R. Wayne Thorpe, Esquire

JAMS
1201 W. Peachtree Street, NW
Suite 2650
Atlanta, GA 30309

Phone: 404/588-0900
Fax: 404/588-0905
Email: wthorpe@jamsadr.com
Other URL http://www.jamsadr.com
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R. Wayne Thorpe has been an Atlanta lawyer, mediator, arbitrator, special master and case evaluator for over 30 years. Mr. Thorpe has mediated more than 1000 cases and arbitrated more than 400, many including class, mass tort and other multi-party issues, in a wide variety of practice areas including commercial, construction, employment, environmental, government, healthcare, IP, and significant tort cases including product and professional liability.

Types of Cases Mediated
- Americans w/Disabilities Act - Banking
- Business - Civil (general)
- Commercial - Community
- Construction - Contracts
- Criminal - Discrimination
- Education - Employment
- Environmental - Family (other)
- General Mediation - Harassment
- Health Care - Insurance
- Intellectual Property - International
- Labor Management - Land Use
- Landlord - Tenant - Medical
- Municipal - Organizational
- Partnership Dissolutions - Personal Injury
- Probate - Product Liability
- Professional Fees - Professional Malpractice
- Public Policy - Real Estate
- Religious / Church - Securities
- Tax - Torts
- Workplace

MEMBER: 2003


Background
Mr. Thorpe is Chair of the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution. He has been recognized in both Georgia Super Lawyers and The Best Lawyers in America for ADR. Previously he was a litigation partner at Alston & Bird and a law clerk to a federal judge.

Education/Training
He has a JD, cum laude, from UGA, 1979, where he was an editor on the Georgia Law Review, and a BA with distinction from UVA, 1976, where he majored in Government and Russian Studies.


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