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Leon J. Barish512-477-9058 |
Qualified ADR provider; USDC for the Southern District of Texas and Travis County District and County Courts. Emphasis on mediation of commercial, business and consumer disputes, personal injury claims and real estate disputes. |
Jan Berger512-327-6084 |
Paul Blanke512-797-9446 |
Qualified, experienced mediator, now retired from background as lawyer, judge, and banker (in Illinois). Credentialed Mediator (Texas Mediator Credentialing Association). Member, Texas and Austin Mediator Associations. |
Rick Bradstreet512-338-9907 |
Dr. Bradstreet has worked as a mediator since 1991 in a wide range of cases including divorces, employment disputes, estate conflicts, neighborhood conflicts, and internal organizing conflicts. His familiarity with legal issues and the psychology surrounding disputes has enabled him to facilitate many successful agreements. |
Charles B. CannonBold Journeys Conflict Resolution Services, LLC 512-372-2469 |
Charlie Cannon mediates business and commercial disputes. He also works with small businesses and non-profits to resolve workplace conflicts and to create mission statements, action plans and succession strategies. Skills and insights Charlie gained over 40 years’ of practicing law and negotiating business transactions complement his training and experiences as a mediator. Charlie is a TMCA Credentialed Advanced Mediator and holds memberships in the Association of Attorney-Mediators, the Texas Association of Mediators, and the Austin Association of Mediators. He is a Past President of the Austin Dispute Resolution Center Board and currently serves as Vice Chair of the Austin Bar Association’s ADR Section. He received his undergraduate degree from TCU and his law degree from Yale Law School. |
Theodore A. Daniels, AA/AAS, BS, M.Div., D.D.
theodore.daniels@sbcglobal.net |
Theodore Daniels has forty three plus years working with churches and families national, international and cross-culturally in leadership training, capacity building, planning retreats, and other areas of church related organizations and committees. He is a bilingual mediator (English/Spanish) with over one hundred hours of mediation experiences including contract disputes, and juvenile court pre-release agreements. He is also a trained and certified ombudsman. |
Diane Harvey, LCSW512-448-5895 (office) |
Diane Harvey has been a social worker for over 25 years, working in a multitude of settings in both the public and private sectors. Since being trained in mediation in March of 1999, Ms. Harvey serves as a volunteer mediator at the Austin Dispute Resolution Center, is a TMCA Credentialed Mediator and is currently on the board of the Austin Association of Mediators. Ms. Harvey maintains a private therapy/mediation practice in Austin, specializing in work with adults, adolescents and couples. She has presented numerous workshops on topics such as communication, domestic violence, parenting and sexual harassment. |
Belinda HerreraCentral Texas Mediation www.centraltexasmediation.com/ 512-924-1820 |
Belinda Herrera, an attorney formerly with the Office of the Attorney General-Child Support Division, is founder of Central Texas Mediation. The firm’s practice includes conflict resolution services focusing on pre and post divorce issues such as custody, possession and access, child support, and property division. It also handles post-divorce modifications, workplace disputes, and interpersonal conflicts. Belinda is a Credentialed Advanced Mediator--a designation issued by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. She also serves as a Municipal Court Judge for the City of Austin and City of Bee Cave on a part-time basis. Belinda is a member of Travis County, State of Texas, and American Bar Association alternative dispute resolution and family law sections. She’s bilingual in Spanish and is on the board of Austin Association of Mediators. |
James (Jim) O. Houchins512-479-0777 |
James (Jim) Houchins has been practicing law continuously in Austin since his admission to the State Bar of Texas in 1974. Jim received a Plan II Honors B.A. Degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1971 and a J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1974. Jim received an LLM, cum laude, in International and Comparative Law, from the University of Brussels in 1977. Jim is a former Senior Legal Examiner at the Railroad Commission of Texas and an assistant professor (teaching law) at Southwestern University and at Texas State University. Jim is a former volunteer mediator and arbitrator with the Travis County Alternative Dispute Resolution Center and has received specific training in mediation and arbitration. Jim is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association ,the Austin Bar Association and the International Law Society. |
Candace E. Hunter Attorney-Mediator
512-203-3112 (office) Hours of mediation experience: 100+ hours Fee: full- and half-day rates, reasonable |
Candace Hunter mediates cases primarily involving family law, wills, probate, and guardianships. She is a Credentialed Mediator (Texas Mediator Credentialing Association), member of the Texas Association of Mediators, and member of the Austin Association of Mediators (currently serving on its Board of Directors). |
Holly R. Lawson, MS, LPC512-550-3690 (office) Upon request, Holly offers an optional unconventional setting for mediation/facilitation at her outdoor retreat venue on Sandy Creek/Lake Travis. |
Holly offers mediation, facilitation, and counseling for high conflict cases in search of low-impact resolutions. Holly Lawson is a licensed professional counselor in Texas and Alaska, a mediator trained at the Austin Dispute Resolution Center, and a certified, court-appointed parenting coordinator. Conversational Spanish spoken. Unbiased approach and acceptance of persons of any race, religion, sexual identity and background. Education and Experience: Holly Lawson holds a Masters in Counseling Psychology and earned a B.S. in Human Service Studies from Cornell University. She has an extensive executive career in nonprofit management and business consulting. She has launched several startup businesses, managed dozens of employees and volunteers in the course of her career and has conducted a variety of seminars on improving communication and personal relationships both in the workplace and in family settings. She often serves as an adjunct professor at St. Edwards University, instructing courses in psychology, counseling, communication, and marriage & family topics. |
Clark Nichols512-618-2196
