Member Profile: Herbert H. (Hal) Gray III

	Herbert H. (Hal) Gray III Ragsdale, Beals, Seigler, Patterson & Gray, LLP 2400 International Tower - Peachtree Center 229 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30303 Tel: (404) 588-0500 Fax: (404) 523-6714 Website: www.rbspg.com Herbert H. (Hal) Gray III regularly travels out of state to Alabama, Tennessee, Texas	View Printable Resume GoogleMaps for this Location View Available Dates Calendar

ADR Services Include:

Mediation; Arbitration; Early Neutral Evaluation; Med-Arb; Facilitation & Systems Design; Discovery Referee; Special Master

Banking & Finance Commercial/Business Community Associations Condominiums Construction Contract Disputes Debt/Foreclosure Eminent Domain Engineering Environmental

Franchise Industrial Insurance International Land Use/Planning Landlord/Tenant Legal Malpractice Partnerships Personal Injury Premises Liability

Probate Professional Fees Professional Liability Professional Malpractice Professional Negligence Real Estate Title Disputes Torts Transportation

BIOGRAPHICAL:

Hal has practiced Construction, Real Estate and Commercial Law and Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution for over thirty years. During that time, in his construction practice, he has represented owners, contractors, subcontractors, insurers, sureties, materialmen and design professionals in claims on construction projects, both public and private, including the Atlanta Olympic Stadium/Turner Field, Atlanta Olympic Village at Georgia Tech, Georgia World Congress Center, Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, hospitals, office buildings, high-rise condominiums, regional shopping centers and malls, hotels, MARTA (Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority) projects, major bridge and roadwork, industrial buildings and other large commercial and government projects.

His general litigation practice has ranged from plaintiffs' personal injury work to large, complex commercial litigation.

 In addition, as a member of the American Arbitration Association neutrals' panels since 1986, Hal has over twenty-five years experience as a construction, commercial and real estate dispute arbitrator and fifteen years experience as a construction, commercial, environmental and real estate dispute mediator.

EDUCATION:

• J.D., Emory University School of Law (1978)
• A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1975)

Memberships & Affiliations

• Member, State Bar of Georgia (Section on Dispute Resolution, Section Chair, 2012-2013, Member, Executive Committee 2011-2013, Chair, Webpage Committee 2010-2012)
• Member, Atlanta Bar Association (Sections on Dispute Resolution, Chair-Elect 2012-2013, Member, Board of Directors and Program Chair 2010-2013, Secretary/Treasurer 2011-2012; and Construction Law, Member, Board of Directors 2010-2012)
• Member, American Bar Association (Section on Dispute Resolution - Arbitration and Construction Committees and Forum on the Construction Industry - Arbitration and Design Committees)
• Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Member, Georgia Arbitrators' Forum
• Member, Construction Industry Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Commercial Arbitration Panel, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Large and Complex Case Panel, American Arbitration Association
• Member, Mediation Panel, American Arbitration Association
• Member, American Arbitration Association Construction Arbitration Rules Revision Committee - 2009
• Faculty, American Arbitration Association University
• Member, Associated General Contractors of America, Georgia Branch
• Member, Civil Mediation and Arbitration Panels, Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution
• Member, American Property Tax Counsel
• Member, Lawyers Club of Atlanta (President, 1991-92; Executive Committee 1986-93)
• Trustee, Atlanta Lawyers Foundation, 1992-1999 (Chairman, 1995-96; Secretary, 1997-1999)
• Member, Phi Delta Phi, Lamar Inn Chapter, Emory University
• Named as Georgia Super Lawyer in Construction Law by Law & Politics and Atlanta Magazine

Rates

Herbert H. (Hal) Gray III is a member of the Georgia Academy of Mediators & Arbitrators, the state's premier roster of certified attorney-mediators. The NCASCM profile includes more specific local information, such as counties and regions served, and can be visited directly at www.georgiamediators.org/hal-gray