Allen attended Vanderbilt University and went on to obtain his law degree from Cumberland School of Law in 1984.  He is a member of both the Alabama and Virginia State Bars and is also a member of the American College of Civil Trial Mediators, the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and is currently serving as a Commissioner for the Alabama Center for Dispute Resolution.  He is co-founder of Schreiber Dispute Resolution which is the largest alternative dispute resolution group in the state.  As a full time mediator/arbitrator, Allen is dedicated to assisting parties in potential resolution of all types of conflicts.

Bob Vance earned his undergraduate degree at Princeton University, then his law degree at the University of Virginia. After completing a clerkship for Judge Thomas Gee at the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Bob joined the Birmingham law firm of Johnston, Barton, Proctor and Powell in Birmingham, practicing there for 16 years. Bob was then appointed as a Circuit Judge in Jefferson County to fill a vacant position. He thereafter stood for election in 2004, and was re-elected in 2010 and 2016. As a circuit judge, Bob presided over numerous civil actions, including medical malpractice cases, automobile accident disputes, and worker’s compensation cases. Bob retired from the bench in January 2023. Since then, he has served as a mediator at Schreiber ADR, LLC.