EDUCATION: University of Georgia B.A. & LLB Degrees.
BAR ADMISSION: 1949
LEGAL EMPLOYMENT & EXPERIENCE: 1950-1965 General Law Practice; County Attorney and Bank Attorney 10 years; General Assembly 8 years (Author of Georgia Woman Jury Bill); Court of Appeals of Georgia 1965-1990, Chief Judge; taught Constitutional Law and Appellate Advocacy; 7 years in ADR.
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS: State Bar Georgia; past or present American Bar Association; American Judicature; American Arbitration Association; SPIDR; Cobb County Mediation Assn.; Georgia Family Mediation Assn; SCRIBES; Authors Court; Trustee Georgia Legal History Foundation; Delta Theta Phi Legal Fraternity.
MEDIATION/ARBITRATION TRAINING: 60 hours of mediation training; Domestic Training; observed and have been observed as mediator and as arbitrator; instructor at 4 State Bar Seminars; published articles in National ADR magazines; author of Deen's List: ABC'S ON ADR.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF CASES HANDLED: Over 4,000 published opinions and 14,000 cases on Court; have conducted over 1,000 mediations, arbitrations and case evaluations.
AREAS OF EXPERIENCE: Personal Injury; Trust & Estates; Medical Malpractice; Environmental; Business Law; Insurance Law; Construction; Product Liability; Real Estate; Family Law; Securities; Workers Compensation; Labor & Employment; Banking; Consumer Law; Entertainment/Sports; Intellectual Property; Aviation; Admiralty; International Law; Daytime Baseball type arbitration; and, Arbitration by Briefs (no Hearing held).