Hon. Cynthia D. Wright, Senior Judge, joins JAMS following two decades on the bench in Fulton County Superior and State courts, including two successful terms as chief judge. Judge Wright heard thousands of civil cases involving civil rights, education, employment, business and governmental entities. She also spent 12 years in the family law division.
Prior to serving in the judiciary, Judge Wright had a diverse legal career in both the public and private sectors. As chief counsel and assistant counsel to two Georgia governors, she provided advice on legal issues, drafted legislation and acted as a liaison to many state agencies. Her signature accomplishment as chief counsel was drafting legislation establishing the Georgia Lottery.
Judge Wright’s legal career as a public servant includes service as a hearing officer for the Georgia Office of Fair Employment Practices (now the Georgia Commission on Equal Opportunity). Judge Wright also was counsel to the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority, a public corporation that sells securities for financing low- and moderate-income apartments and provides funding for first-time homebuyers.
Judge Wright spent time in the private sector at Troutman Sanders and later founded her own firm. Most recently, she expanded the mediation and arbitration practice at Boyd Collar Nolen Tuggle & Roddenbery.
Judge Wright is known for her success in facilitating settlement discussions in even the most contentious and complex disputes by thoroughly preparing and offering creative and evaluative paths forward. She has received accolades for her professionalism, always demonstrating the utmost respect for counsel and litigants.
ADR Experience and Qualifications
- Presided over hundreds of settlement conferences in business, governmental and family law disputes
- Chaired the Fulton County Superior Court’s Business Court and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Board for four years
- Presided over thousands of domestic cases throughout her 12 years of service in the family division
Representative Matters
Judge Wright has substantial litigation, judicial and settlement experience in various civil practice areas, including the following:
- Contract disputes
- Personal injury matters
- Workplace harassment and discrimination in employment claims
- Medical malpractice
- Trade secrets
- Legal and other professional malpractice
- Landlord/tenant disputes
- Government subsidized housing issues (between co-owners/ government and owners)
- Disputes between governmental entities (county boundaries, jurisdictional questions and annexation)
- Breaches of nonsolicitation, nondisclosure and noncompete agreements
- Modifications of final judgments in all areas
- Condominium or homeowners’ association disputes
- Disputes involving contract letting by governmental entities, including airport concessions
- Defamation and libel
- Fraudulent conveyance and fraudulent transfer claims
- Valuation disputes involving net worth, company values and trust assets
- Privilege logs in pending court cases
Family Law
- High-asset divorce cases, often involving family trusts or closely held corporations
- Custody disputes, divorce and post-divorce, or never married
- Same-sex family issues, married, unmarried and civil unions
- Family support and maintenance issues
- Negotiation, interpretation and enforcement of prenuptial and post-nuptial agreements
- Transgender issues
- Trust and estate or will disputes
- Alimony
- Annulment
- Creation and modification of parenting plans
- Children with special medical or educational needs
- Parents with special issues (alcohol, drug, anger and mental health issues)
