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Michael Roden

Mediator

“Business Mediator”

Franklin, Tennessee
43+Years Exp

Core Practice Areas

5 Verticals
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Employment Discrimination
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Environmental Claims
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Michael Roden attended Harding University and graduated early in May 1980 (cum laude) with a major in political science and a minor in journalism. He was then accepted at Memphis State University (now the University of Memphis) School of Law, where he graduated in December 1982 in the top 10% of his class and won the American Jurisprudence Award for the study of Conflicts. Mike served as law clerk to U.S. Magistrate Judge J. David Orlansky in Greenville, Mississippi from January 1983 to May 1984, after which he came to Nashville and clerked for U.S. Magistrate Judge Kent Sandidge, III from June 1984 to August 1987. In August 1987, Mike became a trial attorney for the Solicitor’s Office, U.S. Department of Labor in Nashville, and handled cases involving black lung benefits, mine safety, and wage and hour violations. His most prominent case during that time was a wage and hour case against the Opryland Hotel. In October 1990, he fulfilled his life-long dream of becoming an Assistant U.S. Attorney, when he accepted a position in the Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Tennessee, where he served continuously until his retirement on December 31, 2022. During that time, Mike handed just about every type of federal civil litigation, with a particular emphasis on: Employment discrimination, Torts (including medical malpractice), Environmental law, Civil rights, Health care fraud, and Financial litigation. Mike spent 28 years in the U.S. Army Reserve, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2018.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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Attorney

Education

The University of Memphis—Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law

J.D., Law · Law

Class of 1982

Harding University

Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) · Political Science and Government

Class of 1980

Work History

5 Positions

Assistant U.S. Attorney

U.S. Attorney’s Office, Middle District of Tennessee

1990 – 2022

Civil Division

Lieutenant Colonel

U.S. Army Reserve

1990 – 2018

Served 28 years, retired in 2018.

Trial Attorney

Solicitor’s Office, U.S. Department of Labor

1987 – 1990

Handled cases involving black lung benefits, mine safety, and wage and hour violations.

Law Clerk

U.S. Magistrate Judge Kent Sandidge, III

1984 – 1987

Nashville, TN

Law Clerk

U.S. Magistrate Judge J. David Orlansky

1983 – 1984

Greenville, Mississippi

Honors & Recognition

1 Honor

American Jurisprudence Award for the study of Conflicts

Memphis State University School of Law

1982

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