Types of Arbitration

Judge Patricia Stone is a former assistant district attorney and full-time juvenile court judge for the Eastern Judicial Circuit of Georgia. She currently serves as a senior judge for the Georgia Juvenile Court system and is a senior partner in the law firm of Stone & Sullivan, LLC. In addition to her work as a lawyer and judge, Patricia Stone applies her expertise as a mediator and arbitrator for Miles Mediation and Arbitration Services in Georgia.

Miles Mediation and Arbitration Services is a leading provider of alternative dispute resolution services. Founded in 2000, Miles Mediation recently opened a new facility in Savannah, Georgia, where mediation and arbitration services are provided in a comfortable and low pressure environment.

Arbitration is generally defined as a process of settling a dispute between two parties by a neutral individual, known as an arbitrator. Arbitration can be applied through several forms which include grievance, interest, and statutory dispute arbitration. 

- Grievance arbitration refers to the settlement of a grievance between a labor union and an employer, and which involves an assertion that terms of a labor agreement have been violated.

- Interest arbitration refers to a fact finding process in which both parties make their case to an arbitrator who determines how to settle the dispute.

- Statutory dispute arbitration is most often used in non-union disputes, such as a claim of harassment or discrimination.