Charles Booth, 2009 Winner of Pro Bono Mediators Award
This year, Charles H. Booth, Jr., Esq., of Birmingham won the Pro Bono Mediator Award at the Bar’s Annual Meeting in Point Clear. The Volunteer Lawyers Program selects the winner from a list of mediators who conducted mediations at no cost or reduced cost to the parties. The list is compiled by the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution from annual surveys provided by mediators on the Alabama State Court Mediator Roster. Previous winners are Louis Colley of Prattville (2007), and Doug Key of Birmingham (2008).
Mr. Booth has worked with the Jefferson County District Court Mediation Program for five years, and has served as coordinator of this project for three years. He helps pro se parties at the District Court to settle their disputes. He also serves as a mediator for the Better Business Bureau and the Cumberland Community Mediation Center, volunteering to judge their student negotiation teams. In 2008 Booth mediated over 35 cases pro bono. These cases were both through the Jefferson County District Court Mediation program and for the Better Business Bureau.