This Award is named after Emeritus Professor Grayfred Gray. During his 28 years on the faculty at the University of Tennessee College of Law, Grayfred Gray practiced as a mediator and was the founder of the well-regarded UT mediation clinic and other programs in which law students mediated cases referred by Tennessee courts and federal, […]

The Community Mediation Center (CMC) in Knoxville, TN is a 501c3, chartered in 1994. We provide volunteer court mediation services for courts in Knox County, restorative justice processes for juvenile and adult cases, divorce and post-divorce mediation for those in need, and non-court mediation for neighborhood and workplace disputes. CMC has an excellent mediation training […]

Communicate – Provide Information – Inform To optimize your settlement efforts, you have no less than three people that you must persuade – your client, the mediator, and your adversary. If you have not fully informed your client of the strengths and the weaknesses of the case, then you have not helped your client fairly […]

In Tennessee, community mediation centers are quietly but effectively resolving disputes across the state. With hardworking staff and volunteers, they provide access to justice for unrepresented parties. These centers do significant work to promote excellence in mediation, provide public education about the benefits of mediation, and build peace in their communities. During the pandemic, CMCs […]

TAPM Press Release: In 2007, the Tennessee Association of Professional Mediators (TAPM) established its Grayfred Gray Public Service in Mediation Award to honor Tennessee mediators who are committed to PEACEMAKING, EMPOWERMENT, and SERVICE for Tennesseans. Grayfred Gray served 28 years on the faculty at the University of Tennessee (UT) College of Law, and practiced as […]