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F. Carlton King , Jr., Esq.

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    Practice Areas & Industries
    Business/Commercial
    Personal Injury
    Professional Liability
    Employment Law
    Estates/Trusts
    Insurance
    Real Estate
    Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities
    Background and Education

    F. Carlton King, Jr., Esq. is an experienced mediator and arbitrator who has handled cases in many substantive areas of practice. With more than 50 years of experience as an active trial lawyer, he has represented individuals and multinational corporations, plaintiffs and defendants, in both federal and state courts across the country. This background provides him with insight into the wide array of legal and practical issues that can impact settlement. 

    As a mediator and arbitrator, Mr. King has resolved numerous personal injury matters, including medical malpractice, product liability, and wrongful death cases. He also has experience with employment, real estate, insurance, trusts & estates, as well as a variety of business/commercial disputes. 

    In mediation, Mr. King gives both sides his honest evaluation of their strengths and weaknesses and parties appreciate his candor. As an arbitrator, he is an active participant in the process. He ensures that matters move along efficiently and manages the hearing process while still allowing them to present their case. 

    Mr. King is available to hear cases virtually or in person in Atlanta.

    Representative Matters

    • Business/Commercial
        • Mediated and arbitrated various breach of contract matters including matters involving the UCC 
        • Mediated and arbitrated disputes involving business torts including unfair competition, trade secret theft, trade name infringement, contract interference, price discrimination, fraud, and professional malpractice
        • Mediated disputes between partners, limited partners, shareholders, and joint venturers, including dissolution of professional and other partnerships and corporations
        • Mediated a contract dispute between a doctor and medical research company
        • Mediated and arbitrated disputes involving banking and other financial institutions, including credit cards and credit unions
        • Arbitrated many Coin Operated Amusement Machine (COAM) cases
        • Arbitrated several consumer matters involving car title loans
        • Mediated a construction contract dispute
    • Personal Injury
        • Arbitrated many nursing home cases involving allegations of personal injury or wrongful death; issues included alleged negligence, medical malpractice, 
        • Arbitrated products liability cases
    • Professional Liability
        • Arbitrated a variety of medical malpractice claims involving facilities such as nursing homes, long term care facilities, and hospitals
    • Employment Law
        • Arbitrated a breach of employment contract dispute related to furloughs and financial assistance received because of the COVID-19 pandemic
        • Arbitrated a FSLA overtime collective action
        • Arbitrated a breach of a contract claim where a CEO disputed a discharge for cause
        • Mediated an employment dispute between a senior living facility and a former employee
        • Mediated numerous sexual harassment claims
        • Mediated a race and national origin discrimination claim against a city
        • Mediated a case where a school superintendent was dismissed by a local school board
        • Mediated a race discrimination claim against a senior manager of a major retail chain
        • Mediated several claims for unpaid commissions and stock options
        • Mediated numerous claims involving denial of disability benefits
    • Estates/Trusts
        • Mediated and Arbitrated trusts and estates matters involving wills and estate contests and breach of fiduciary duty
    • Insurance
        • Mediated matters involving coverage and bad faith issues
        • Mediated several cases where insurance carriers have been involved and participated in the mediation
    • Real Estate
        • Mediated a commercial real estate dispossessory action 
        • Mediated and arbitrated real estate disputes involving developers, custom and production builders, homeowners, brokers, and commercial leases

    Honors, Memberships, and Professional Activities

    Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS. 
     
    • Fellow, American College of Civil Trial Mediators
    • Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Mediation, Arbitration and Commercial Litigation, 2003-2025
    • Listed in Who’s Who Legal, Commercial Mediation, 2022
    • Atlanta Collegium of Arbitrators and Mediators
    • Selected a Georgia Super Lawyer, limited to 5% of the Georgia Bar, based on peer evaluation
    • Member, American Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, and State Bar of Georgia
    • Member, Georgia Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators
    • Adjunct Professor, Employment Litigation, Emory University School of Law

    Background and Education

    • Civil Trial Practice since 1971
    • Former Partner: King & Croft, LLP; Ford Harrison; and Hansell, Post, Brandon & Dorsey (now Jones Day)
    • J.D., University of Virginia, 1971; Order of the Coif; Law Review
    • BA., Furman University, 1968
    Counsel Comments
    • "Carlton assisted my company in mediating a very difficult employment dispute. It was clear that he was prepared for the mediation. He had a good handle on the facts and understood the challenges to resolution. Carlton was creative and pushed both sides hard to move closer to amicable resolution." 

      -Corporate Counsel for Fortune 100 Retailer
    • "Carlton assisted me in resolving a thorny reverse-race discrimination and sex discrimination claim brought by a high level executive against my client employer. Carlton approached the mediation in a way that allowed both parties to understand clearly that he knew and appreciated the underlying facts and applicable law. He was able to get both parties to see the strengths and weaknesses of their respective cases in a manner which garnered trust from both sides. I would recommend Carlton for any employment or business dispute."

      -Management Employment Litigator
    • “We have employed Carlton in employment-related cases because of his expertise and experience in the area. That experience and expertise has been very instrumental in making him an effective mediator. He has been successful in circumstances where the parties were very far apart in achieving resolution. I heartily recommend Carlton for employment-related matters.” 

      -Plaintiff Employment Litigator
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