John Tarpley, a shareholder in the Nashville office, spoke at the ADR Commission’s 2025 Advanced Mediation Techniques Workshop for mediators in state and federal court. He joined Chief Judge Anne Martin of the Davidson County Trial Courts and Chief Judge Chip Campbell of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee. John has devoted a significant portion of his practice to the mediation and arbitration of civil matters. He is certified by the Tennessee Supreme Court as a Rule 31 mediator and has mediated almost 1,100 civil cases throughout the state by both in-person and electronic means. He has been selected by his peers as a member of the distinguished Tennessee Academy of Mediators. In addition, he is a frequent speaker on mediation topics.
