Lee Hornberger
Lee Hornberger serves as a neutral arbitrator and mediator.
Lee Hornberger is a member of the National Academy of Arbitrators. He is a former Chair of the SBM Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Editor Emeritus of The Michigan Dispute Resolution Journal, former member of the SBM Representative Assembly, former President of the Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association, and former Chair of the Traverse City Human Rights Commission. He is a member of the Professional Resolution Experts of Michigan (PREMi), an invitation-only group of Michigan’s top mediators, and a Diplomate Member of The National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and a Fellow of the Michigan State Bar Foundation.
He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the SBM ADR Section. He has received the George N. Bashara, Jr. Award from the ADR Section in recognition of exemplary service.
He in The Best Lawyers of America 2018-2019 for arbitration, and 2020-2024 for arbitration and mediation. He is on the 2016-2023 Michigan Super Lawyers lists for alternative dispute resolution. He received a First Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Mediation by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® Best Law Firms in 2022 to 2024, a Second Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Arbitration in 2022 to 2024, a Second Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Mediation in 2021, and a First Tier ranking in Northern Michigan for Arbitration in 2019 and 2020.
While serving with the U.S. Army in Vietnam, he received the Bronze Star Medal and Army Commendation Medals. The unit he was in received the Meritorious Unit Commendation and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Unit Citation with Palm.
He holds his B.A. and J.D. cum laude from the University of Michigan and his LL.M. in Labor Law from Wayne State University.
He can be contacted at 231-941-0746 and leehornberger@leehornberger.com. His website is https://www.leehornberger.com/ .
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Fact Finding
- Michigan
- 6th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Military Appeals
- Federal Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- Wayne State University Law School
- LL.M. | LL.M. in Labor Law
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- University of Michigan Law School
- J.D.
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- Honors: JD cum laude American Jurisprudence Award in Restitution
- University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
- B.A. | Political Science
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- "Northern Michigan's A-List" of Attorneys
- Traverse: Northern Michigan's Magazine
- The Verdict: 56 of The Town's Top Attorneys
- Cincinnati Magazine
- Bronze Star Medal
- U.S. Army
- Army Commendation Medals
- U.S. Army
- Traverse City Human Rights Commission
- Member
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- Michigan Civil Rights Commission
- Hearing Referee
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- Grand Traverse County Board of Canvassers
- Member
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- State Bar of Michigan Awards Committee
- Member
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- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
- Mediator
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- Historic Moments in Negotiation
- Michigan Bar Journal
- Supreme Court Crawford Retaliation Decision
- Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association Newsletter
- Contributor, Defusing Workplace Time-Bombs: Drafting Employment Agreements and Policies to Prevent Disputes, Avoid Tax Traps, and Settle Cases
- ALI-ABA
- Recent Developments in Michigan Arbitration Law
- Grand Traverse-Leelanau-Antrim Bar Association Newsletter
- The Impact of the Due Process Protocol Principles on Arbitration of Statutory Employment Disputes
- Labor and Employment Lawnotes
- Michigan Domestic Relations Mediation and Arbitration Case Law Update, Winter Conference, Jamaica Inn, Ochos Rios, Jamaica
- Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan
- This update reviewed recent Michigan cases concerning mediation and Arbitration.