Shareholder Born: October 17, 1944, Brooklyn, New York. College: Brown University, A.B., 1966. Law School: University Of Chicago, J.D., 1969 (Editor, University of Chicago Law Review); Harvard University Law School L.L.M., 1972. Bar Admissions: State Courts in Georgia; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals; United States Supreme Court. Memberships: State Bar of Georgia; Atlanta Bar Association; Atlanta Lawyers’ Club; Old War Horse Club; American Arbitration Association, (Member, Commercial Arbitration Panel and Large Complex Case Panel); Georgia Academy of Arbitrators and Mediators; Georgia Arbitration Forum; Closure ADR Group. Biography: “Robbie” has practiced law in Atlanta for the past 43 years. His first decade was in the public sector including a five and a half year tenure as the Executive Director of the Atlanta Legal Aid Society, Inc., a 40 lawyer program providing free civil legal services to low income citizens in need. Since 1980, Robbie has been a partner or shareholder in several Atlanta law firms, specializing in dispute resolution and litigation. Robbie joined Ellis Funk in 1995. Robbie’s Civil Dispute Resolution and Litigation practice has included a wide variety of areas in which he has served as an advocate for clients, including: business and professional practice breakups; trade secrets and restrictive covenant matters; contract disputes; defamation and other business tort cases; corporate and shareholder disputes; franchise matters; real estate disputes; employment cases; professional liability matters; insurance matters; trademark and other intellectual property matters; and trust and estate disputes. Furthermore, since the late 1980’s, Robbie has frequently served as a neutral (mediator, arbitrator and court-appointed Special Master) in hundreds of cases involving these same kinds of disputes. Robbie’s ADR neutral practice arises both through provider organizations and on a private basis. He also frequently serves as a lecturer on ADR related matters and he currently is the Chair of the Atlanta Bar Association's Dispute Resolution Section, the Secretary/Treasurer of the Georgia Arbitrators' Forum, and a member of the Georgia Academy of Mediators and Arbitrators. Robbie was a founding member and officer of the Atlanta Volunteer Lawyers Foundation (“AVLF”) and of the Neighborhood Justice Center of Atlanta. Additionally, he has served as a Board Member and/or officer of the following organizations: The Atlanta Legal Aid Society (President, 2008); The Temple; The Padeia School; The Anti-Defamation League (“ADL”) Southeast Region; the Downtown YMCA; and the Governor’s Consumer Advisory Council. Contact: Phone: 404-233-2800 Fax: 404-233-2188 Email: rdokson@ellisfunk.com VCard: Practice Areas: Civil Dispute Resolution and Litigation