Frank Hamlin has conducted over 3000 mediation and arbitration sessions throughout the mid-south since 1992. His experience with mediation and arbitration includes cases involving personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, aviation crash litigation, DalkonShield suits, medical malpractice suits, nursing home litigation, environmental disputes, construction cases, commercial litigation, securities litigation, employment litigation, insurance contract disputes, and disputes involving government entities. Frank has lectured at seminars and at law schools on mediation and arbitration. In 22 years of public and private practice, Frank tried over 80 jury trials and numerous non jury trials.
Education
- J.D., University of Memphis, 1974
- B.S.B.A., University of Arkansas, 1971
Work History
- Mediator/Owner, Hamlin Dispute Resolution, LLC, 2010-present
- Mediator/Arbitrator, ADR, Inc., 1998-2010
- Solo Practitioner, 20% civil litigation practice; 80% mediator and arbitrator, 1995-1997
- Part-time mediator and arbitrator, 1992-1994
- Private Practice, Fourteen attorney firm, 1979-1994
- Private Practice, Four attorney firm, 1977-1979
- Deputy Prosecuting Attorney. 1975-1977
- Law Clerk for two trial judges, 1974-1975
- Legal Intern, Memphis and Shelby County Legal Services, 1973-1974
Mediation/Arbitration Training
- Numerous Advanced mediator trainings through the American College of Civil Trial Mediators and the Association of Attorney-Mediators
- Advanced mediator training, 24 hours, Abrams Mediation and Negotiation, Inc., 2004
- Arbitrator training, 6 hours, National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), 1999
- Arbitrator training, 10 hours, Duke University School of Law, 1995 and 1996
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Mediator Training, 3 hours, 1999
- United States Postal Service Mediator Training, 20 hours, 1998 and 2000
- Advanced mediator training, 20 hours, Mediation and Conflict Mgmt. Services, 1995
- Advanced training, 15 hours, Attorney Mediator Institute, 1995 and 1996
- Basic Mediation, 40 hours, Attorney Mediator Institute, 1993
Professional Affiliations
- American College of Civil Trial Mediators, Fellow
- Association of Attorney-Mediators
- American Bar Association, section of Dispute Resolution
- Arkansas Bar Association, ADR Committee, former chair and vice-chair
- Arkansas Conflict Resolution Association, President 1999-2001
- National Association of Distinguished Neutrals, Member