Frank A. Lightmas, Jr.

Frank A. Lightmas, Jr., Esquire

The Law Offices of Frank A. Lightmas Jr., LLC
165 Inland Ridge Way
Atlanta, GA 30342-2068

Phone: 404-876-3335
Fax: 404-876-3338
Email: franklightmas@mindspring.com
Other URL http://www.lightmaslaw.com

Frank Lightmas has been a business and commercial trial lawyer for over 38 years. He has argued cases before federal and state appellate courts and has tried jury and non-jury cases in federal and state courts, before arbitration tribunals such as the AAA, FINRA, the NYSE, the CBOE and MSRB and before disciplinary, regulatory and administrative boards and tribunals. He has received the AV Preeminent rating by the Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings, which is the highest rating bestowed by Martindale-Hubbell and is an objective indicator of his high ethical standards and professional ability, and has been named a Georgia Super Lawyer®. Mr. Lightmas is certified by and registered with the Georgia Office of Dispute Resolution as a neutral in the areas of arbitration, general mediation and early neutral evaluation. He has served as a mediator in over 300 cases, 90% of which have settled. Many have involved complex, multi-party disputes, the largest of which involved over 200 parties. To see how attorneys and their clients have described Mr. Lightmas' work as a mediator and to learn more about his mediation and arbitration practice, please go to http://www.lightmaslaw.com.

Types of Cases Mediated

Banking

Business

Civil (general)

Commercial

Community

Construction

Contracts

Discrimination

Education

Employment

Entertainment

Environmental

General Mediation

Health Care

Insurance

Intellectual Property

International

Landlord - Tenant

Municipal

Organizational

Partnership Dissolutions

Personal Injury

Probate

Professional Fees

Professional Malpractice

Public Policy

Real Estate

Religious / Church

Securities

Social Security

Special Education

Torts

Workplace

MEMBER: 2011

Fellow

Background

Most of Mr. Lightmas' cases have involved issues relating to contracts, commercial and business disputes, employment agreements, covenants not to compete, covenants not to solicit, trade secrets, negligence and other torts, real estate, employment, EEOC and Title VII claims involving allegations of racial and sexual discrimination, banking and finance, corporation, partnership, shareholder, joint venture, limited liability and other intra-company disputes, securities and other financial or investment fraud, securities registration violations, securities and other enforcement actions by federal or state agencies, officers and directors liability, professional liability and negligence, including accountants and attorneys, breach of fiduciary duty claims, intellectual property disputes, insurance and insurance coverage between insureds and insurance companies, defamation, civil rights, sports and entertainment, environmental claims under CERCLA and state law, franchise, personal injury, technology, healthcare, trusts/estates and probate, transportation and education.

Education/Training

Admitted: 1976, Georgia
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D.
College: Harvard University, A.B., cum laude, 1973

Practicing in Georgia

Fees

Available upon request