Groton

James P. (Jim) Groton is a retired senior partner with Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan, LLP. He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Princeton University and a law degree from the University of Virginia.

Jim is the author of over 150 articles on construction and alternative dispute resolution. He has given speeches on alternate dispute resolution techniques to over 30 organizations, including Construction Industry Institute (CII), the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), The Business Roundtable, AACE, ENR, and several university engineering and law schools.

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and the College of Commercial Arbitrators, and qualified as a neutral on the panels of a number of dispute resolution organizations, including various Panels of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), and the International Panel, Commercial Panel, Large Complex Case Panel, and Construction Arbitrator Master Panel of the American Arbitration Association (AAA).

Jim lives in Atlanta, GA.