F. Edwin Hallman, Jr.

Mediator/Arbitrator

Main:

678-222-0248

Fax:

404-252-3376

Direct:

404-588-2525

[email protected]

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Administrative Fee
$200.00 per party/per day

Mediation / Arbitration Hourly Fees
2 Party Case: $175.00 Per Party Per Hour
3 Party Case: $150.00 Per Party Per Hour
4 Party Case: $135.00 Per Party Per Hour

Fees are the same for any additional time spent on document review, research, written findings of fact/law and other outside time, if any, necessary to prepare or make an informed award or evaluation.

TRAVEL TIME:
For travel time charges for mediations & arbitrations held at locations other than at BAY’s offices in Atlanta, please contact BAY.>

ALL CHARGES WILL BE SHARED EQUALLY AMONG ALL PARTIES, UNLESS OTHERWISE AGREED IN WRITING. RATES MAY BE ADJUSTED FOR SPECIAL SITUATIONS. THE FEE IS TO BE AGREED UPON IN ADVANCE.

OUR CONTRACT FOR SERVICES IS WITH THE ATTORNEY(S). WE EXTEND CREDIT, WITH NO ADVANCE DEPOSIT REQUIREMENT, BASED ON THE ATTORNEY’S CREDIT. THE ATTORNEY, IN TURN, COLLECTS FROM HIS/HER CLIENT. THEREFORE, WE EXPECT PAYMENT FROM THE ATTORNEY(S) REGARDLESS OF CLIENT ACTIVITY. ALL FEES MUST BE PAID IN FULL ON EVERY ARBITRATION PRIOR TO THE AWARD BEING PUBLISHED.

*** A FINANCE CHARGE OF 1.50% PER MONTH (18% PER YEAR) WILL BE CHARGED ON BALANCES DUE OVER 45 DAYS.

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Ed Hallman, Jr. has practiced law for more than 40 years. His practice covers all aspects of litigation, permitting, regulatory compliance, including energy related issues, and environmental issues associated with real estate and business transactions. He represents domestic and international clients and manages legal issues related to environmentally impacted properties in numerous states around the country. His client base ranges from multi-billion dollar international corporations, oil refineries and distributors, to family-run businesses and dairy farms. Ed also manages complex business transactions, litigates corporate and individual claims, including contract issues. He has achieved unusual or unique accomplishments in his practice, including leading the way in many areas of environmental law and saving millions of dollars for corporate clients in Superfund and energy and RCRA liability settlements. Ed has participated in numerous landmark decisions that have clarified various environmental and energy statutes and regulations. In addition, Ed is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated¹ by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has lectured often at law schools and at continuing legal education seminars.

^{¹ AV®Preeminent™ is a certification mark of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings Fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.}

Areas of Expertise

Business + Commercial
Environmental
Real Estate + Condemnation
Wills, Trusts + Probates

Locations

Atlanta

Languages Spoken

English

Credentials

ADR Training

Completed 7 hours of Arbitration Training through Henning Mediation & Arbitration Service, Inc.

Education

University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1971
Wake Forest University, B.A., 1968

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Georgia

Court Admissions

U.S. Court of Federal Claims
U.S. Court of Appeals, 11th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Middle District of Georgia
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Georgia Court of Appeals

Legal Employment

Hallman & Wingate, LLC, Marietta, Georgia (Partner, 2008 – present)
Decker, Hallman, Barber & Briggs, P.C., Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 2002-2008)
Decker & Hallman, Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 1980 -2002)
U.S. Dept. of Energy, Atlanta, Georgia (1975 -1980)
Law Firm of Christopher & Hallman, Atlanta, Georgia (Partner, 1973 -1975)
Assistant Attorney General of The State of Georgia (1971-1973)

Professional Affiliations

State Bar of Georgia (Environmental, Litigation and Real Estate Sections);
American Bar Association (Environmental Law Section);
Cobb County Bar Association

Other Professional Accomplishments

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated¹ by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Lead attorney in the case of Hoffman v. Atlanta Gas Light Company, 206 Ga. App. 727, 426 S.E.2d 387 (1992), which clarified the concepts of trespass and continuing abatable nuisance and statutes of limitation associated with movement of contamination in soil and groundwater.
Lead attorney in the case of Redwing Carriers, Inc. v. Saraland Apartments, 94 F.3d 1489 (11th Cir. 1996), which clarified the PRP divisibility defense for joint and several liability in federal Superfund cases.
Lead attorney in the case of Boyce v. Augusta-Richmond County, Superior Court of Richmond County, Georgia, Case No. 2001-RCCV-111 (2003) (not reported), which is the first case to hold a municipality liable for spreading sewage sludge which contained hazardous wastes on farm lands.
Lead attorney in the case of McElmurray, et al. v. United States Department of Agriculture, 535 F. Supp.2d 1318 (11th Cir. 2008), which resulted in the recovery of over $1.5 Million from the federal government for unlawfully withheld farm subsidies.

Presentations

Annual Presenter: Conference of Georgia Tank & Equipment Contractors Association

Publications

“Wading in Sewage Sludge – Keeping Afloat Through the Federal Administrative Procedures Act”, Calendar Call: General Practice and Trial Section State Bar of Georgia, Vol. XV, Fall 2008 No. 3.