Experienced in Mediation and Law
Gregory Reggie has been a mediator and attorney for over 30 years. He is a graduate of the Tulane Law School and received his mediation training from the Harvard Negotiation Institute.
Education and Credentials
- Tulane Law School, J.D.
- Harvard Negotiation Institute, Mediation
- Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki School of Law (Greece)
- National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Diplomate
- Federation of Associations of Regulatory Boards
- Licensed Louisiana Realtor®
ABOUT GREGORY REGGIE
Gregory Reggie is a dispute resolution professional and attorney with over 30 years of experience. He is a graduate of the Tulane Law School and trained in mediation at the Harvard Negotiation Institute at Harvard Law School. He is a licensed Louisiana Realtor®.
He has handled commercial matters involving large financial institutions, real estate developers, national franchisors and franchisees, administrative agencies, radio stations, newspapers and individual clients.
Gregory has spoken on national mediation panels, worked to pass legislation involving national commercial and franchising laws, and negotiated technical issues involving the 2009 General Motors bankruptcy. He regularly mediates multi-million-dollar commercial disputes involving parties around the United States.
As a community leader, Gregory has served as Chairman of the Crowley 20-20 Commission (evaluating and recommending priorities and reforms for city government) and Chairman of the Crowley Centennial Commission. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the Acadia Savings and Loan (now Iberia Bank), and a past member of the Board of Trustees of the Episcopal School of Acadiana and the board of directors of the Grand Opera House of the South. Locally, he has served as President of the Crowley Kiwanis Club, and Chairman of the Acadia Parish Heart Association. Active in his church, he has been a catechism teacher and lector, and has served on the St. Michael Athletic Board.
Mediation
10 Reasons To Mediate
Mediation is cost effective. Mediation is almost always significantly more cost effective than litigation.
Mediation is fair and neutral. Parties have an equal say in the process and they, not the mediator, decide the terms of the settlement.
Mediation saves time. Mediation usually moves quickly, flows freely and avoids time consuming formalities involved in discovery and trial.
Mediation is confidential. All parties sign a confidentiality agreement. Information disclosed during mediation cannot be revealed if no resolution is reached.
Mediation avoids the uncertain and unexpected outcomes of trial. Mediation allows the parties to have certainty since they are agreeing to the result rather than having a result imposed upon them.
Mediation fosters cooperation. Mediation fosters a problem-solving approach.
Mediation improves communication. Mediation allows the parties to hear and be heard in common sense language.
Mediation helps to discover the real issues. Parties share information, which can lead to a better understanding of issues.
Mediation allows you to design your own solution. A neutral third party assists the parties in reaching a voluntary, mutually beneficial resolution. Mediation can resolve all issues important to the parties, not just the underlying legal dispute.
With mediation, everyone wins. An independent survey showed 96% of all respondents and 91% of all charging parties who used mediation would use it again.
Representative Matters Mediated
- Litigation involving legal rights and commercial opportunities among 5 entities valued at over $25 million, located in 4 different cities, involving sales totaling over $100 million.
- Dispute involving tens of millions of dollars involving debt and equity among principals in a $150 million company.
- Resolution of a 14-party commercial/contractual dispute valued at more than $30 million.
- 5-party dispute regarding multi-million dollar issues of insurance coverage, quantum, and subrogation, involving both movable and immovable property in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina;
- Dispute involving overlapping exclusive sales territories in adjoining states with annual sales in excess of $10 million;
- Partition of large tract including farmland, farmhouse, water well and other improvements, plus woodlands, among multiple owners;
- Dispute involving right of return and quantum valuation of high-dollar yacht;
- Dispute involving division/sale/purchase of interests in real estate holding company involving LLC, an individual partner and a trust;
- Numerous franchise/legal disputes between national automobile, boat, RV and motorcycle manufacturers and their respective dealers.
Mediation Ground Rules
- Refrain from adversarial legal proceedings against other parties (except in the case of an emergency necessitating such action) while in mediation;
- Turn off all electronic and other devices that might cause distractions during mediation;
- Take turns speaking without interrupting each other;
- Call each other by first names, not “he” or “she.”
- Do not blame, attack, or characterize the other party, or engage in put-downs;
- Work fairly to achieve our own interests, and not to prevent others from achieving theirs;
- Do not dwell on things that did not work in the past, and focus on the future we would like to create;
- Listen respectfully, and to sincerely try to understand the other person’s needs and interests;
- Stay away from establishing hard positions, and to instead express ourselves in terms of our own needs and interests and the outcomes that we wish to realize;
- Recognize that even if we do not agree, each of us is entitled to our own perspective;
- Disclose all relevant (non-confidential) information to the mediator and all parties;
- Simplify complex concepts and documentation to the fullest extent possible;
- Ask questions of each other for the purpose of gaining clarity and understanding;
- Speak up if something is not working for us in mediation;
- Think creatively and be open to creative solutions proposed by others;
- Request a private caucus with the mediator at any appropriate time;
- Request a break when needed;
- Point out if you feel the mediator is not being impartial;
- Stay earnestly involved throughout the entire mediation process.
Testimonials
Gregory F. Reggie
Attorney & Mediator
127 Heartwood Circle
Lafayette, Louisiana 70503