Atlanta, GA – 2019; Lecturer, “I Know ‘Money Doesn’t Count’ and ‘You Want to Beat the Heck Out of ‘Em’…But…Managing Client Expectations in Construction Arbitration”, ABA Spring DR Conference, Minneapolis, MN – 2019; Lecturer, “Handling the Complex Construction Dispute”. ABA Annual Spring DR Conference, Washington, DC – 2018; Lecturer, “Living the ADR Dream: Evolving Experiences in Alternative Dispute Resolution” with Thomas J. Stipanowich, Esq., 24th Annual ADR Institute and Neutrals’ Conference, Atlanta, GA – 2017; Lecturer, “An Insider’s View on Alternative Dispute Resolution from a Career Mediator and Arbitrator”, The Seminar Group, Atlanta, GA – 2017; Program Moderator and Lecturer, “Motion Practice in Arbitration”, Tenth Annual Arbitation Institute, Atlanta, GA – 2016; Lecturer, “Taylor Swift or The Rolling Stones? – The Changing ADR Landscape”, American Arbitration Association Construction Conference, Miami, FL – 2016; Lecturer, “ADR Hybrids: Why Clients Want More Than One Option”, 22nd Dispute Resolution Conference, Atlanta, GA – 2015; Lecturer, “Practical Arbitration”, Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Columbus, GA, 2013; Moderator, “Ten Things Lawyers Like/Hate about Mediators,” Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, Atlanta, GA, 2012; Moderator, “What Exactly Is Barbeque Anyway – A Mock Mediation for the Real Estate Practitioner,” Atlanta Bar Association Dispute Resolution and Real Estate Sections, Atlanta, GA, 2012; Lecturer and Moderator, “Arbitration – What It Is and What It Ain’t: Alternative Dispute Resolution for Trial and Non-Trial Lawyers,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Augusta, GA, 2012; Lecturer, “ADR: Arbitrating and Mediating Construction and Mechanics’ Lien Claims,” Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2012; Moderator, Sixth Annual Arbitration Institute, State Bar of Georgia Dispute Resolution Section and Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2012; Lecturer and Moderator, “Obstacles to Agreement and How To Overcome Them,” Practical Mediation, Institute for Continuing Legal Education in Georgia, Macon, GA, 2012;Lecturer, “Joinder and Consolidation in Arbitration: What Counsel Need to Know,” American Arbitration Association, National Webinar, 2011; Lecturer and Moderator, “Alternative Arbitration Avenues,” ADR Institute, Institute for Continuing Legal Education In Georgia, Atlanta, GA, 2011; Moderator and Speaker, State Bar of Georgia Eighteenth Annual ADR Institute and Neutrals Retreat, Atlanta, GA, 2011; Chair, Moderator and Speaker, State Bar of Georgia Fifth Annual Arbitration Institute, Atlanta, GA, 2011; “The Economy of Med/Arb,” DR
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