Frank C. Laney

Frank C. Laney was Circuit Mediator for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit for 25 years, mediating more than 5000 cases, before retiring in April 2022.  He has been an ex-officio member of the NC Dispute Resolution Commission since its inception in 1995, then in 2021 was appointed as a commissioner. He is also an adjunct professor at Campbell University, High Point University, and North Carolina Central University Schools of Law.  He teaches the Commission required training for mediator certification with CDSS.  Since 2015 he has taught mediation in Belarus, including one fall as a visiting Fulbright Specialist.  More recently he has taught mediators in Ukraine, Russia, and Kazakhstan.  He helped lead the effort to design and implement each of the court-based mediation programs in North Carolina.  

• BA in Psychology from North Carolina State University – 1979
• JD from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill – 1982

• North Carolina Bar - March 1983, US District Court EDNC – August 1983
• US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit - April 1987
• US Supreme Court – November 2011

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$250 per hour, $75 per hour travel time plus hotel or airfare as needed.

Flexible, call to discuss if needed.