Biography
Hon. Jonathan C. Peters has substantial experience as a mediator and arbitrator in a wide variety of disputes including complex and high stakes cases. Because of his ADR skills and his experience, both as a former DeKalb County Superior Court Judge and as a litigator who has represented plaintiffs and defendants in hundreds of jury trials, many attorneys seek him out to mediate or arbitrate their cases.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Has served as mediator and arbitrator in numerous cases since leaving the bench in 1991, including business, personal injury, property, construction, banking, professional liability, and high asset domestic disputes
- Superior Court Judge, DeKalb County (Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit), 1986-1991
- Special Master, Georgia Supreme Court
Representative Matters
Served as mediator or arbitrator in:- Multi-million dollar deregulated utility business dispute between retailer and reseller involving complex financial, regulatory, and contract issues and thousands of documents
- Music industry dispute involving financial, intellectual property, royalty, and creative issues
- Wrongful death of child involving design and construction defect issues and multiple defendants
- Commercial building dispute with professional tenants
- Internet based business dispute between owner and bank involving bankruptcy and lender liability issues
- Internet company/underwriters dispute involving failed IPO
- High asset domestic disputes involving professionals
- Personal injury cases involving medical malpractice, products, and premises liability
Completed Virtual ADR training conducted by the JAMS Institute, the training arm of JAMS.
- Recognized as a Georgia Best Lawyer, ADR and Personal Injury categories, 2021
- Named the Best Lawyers’ 2019 Atlanta Arbitration “Lawyer of the Year”
- Named the Best Lawyers’ 2018 Atlanta Personal Injury Litigation “Lawyer of the Year”
- Named the Best Lawyers’ 2016 Atlanta Mediation “Lawyer of the Year”
- Tradition of Excellence Award 2009, Georgia State Bar
- Fellow, American Collee of Trial Lawyers
- Fellow, International Academy of Trial Lawyers
- Master, Bleckley Inn of Court
- Recognized as a “Georgia Super Lawyer” since 2004 and as a “Top 100 Attorneys in Georgia” by Law & Politics Magazine
- State Bar of Georgia (Former member, State Bar Disciplinary Panel)
- Lawyers Club of Atlanta
- National Judicial College
- Currently partner at Peters & Monyak, LLP
- Judge, Superior Court, Stone Mountain Judicial Court, 1986-1991
- DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney, 1976 – 1984
- Public Defender, DeKalb County, 1974-1976
- J.D., University of Georgia, 1974
- B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1971
- Currently partner at Peters & Monyak, LLP
- Judge, Superior Court, Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit, 1986-1991
- DeKalb County Assistant District Attorney, 1976-1984
- Public Defender, DeKalb County, 1974-1976
- J.D., University of Georgia, 1974
- B.B.A., Georgia State University, 1971
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- Banking
- Business/Commercial
- Construction Defect
- Employment Law
- Family Law
- Personal Injury/Torts
- Professional Liability
- Real Property
- Special Master/Discovery Referee
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