- Insurance + Coverage
- Injuries + Accidents
- Business + Commercial
John P. Thielman
Mediator
Main:
678-222-0248
Fax:
404-252-3376
Direct:
813-375-2593
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View Fees
Administrative Fee
$200.00 per party/per dayMediation 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 HourFees 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.
MINIMUM TIME:
A 2-Hour Minimum will be charged in All CasesTRAVEL TIME:
For travel time for hearings outside the metro Atlanta area, $125.00 per hour will be charged, in addition to travel expenses including, but not limited to airfare, mileage, car rental, lodging and meals.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.
CANCELLATION/RESCHEDULE POLICY:
If a Mediation or Arbitration is postponed, rescheduled or canceled for any reason WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS OF THE HEARING, the Responsible Party(s) will be charged a TWO-HOUR MINIMUM at the FULL hourly rate for all parties in the entire case, as stated on BAY Mediation & Arbitration Services, LLC Fee Structure Sheet, included with the Confirmation Letter when the Mediation or Arbitration was scheduled. If any Party has any questions about this Policy, please call Jim directly.
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Schedule with John
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Our staff will contact you on receipt of your Appointment Request form.Please note that a requested date is not fully booked until confirmed by our scheduling coordinator, Sam Kinghorn.
John P. Thielman, Esq. is an experienced trial lawyer, business executive and university professor. He is a former prosecutor and former Chief Counsel of a Fortune 100 insurance company’s Litigation Management department. As a faculty member of Georgia State University’s J. Mack Robinson College of Business, John teaches the United States legal system to undergraduate and graduate students, with an emphasis on Alternative Dispute Resolution. John has participated in hundreds of mediations over his thirty year legal career and has been helping parties resolve disputes as a Mediator at BAY since April 2016. John knows that litigation is time-consuming, distracting and expensive for business. He focuses on helping parties bring their disputes to a fair and timely resolution. John is admitted to practice law in Georgia, Florida, New York and Massachusetts and is a member in good standing of their respective state bar associations.
Areas of Expertise
Locations
- Atlanta
Languages Spoken
- English