Robert ("Bobby") S. Glenn, Jr. is a partner in the
firm, and has been practicing law in Savannah since 1976. Mr. Glenn
concentrates his practice on Admiralty and Maritime Law, Construction
Litigation, and Alternative Dispute Resolution. He has extensive
experience handling maritime disputes including cargo cases, personal injury
and property damage cases, maritime lien issues, arrests and attachments,
recreational boating, marine construction cases, commercial disputes, and
insurance coverage cases. In his construction practice, Mr. Glenn represents
owners, general contractors and sureties in industrial, commercial, and residential cases.
Mr. Glenn is also an experienced certified mediator who handles mediations and
arbitrations both independently and for various national providers. He was
certified as a Mediator by The Association of Attorney Mediators, Inc. in 1993
and has handled over 1,000 mediations and arbitrations from Puerto Rico to Maine.
Mr. Glenn has been a frequent speaker at seminars and a presenter at meetings on
various maritime law, construction and ADR topics.
Mr. Glenn is a member of the Savannah Bar Association, the State Bar of Georgia, the
American Bar Association and its Forum on the Construction Industry, and the
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute (Chairman, 1986). He is a member of the
Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution and a Fellow of the American College of
Civil Trial Mediators. He is a past chairman of the Admiralty Committee of the
TIPS section of the ABA. Mr. Glenn is a member of the Maritime Law Association
of the United States and served as a member of its Board of Directors from 2002 to
2005. He is a member of the MLA’s Maritime Arbitration and Mediation Committee,
have previously served as Chairman of the ADR Committee. He is a past Chairman of
the ADR Section of the State Bar of Georgia. He is a Member of the Board of Advisors
of the Charleston Maritime Law Institute. In 2009, Mr. Glenn served as a Judge and
Mediator for the International Chamber of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris.
Mr. Glenn is listed on the panels of numerous ADR providers, including: AAA, JAMS, and
Resolute Systems. He is on the Executive Committee of the Maritime Arbitration Association
of the United States.
He received a Bachelor of Arts, Magna Cum Laude, from Princeton University in 1972, and a
Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia in 1976.
Professional Publications:
Mediating the Personal Injury Dispute - The Claims Forum, 1995
An Introduction to Mediation - Coastal Farnily, October, 1997
Corporate Use of ADR in Georgia, Georgia Bar Journal, December, 1998
Also published in HR AtlaIlta, Vol. 7, No.5, October, 1999
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vo!' 50, No.4, 1999
Co-authored with George M. Earle and Marc G. Marling
Mediation Can Be a Good Way To Resolve Business Disputes
Savannah Morning News, May, 2000
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 52, No.4, 2001,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae
Best Person for the Job: a Guided Tour of What To Look for in a Mediator, Maritime Advocate, Issue 18, April 2002
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 53, No.4, 2002,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 54, No.4, 2003,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 55, No.4, 2004,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae and Jessica L. McClellan
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 56, No.4, 2005,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae and Jessica 1. McClellan
Beauty of Arbitration: A Less Costly Alternative to Litigation,
Savannah Morning News, March, 2005
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 57, No.4, 2006,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae and Jessica 1. McClellan
Neutral Experts, Standing Neutrals: Facilitating Resolutions When Parties Rely on Conflicting Experts, Dispute Resolution Magazine, Fall,
2006. Co-authored with C. Allen Gibson
Admiralty, Mercer Law Review, Vol. 58, No.4, 2007,
Co-authored with Colin A. McRae and Jessica 1. McClellan
Professional Affiliations and Awards:
Admiralty and Maritime Law Committee of the American Bar Association’s Tort, Trial and Insurance Practice Section: Member, Former Chairman
American Arbitration Association: Member
American Bar Association: Member
American College of Civil Trial Mediators: Fellow
Association for Conflict Resolution: Member
Georgia Commission on Dispute Resolution: Member
Historic Savannah Foundation Member, Past President (1984-86)
Maritime Arbitration Association of the United States: Panelist, Member of Board of Directors
Maritime Law Association of the United States: Member, Past Member of Board of Directors
Propeller Club: Member
Savannah Bar Association: Member
Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute: Member, Past President (1984-86), and Past Chairman (1986)
State Bar of Georgia: Member
Robert S. Glenn, Jr.
2 East Bryan Street, 10th Floor
Savannah, Georgia 31401
