The mission of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section is to promote the informed use of ADR procedures to resolve conflicts in a fair, timely, and cost effective manner.
The ADR Section is in the process of creating a list of ADR Section members who are qualified, practicing arbitrators in Mississippi. This list will be maintained on the ADR Section Website and is designed to assist the public and the bar in locating persons qualified to serve as arbitrators. If you are interested in being listed, please fill out the form at the following link. Click here for form.
Leading Arbitration Service Providers:
American Arbitration Association http://www.adr.org/index.asp
National Arbitration Forum http://www.adrforum.com/default.aspx
FINRA (Securities Arbitration) http://www.finra.org/ArbitrationMediation/index.htm
JAMS http://www.jamsadr.com
ADR Related Materials:
Federal Arbitration Act
http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode09/usc_sup_01_9.html
Mississippi Court Annexed Mediation Rules http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/rules/msrulesofcourt/court_annexed_mediation.pdf
Order Establishing Mediator Qualifications for Court Annexed Mediation in Mississippi http://www.mssc.state.ms.us/images/opinions/147299.pdf
Mississippi Civil Practice Statutes on Arbitration and Awards http://michie.com/mississippi/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=main-h.htm&cp
Mediator Directory: /mediators_directory_search.php
Arbitrator Directory: click here
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
2009-2010 Officers
Chair
Joseph “Joe” R. Meadows
Meadows Law Firm
P O Box 1076
Gulfport, MS 39502-1076
Phone: (228) 868-7717
Fax: (228) 868-7715
Email: jmeadows@datasync.com
Vice-Chair
Jeannie Hogan Sansing
Brunini Grantham Grower & Hewes
P O Box 7520
Columbus, MS 39705
Phone: (662) 329-8370
Fax: (662) 240-4127
Email: jsansing@brunini.com
Secretary/Treasurer
Philip W. Gaines
Currie Johnson Griffin Gaines & Myers
P O Box 750
Jackson, MS 39205-0750
Phone: (601) 969-1010
Fax: (601) 969-5120
Email: pgaines@curriejohnson.com
Past Chair
Richard “Rick” W. Wise
H C Bailey Co
1022 Highland Colony Parkway, Suite 300
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601) 853-8005
Fax: (601) 510-9637
Email: rick@hcbailey.com
Executive Committee
Anne P. Veazey (08/2008 – 07/2010)
MS Mediation & Arbitration
218 Hidden Oaks Dr.
Ridgeland, MS 39157
Phone: (601) 573-1224
Fax: (601) 853-7598
Email: anneveazey@aol.com
Executive Committee
Constance “Connie” Slaughter-Harvey (08/2008 – 07/2011)
Attorney at Law
P O Box 88
Forest, MS 39074-0088
Phone: (601) 469-0990
Fax: (601) 469-1182
Email: slaughterharvey@bellsouth.net
Executive Committee
James “Jim” L. Warren III (08/2009 – 07/2012)
Carroll Warren & Parker
P O Box 1005
Jackson, MS 39215-1005
Phone: (601) 592-1010
Fax: (601) 592-6060
Email: jwarren@cwplaw.com