Professional Resume

Experience

• Mediation/Arbitration Practice of Civil Litigation Matters — Mediated 270+ claims and Arbitrated 20+ claims, including matters regarding commercial and residential construction, insurance coverage and bad faith litigation, intellectual property, collection matters, lien and bond claims, sexual harassment, FSLA claims, wrongful termination, personal injury, property damage, maritime personal injury and property damage, breach of contract, fraud, libel and slander, DTPA, custody battles and divorces
• Civil Litigation Practice in Construction, Insurance Coverage, Commercial Matters
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses
• Tried and/or Arbitrated 40+ Cases to Verdict

• Civil Litigation Practice in Construction, Insurance Coverage, Commercial Litigation, Maritime, Personal Injury and Employment Matters
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Construction, Insurance Coverage, Commercial Litigation, Maritime, Personal Injury and Employment Matters
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Construction, Insurance Coverage, Maritime, Personal Injury, Employment and Commercial Litigation
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Construction, Insurance Coverage, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury and Employment Matters
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Insurance Coverage, Construction, Personal Injury, and Commercial Litigation
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense, Construction, Personal Injury, and Commercial Litigation
• General Corporate Practice Working with Small Businesses

• Civil Litigation Practice in Maritime Law, Construction, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense and Commercial Litigation

Education

• B. A., Psychology/History, Cum Laude

• Juris Doctor

ADR Training

A. A. White (University of Houston) Basic 40 Hour Mediation Course Advanced
Family Law 36 Hour Mediation Course - Montgomery County DRC
Advanced CPS 24 Hour Mediation Training – Harris County DRC
FINRA Basic Arbitrator Training - (NYSE and NASD claims)
FINRA Dispute Resolution Chairperson Course
FINRA Dispute Resolution Revised Code of Arbitration Procedure Course
FINRA Dispute Resolution Expungement Course
National Center for Dispute Settlement (NCDS) Arbitrator Training
Arbitration 101- Everything You Need to Know about Arbitration
Texas Bar CLE - Arbitration Advocacy – 2007

Mediation Teaching

A. A. White (University of Houston) Basic 40 Hour
Mediation Course (January 2009) – Mediation Trainer
Harris County DRC Basic 40 Hour Mediation Course (June 2008) — Mediation Trainer/Breakout Leader
Harris County DRC Family Law Mediation Course (September 2008) — Mediation Trainer/Breakout Leader

Volunteer Work

Volunteer Mediator/Arbitrator for the following agencies:
Harris County Dispute Resolution Center
Fort Bend County Dispute Resolution Center
Montgomery County Dispute Resolution Center
Jefferson County Dispute Resolution Center
Better Business Bureau – Houston Chapter
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Harris County Long-Term Care Mediation Program

Publications

Handling Negligence Claims after Tort Review – 1997
Reviewing the RCLA – Tricks, Traps and Triumphs – 2000
Texas Mechanic’s Lien and Surety Bond Claims – 2001
Insurance Coverage for Mold/Water Damage Claims – 2003  
Handling Residential Construction Claims in 2008 – A Practical Guide to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and the Residential Construction Commission Act – 2008
Residential Construction Contracts and the Texas Residential Construction Commission – 2008
How to Remodel Your Home Without Suing Your Contractor – And What to Do If You Have to Sue – Nonfiction Proposal -- 2008
No Deadline for Dreams – A Mystery in A. Minor – 2008 (Not yet published)

Recent Speeches and Presentations

February 2008 - Houston Bar Association, Commercial and Consumer Law Section - A Practical Guide to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and Residential Construction Liability Act

March 2008 - Solos Supporting Solos - A Practical Guide to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and Residential Construction Liability Act

June 2008 - Northwest Harris County Bar Association- A Practical Guide to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and Residential Construction Liability Act

June 2008 - Katy Bar Association- A Practical Guide to the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act and Residential Construction Liability Act

December 2008 – Lorman Educational Services – The Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues – Moderator and Presenter of Paper:  Residential Construction Contracts and the Texas Residential Construction Commission;   Presenter of Paper on Critical Path Concepts

January 2009 – St. Phillips Methodist Church – Seminar on Consumer Law

Associations and Memberships

State Bar of Texas: ADR, Commercial and Consumer Law, and Construction Law Sections
College of the State Bar of Texas
Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas
Houston Bar Association ADR, Construction Law, and Consumer and Commercial Law Sections
Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section – Council Member 2008 -2009
Solos Supporting Solos – Director of Continuing Education
FINRA Dispute Resolution (NYSE and NASD) – Houston Panel Arbitrator; Nashville Panel Arbitrator; Memphis Panel Arbitrator; Jackson MS Panel Arbitrator; Atlanta Panel Arbitrator; Little Rock Panel Arbitrator; Birmingham Panel Arbitrator
National Center for Dispute Settlement (NCDS) – National Panel Auto Warranty and Construction Claims Arbitrator;  National Panel Construction and Civil Claims Mediator
Construction Arbitration Services – Texas Panel Arbitrator/Texas Panel Mediator
Association of Attorney-Mediators
Mystery Writers of America

Honors and Awards

2008 Houston Bar Foundation Outstanding Contribution Award for the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center – Top Volunteer Mediator
Houston Bar Journal, May 2008 – Honored as a “Local Hero” for volunteer work with family law mediations
H Texas Magazine, June 2007 – One of Houston’s Top Lawyers – Construction Law