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Clark Nichols is a TMCA Credentialed Mediator with mediation experience both in Nebraska,where he practiced law for 45 years, and in Texas. In Nebraska he was certified as a Federal Court Mediator. Since coming to Texas in 2006 he has completed both the Basic Mediation and Advanced Family Mediation courses in Texas, and has worked extensively with the Austin Better Business Bureau and the Hays County Dispute Resolution Center as a volunteer mediator. |
Rae Ann Shanley1717 W. 6th Street, Suite 420 Office Phone: 512-541-3598 |
Rae Ann Shanley is an attorney licensed in both New Mexico and Texas and is a TMCA credentialed mediator. She has over 10 years of experience practicing law in the areas of real estate, business, banking, estate planning and probate. Utilizing a variety of mediation techniques, she has efficiently and successfully mediated real estate, construction, property tax, business (including unique family business issues such as transition and succession matters), consumer, contract and probate disputes. Rae Ann obtained her undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin and her law degree from the University of New Mexico School of Law. She is a member of the Texas Association of Mediators and the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association and serves as a volunteer mediator for the BBB of Central Texas and the Austin Dispute Resolution Center. |
Christina SchroerInnovative Solutions Group 512-689-9819 |
Mediation, Arbitration, Facilitation, and Negotiation - Organization Management - Team Development - MAHS Conflict Resolution |
DeeAnn SmithMediator 512-789-7699 (office) |
Larry V. Smith, Ph.D. – Agape Mediation and Ethics6014 Cameron RD. 512-547-5926 |
Dr. Larry Smith is a Texas Credentialed Distinguished Mediator with over fifteen years experience in non adversarial problem solving. He has mediated over 300 cases, including Civil, Employment, Civil Rights, Work Place and Discrimination in both public and private settings. He has conducted numerous Faith Based and Law Enforcement Mediations. Style of Mediation: Training: |
Karen S. Smithson, SPHR
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Karen Smithson is a human resources professional with Atchley & Associates, LLP. She has a degree in business administration from Abilene Christian University and extensive professional experience in conflict resolution and organizational development. She is a volunteer mediator at the Austin Dispute Resolution Center and is a certified mediator through the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. |
Max B. Westbrook, Jr.3204 Pickwick Lane 512-751-2213 (office) |
Max Westbrook is a native Austinite and served with the Austin Police Department for 24 years. During his career at APD, Max worked on Patrol, as an instructor at the police academy, a detective, legal / legislative liaison to the Chief, accreditation manager, and he headed up the Narcotics Conspiracy Unit, the Gang Unit, and the Major Crimes Task Force. Max recently retired as the Chief of the Criminal Investigations Division of the Texas State Comptroller of Public Accounts Office. Max holds a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice from Texas State University and was a Fellow at the School of Social Work, University of Texas, 2008-09 academic year. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy (#224), the Leadership Command College at the Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas, the Westpoint Leadership Academy, and the Drug Unit Commander's Academy (DEA). Max has appeared on the History Channel (the Gangland Series) as an expert on gangs. A veteran police investigator and administrator with more than 26 years of service in law enforcement, Max has extensive experience with criminal investigations, area crime risk and threat assessment, gang and organized crime analysis, gang intervention strategies, and law enforcement crime prevention tactics including target hardening and opportunity reduction strategies. Max has also worked on premises liability cases, conducting crime prevention assessments. Max is currently a licensed private investigator - Westbank Investigations, LLC, a co-owner of Premises Liability Associates, LLC, and a consulting associate with Public Sector Solutions where one of his responsibilities is to negotiate labor contracts between public safety (police, fire, EMS) personnel and local government. |
Redge Westbrook1800 Wooten Drive 512-380-0947 |
Walter A. Wright512-245-2138 (voice) |
Mediator in private practice and as a contractor for the U. S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Postal Service, and the Department of Homeland Security. Walter A. Wright is an associate professor in the Legal Studies Program of the Department of Political Science at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas. He teaches courses in law and alternative dispute resolution (ADR), and his primary research interest is mediation. He is a published author in the United States, several Latin American countries, and China. He received B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Houston and an LL.M. in International Legal Studies from New York University. Professor Wright has been an attorney since 1977 and a mediator since 1986. As an attorney, he practices in the areas of domestic and international commercial transactions, commercial litigation, real estate, and business organizations. As a mediator, he practices in the areas of employment, commercial, family, and community disputes. He is also a contract mediator for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (employment-discrimination charges) and the Key Bridge Foundation (disability-discrimination charges). While English is his native language, he is fluent in written and spoken Spanish, and he often mediates disputes where Spanish is the language of at least one of the parties. He is a TMCA Credentialed Distinguished Mediator. Professor Wright’s current activities include service as editor-in-chief of El Acuerdo, an ADR newsletter published in Buenos Aires, Argentina; as Chair of the International Section of the Association for Conflict Resolution; and as a member of the board of directors of the Hays County Dispute Resolution Center. Since 1996, he has enjoyed teaching ADR courses and conducting facilitated dialogues in foreign countries such as Argentina, Uruguay, Mexico, Ecuador, and Panama. Professor Wright has a strong record of service to the ADR profession. He is former president of the Texas Association of Mediators and the Association of Attorney-Mediators. For six years, he was Chair of the Newsletter Editorial Board of Alternative Resolutions, the newsletter of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas. He has received several awards for service, including the Steve Brutsché Award from the Association of Attorney-Mediators, the Frank G. Evans Award from the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas, and the Susanne C. Adams Award from the Texas Association of Mediators. |