Mark Twain would have been a good mediator. Was, probably. He had the ability to take elements from the lives of people as different as you can imagine, weave them together, carry the reader along a logical course based on facts and details, and come to an ending that made sense.

The same can be done in mediation. After 44 years of experience on the plaintiff and defense side of the docket, I understand the importance of hearing, analyzing and following a logical course based on the facts and issues.

I have mediated a wide variety of cases — including personal injury, insurance coverage disputes, commercial leases, business disputes, and attorney malpractice cases. I believe a good mediator takes a pro-active stance and a bad mediator is little more than a messenger.

Mark Twain once said, "Always do right. This will gratify some people, and astonish the rest." I believe the same spirit applies to making things right, the purpose of mediation in the first place.

Licenses:

Texas Bar Association; American Bar Association; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Memberships:

Member, Texas Association of Defense Council; Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation; Association of Attorney Mediators; Past Member, Texas Trial Lawyer's Association; Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolutions.