“[The Arbitrator] did an outstanding job in deciding the case and articulating his reasoning and decision. [The Arbitrator rendered the Award] despite his strong personal feelings that this outcome under these circumstances may not be right. Nevertheless, as he found, it is required. The Court commends the Arbitrator for his analysis, thoroughness and integrity.”
- Judge in the Court Order, denying a Motion to Vacate an Arbitration Award |
Dispute Resolution Experience
Ken Starr is an experienced ADR professional and former trial lawyer who is now focusing his practice exclusively on arbitration, mediation and other conflict resolution methods. With over 20 years of trial experience, he served as lead counsel in more than 100 jury and bench trials. He spent several years representing engineers in complex construction disputes involving, inter alia, sewer rehabilitation work, HVAC systems and various types of industrial construction projects. He has served as an ADR Neutral since 1995, having participated in hundreds of ADR sessions. He has taught an ADR course at Georgia State University College of Law, Business Law and Hospitality Law at the University of South Florida, Labor and Employment Law and Business Ethics at Webster University and has extensive experience in labor, employment, franchise, construction, real estate, securities and commercial disputes.
Representative Matters
Mr. Starr has significant ADR experience working with large corporations. A representative sampling of those corporations includes:
- UPS
- Clorox Corp.
- Verizon
- General Motors
- Jefferson Pilot
- Jim Walter Homes
- Home Depot
- San Francisco Examiner
- Citigroup Global
- Raytheon
- Georgia-Pacific
- AFLAC
- McGraw-Hill
- Raymond James Financial
- Lockheed Martin
- Texaco
- Prudential Securities
- Nations Bank
In connection with the above work, he has experience working with co-panelists in various ADR settings, as well as serving as a neutral in handling supply contracts (Home Depot) and franchise agreements (Texaco & General Motors).
Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
- Florida Supreme Court Certified Circuit Civil Mediator.
- Florida Qualified Arbitrator.
- FINRA, Roster of Mediators and Arbitrators.
- United States Postal Service, REDRESS program (employment) Mediator.
- Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, Roster of Labor Arbitrators.
- Florida Public Employees Relations Commission, Roster of Special Magistrates.
- Sarasota County Code Enforcement Special Magistrate.
- Better Business Bureau, Certified Mediator.
- Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31, initial Roster of approved Mediators.
- U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Tennessee, Roster of Mediators and Arbitrators.
Lectures and ADR Trainings Conducted
- Speaker at Florida Labor-Management Conference, St. Pete Beach, August 2010
- "Products Liability Defense, A State-by-State Compendium," Defense Research Institute (Contrib. Ed.) (1992)
- "The Compliance Defense" 32 For the Defense 24 (Oct. 1990)
- Speaker at products liability seminar, State Bar of Georgia, 1990
- Chairman, Chattanooga Bar Assn. Bar/Media Symposium, "Free Press--Fair Trial," Nov., 1989
Background and Education
- University of Georgia, J.D., Herman Talmadge Moot Court semi-finalist.
- University of Tulsa, B.S., Journalism. Phillips Petroleum Advertising Scholarship; Dean's Honor Roll.
- Licensed in Florida, Georgia and Tennessee. Admitted in the United States District Courts for Northern and District of Georgia and the Eastern District of Tennessee, and the United States Circuit Courts of Appeals for the Sixth and Eleventh Circuits.
- Judge Pro-tem, Hamilton County General Sessions Court, 1995.
- Adjunct instructor of business law, Chattanooga State Community College, 1980-1982.
- Adjunct instructor of insurance, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, 1982.
- Instructor of business law for certified professional secretaries, Chattanooga State Community College, 1983-1984.
- Adjunct instructor-ADR, Georgia State University, College of Law, 2002.
- Adjunct instructor-Paralegal program, Keiser College, 2003.
- Adjunct instructor-Labor and Employment Law, Webster University MBA Program, 2003-2010.
- Adjunct Professor-Business Law, University of South Florida, 2005-07.
- Adjunct Professor-Business Ethics, Webster University MBA Program, 2006.
- Member of ACR (formerly SPIDR), Past President of the Florida Chapter of ACR, IRRA, the American Bar Association, State Bar of Georgia, Tennessee Bar Association and The Florida Bar. Past member of the Products Liability Committees of the State Bar of Georgia and the Defense Research Institute.
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