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 | Donald R. Philbin, Jr.Attorney - Mediator - Arbitrator - Consultant Don Philbin has resolved disputes and crafted deals for more than 20-years as a commercial litigator, general counsel, and president of $100M-plus communications and technology-related companies. He has mediated more than 200 matters ¿ guiding parties through unique processes designed to reduce barriers to efficient outcomes in a variety of substantive areas, including business disputes and personal injury claims, dissolutions of corporate, marital, and probate estates, real estate and significant ad valorem tax valuation protests, and corporate and community facilitations. Don combines broad experience with extensive training (LL.M. from Pepperdine’s top-rated Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Harvard’s Program on Negotiation; Executive MBA) and serves as an arbitrator on several panels, including CPR’s prestigious Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. He teaches negotiation skills to varied audiences, including labor/management negotiators, senior general counsel, lawyers and mediators seeking CLE or advanced degrees, including as an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, and has published a number of articles. Mr. Philbin continues to be listed in the BAR REGISTER OF PREEMINENT LAWYERS, THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, and THE BEST LAWYERS IN SAN ANTONIO. 
P.O. Box 12286
San Antonio, Texas
78212
(Bexar Co.)
Telephone: 210-212-7100
Cell Phone: 210-241-4216
Fax: 210-212-7118
http://www.adrtoolbox.com
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| Practice Areas | Alternative Dispute Resolution; Mediation; Arbitration; Business Litigation; Communications Law; Computer Law | | | Education | Pepperdine School of Law (J.D., 1987; LL.M., Dispute Resolution, 2007), Trinity University, B.A., 1984; University of Texas, San Antonio, M.B.A., 2001 | | | Admitted | 1988, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court | |
| Memberships | Credentialed Distinguished Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (2007-present); American Board of Neutrals Association (2009-present); Association of Attorney-Mediators (2007-present); American Bar Association (Litigation (1987-present); Dispute Resolution (2006-present)); Association for Conflict Resolution (2006-present); Texas Association of Mediators (2007-present); Society for Empirical Legal Studies (2008-present); Decision Analysis Society (2008-present); The Texas General Counsel Forum (2002-06); Federal Communications Bar Association (1997-present); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (1988-present). | | | Born | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, January 25, 1962 | | | Biography | Don Philbin has resolved disputes and crafted deals for more than 20-years as a commercial litigator, general counsel, and president of $100M-plus communications and technology-related companies. He has mediated more than 200 matters — guiding parties through unique processes designed to reduce barriers to efficient outcomes in a variety of substantive areas, including business disputes and personal injury claims, dissolutions of corporate, marital, and probate estates, real estate and significant ad valorem tax protests, and corporate and community facilitations. Don combines broad experience with extensive training (LL.M. from Pepperdine's top-rated Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Harvard's Program on Negotiation; Executive MBA) and serves as an arbitrator on several panels, including CPR's prestigious Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. He teaches negotiation skills to varied audiences, including labor/management negotiators, senior general counsel, lawyers and mediators seeking CLE or advanced degrees. Don serves as an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and has published a number of articles. Mr. Philbin continues to be listed in the BAR REGISTER OF PREEMINENT LAWYERS, THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, and THE BEST LAWYERS IN SAN ANTONIO. Author: The One Minute Manager Prepares for Mediation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Negotiation Preparation, 13 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. 249 (2008), reprinted in Securities Arbitration & Mediation Hot Topics 2008: "The"; Program for Attorneys, In-House Counsel, Experts, Arbitrators & Mediators, New York City Bar (2008); The Value of Economic Analysis in Preparing for Mediation, 63 DISPUTE RESOLUTION JOURNAL 49 (April 2008); Deal or No Deal? Or Perhaps a Better Deal? The Impact of Improved Information, 25 ALTERNATIVES TO THE HIGH COST OF LITIGATION 177 (Dec. 2007); The Psychology of Bad Economic Decisions, 7 JAMS DISPUTE RESOLUTION ALERT 1 (Fall 2007); Comprehensive Trial Preparation Includes ADR Process Design: What Type of Mediator Best Fits This Case?, 11 CONFLICT MANAGEMENT Newsletter 17 (ABA, Section of Litigation, Fall 2007), reprinted as Trial Preparation Includes ADR Process Design: What Type of Mediator Fits Best?, 9 ABA COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LIT. 1 (ABA LIT. WINTER 2008); Litigating Arbitration: A 2007 Texas Arbitration Review, 60 BAYLOR LAW REVIEW 613 (2008) (with Audrey Lynn Maness); Fifth Circuit Survey Articles, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 40 Texas Tech Law Review 445 (2008); (2009 pending) (with Audrey Lynn Maness). Speaker: Bench Motions & Trials Bexar County Style, San Antonio Bar Association (San Antonio 2009); Litigation Section of the American Bar Association (Atlanta 2009); Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association (New York 2009); Technology Panel, Ohio State Journal on Dispute Resolution Symposium (Columbus 2009); Symposium, Texas Wesleyan Law Review (Fort Worth 2009); Employment Disputes Class; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine School of Law (2008); The Conference Board: Council of Chief Legal Officers (Washington 2008); Manufacturers Alliance / MAPI Law Council (Chicago 2008); Basic Mediation Training for the Bexar County and Hill Country Dispute Resolution Centers (2008); Association of Attorney-Mediators (Austin 2008); International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers (with C. Richard Barnes and Associates; Las Vegas 2008); San Antonio Family Lawyers Association (San Antonio 2008); San Antonio Bar Association Litigation Section (San Antonio 2008); Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association (Seattle 2008); National Electrical Contractors Association (with C. Richard Barnes and Associates; New Orleans 2008). Fellow: American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, San Antonio Bar Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas. | | | ISLN | 904448823 | |
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