Frank C. Laney

Frank C. Laney serves as an Adjunct Professor at Campbell University School of Law and has mediated over 3,000 cases during his 15+ years as Circuit Mediator for the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. His institutional affiliations include:

• Ex-officio member of the NC Dispute Resolution Commission
• Chair of the ADR Committee of the NC State Judicial Council
• Former Mediation Coordinator for the NC Industrial Commission
• Former partner in Mediation Inc.
• Past Chair of the NC Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section

Educational background includes NC State University and UNC Law School.

His professional expertise spans:

• Dispute Resolution systems design
• Mediation program development
• Family Financial Settlement frameworks
• Clerk Mediation protocols
• Civil procedure reform
• Alternative Dispute Resolution implementation

He authored and co-edited the 2012 revision of Alternative Dispute Resolution in North Carolina, A New Civil Procedure and chaired the joint Section-Commission committee responsible for its update.

Professional recognition includes:

• Peace Award from NC Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section (2004)

He co-chaired committees developing the Family Financial Settlement and Clerk Mediation Programs, consulted on the NC Bar Association’s Mediated Settlement Conference and District Court Arbitration Pilot Programs, and maintains active certifications as a Superior Court, Family Financial, and Clerk Program mediator through the NC Dispute Resolution Commission.

Additional credentials include practitioner membership in the Academy of Family Mediators.