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Honorable Michael C. Allen (Ret.) Joins The McCammon Group

For Immediate Release
May 1, 2012
For more information contact:
Rich Huffman
Direct Dial: (804) 433-2242

The Honorable Michael C. Allen, retired Chief Judge of the Twelfth Judicial Circuit of Virginia, has joined The McCammon Group (TMG), a leading provider of mediation, arbitration, Special Master, and Judge Pro Tempore services.

Judge Allen served his court with distinction for more than twelve years, including two terms as Chief Judge.  A leader on the bench and at the bar, Judge Allen is a past President of the John Marshall American Inn of Court, the Chesterfield County Bar Association, and the Richmond Criminal Bar Association.  He was a member of the Virginia State Bar Council and the Virginia Commission on Courts in the Twenty-First Century.  Prior to his judicial career, he enjoyed a broad litigation practice, representing both plaintiffs and defendants.  He currently serves on the Virginia Bar Association Civil Litigation Council, is Vice-Chair of the Virginia State Bar Special Committee on Bench-Bar Relations, and teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Richmond School of Law.

Judge Allen now brings this exemplary record of dedication and leadership to The McCammon Group to serve the mediation, arbitration, Judge Pro Tempore, and Special Master needs of lawyers and litigants throughout the Commonwealth and beyond.

Since 1995 The McCammon Group has provided alternative dispute resolution services (ADR) including mediation, arbitration, neutral evaluation, Special Master, and Judge Pro Tempore for all kinds of disputes; as well as related facilitation, training, and consulting services.  It consists of seventy-five Neutrals including retired judges and practicing attorneys located throughout Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.  Importantly, throughout this time The McCammon Group has achieved a settlement rate of approximately 85% in its mediation work.  The McCammon Group is committed to the proposition that ADR processes provide individuals, as well as public and private entities, with many substantial benefits including effective and prompt resolution of disputes, self determination, cost savings, timeliness, flexibility, and confidentiality.

For more information, please visit www.mccammongroup.com.

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