Academy Member Inducted 2010
Map & Directions
Regularly travels out of state to: Alabama, Mississippi
Other ADR Services: ADR Training/CME, Early Neutral Evaluation, Facilitation & Systems Design, Fact Finding, Mini-Trial Judge
Available
- Practice Commenced2000
- # of MEDS (as of 30/7/25)500
- # of ARBS (as of 30/7/25)
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
Biographical
Leigh Ann Roberts is a high conflict and large group mediator supporting parties in conflict primarily in workplace and employment disputes at the Nashville based firm Circle Center Consulting, LLC. Former founding member of the Brentwood law and mediation firm of Papa & Roberts, PLLC, Mediator Roberts has over 25 years of experience providing business, nonprofit, community and family estate/end of life planning conflict resolution services in Middle Tennessee. Previous to that venture, Leigh Ann served as an Assistant Attorney General at the Consumer Protection Division of the Tennessee Attorney General's Office. Mrs. Roberts also practiced in Clarksville, Tennessee for the Richardson Law Firm where her practice consisted of mainly creditor's rights & insurance subrogation. Mrs. Roberts draws from her years of litigation and negotiation experience, as well as her legal practice in both the public, private and nonprofit sectors. As an Assistant Attorney General, she negotiated multi-million dollar settlements for the State of Tennessee and has mediated for many parties in Tennessee courts helping them reach resolutions which greatly enhance their lives and their communities. Mrs. Roberts provides mediation services for many types of disputes, including cases involving medical/insurance claim disputes, construction cases, property disputes, franchise litigation, employment disputes, neighbor & landlord/tenant disputes, contractual claims and conflicts within religious organizations, schools/higher education institutions and community groups.
Case Experience
- ADA Disability
- Automotive
- Banking & Finance
- Civil Rights
- Commercial/Business
- Community Associations
- Condominiums
- Construction
- Consumer Fraud
- Contract Disputes
- Debt Collections
- Discrimination
- EEOC
- Employment
- Entertainment Sector
- Family Businesses
- Franchise
- Health Care
- Insurance
- Intellectual Property
- Landlord/Tenant
- Lemon Law
- Libel & Slander
- Local Govt./Municipalities
- Media & Communications
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Non-profit Organizations
- Partnerships
- Personal Injury
- Police
- Premises Liability
- Product Liability
- Professional Fees
- Professional Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Professional Negligence
- Public Policy
- Real Estate
- Religious Institutions
- Securities
- Sexual Harassment
- Shareholder Disputes
- Sports
- Technology
- Torts
Education
Mrs. Roberts is an attorney and has been a mediator in Tennessee for over twenty-five years. Listed as a Rule 31 Civil Mediator with the Tennessee Supreme Court, Roberts provides commercial, construction & employment mediation services as well as mediation of a host of civil claims including franchise, contract and noncompete disputes. Roberts has served as a certified Workplace Conflict Management Trainer for Mediation Training International and an Adjunct Professor of Mediation for Belmont University's School of Law and Belmont's Massey MBA Program. Leigh Ann is a past Board member and volunteer mediator for the Nashville Conflict Resolution Center and has volunteered hundreds of hours of mediation services to litigants in Davidson County General Sessions Courts. Leigh Ann is certified neutral and mediator with the national panel selected by Construction Dispute Resolution Services, Inc.; and has mediated for the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and the Better Business Bureau (BBB). Roberts attended the University of Mississippi School of Law and mediates claims across the Southeast Region.
Memberships & Affiliations
(includes an assortment of relevant past and present affiliations)
- Statewide Selected Program Recipient, the Tennessee Bar Association Leadership Law Program
- President, Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators
- Chair, Nashville Bar Association Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
- Member, Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice ADR/Mediation Committee
- Adjunct Professor of Mediation, Belmont University MBA Program/Massey School of Business
- Commercial Arbitrator and Mediator, American Arbitration Association
- National Construction Arbitrator, Mediator & Neutral through Construction Dispute Resolution Services
- Designated Neutral for Better Business Bureau and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
- Group Facilitation Trainer and Facilitator for Multi-Party Dialogue and Conflict Management
- ADR Panel Member and Mediator, United States District Court, Middle District of Tennessee
- Church/ Religious Organization Mediator and Trainer through Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
- Certified Workplace Conflict Management Trainer for Mediation Training International, Inc.
- Tennessee Supreme Court Rule 31Listed General Civil Mediator for State of Tennessee
- Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Ethics Commission
- Licensed to Practice Law in both the State of Tennessee and Mississippi
- Association for Conflict Resolution, Nat’l Commercial Section Committee (also Employment and Workplace Section)
- Tennessee, Nashville & Williamson Co. Bar Associations & Lawyers’ Association for Women, Marion Griffin Chapter
Rates Information
Mediation rates start at $350 for two party disputes. Mediation group rates vary based on number of participants.