Mark C. Travis Travis ADR Services, LLC P.O. Box 2460 Cookeville, TN 38502 Tel: (931) 252-9123 Fax: (931) 520-9123 Email: mtravis@travisadr.com www.travisadr.com

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ADR Services: Mediation (Civil/Commercial) Arbitration (Civil/Commercial) Med-Arb Facilitation Fact Finding ADR Training/CME

Serving the following Divisions and Counties: Serving throughout the State of Tennessee [ Click for Map of Tennessee Counties ]

ADA Disability Appellate Civil Rights Commercial/Business

EEOC Education Employment Labor/Unions

Non-profit Organizations Public Policy Religious Institutions Workers' Compensation

Biographical Notes:

Mr. Travis practiced labor and employment law for 25 years before becoming a full-time neutral in 2008, and in October 2009 became Director of the Tennessee Labor-Management Center. He is a graduate of the University of Louisville School of Law and also holds a Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution from the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at the Pepperdine University School of Law, where he also teaches employment dispute resolution. Mr. Travis currently serves on the panels of the American Arbitration Association, the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the International Mediation Institute, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority. He has also been appointed to serve as an administrative law judge for the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Mr. Travis has served as chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the Tennessee Bar Association, is a founding member of the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, and is listed on CPR's Employment Panel of Distinguished Neutrals. He is also an adjunct professor of labor and employment law at Tennessee Technological University.

Education:

• Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, CA - Master of Laws in Dispute Resolution, 2007
• Brandeis School of Law, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY - Juris Doctor, 1984
• University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN - Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, 1981

Additional Relevant ADR Training:

• Labor Arbitration in a Time of Economic Crisis; American Arbitration Association; April, 2009
• Resolution of Employment Disputes Pre-Arbitration; American Arbitration Association; April, 2009
• Mediations Involving High Conflict Personalities; Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators; March, 2009
• Labor Arbitrator Training; Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; September, 2008
• Mediation and Conflict Coaching; Peacemaker Ministries; August, 2008
• Specialized Mediation; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law; June, 2008
• Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices; American Arbitration Association; March, 2008
• Workplace Dispute Resolution Systems; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law; June, 2007
• National Grievance Mediation Workshop; Mediation Research and Education Project, Northwestern University School of Law; May, 2007
• Advanced Mediation; Center for Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management, Southern Methodist University; January, 2007
• Neutral Investigation and Fact-Finding; Institute on Conflict Resolution, Cornell University; December, 2006
• Employment Law Arbitrator Training, Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University; December, 2006
• Arbitration Practice, Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law; November 2006
• Employment Law Mediator Training, Institute for Conflict Resolution, Cornell University; October, 2006
• Mediating the Litigated Case; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law; March, 2005

Languages

English

Memberships & Affiliations :

• Tennessee Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Dispute Resolution, Chair 2008-2009)
• American Bar Association (Sections: Labor and Employment Law; Dispute Resolution)
• Association for Conflict Resolution (Sections: Workplace)
• Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators, Founding Member (Board of Directors)
• Labor and Employment Relations Association
• Tennessee Labor-Management Foundation (Advisory Committee)

Rates: Call office for details.

Payment: Thirty (30) days after conclusion of case.

Cancellation Policy: Ten (10) days in advance of arbitration.

AVAILABILITY & BOOKING INFORMATION

Calendar Last Updated: 29 Jan 12	Click your preferred date to send our office a Date Request form. All such requests will go immediately to Mark Travis's scheduling staff (mtravis@travisadr.com)