{"id":116182,"date":"2025-03-17T13:55:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:55:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/17\/jams-dallas-resolution-center-pioneering-mediation-and-world-class-adr-in-texas\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T13:55:14","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T21:55:14","slug":"jams-dallas-resolution-center-pioneering-mediation-and-world-class-adr-in-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/03\/17\/jams-dallas-resolution-center-pioneering-mediation-and-world-class-adr-in-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"JAMS Dallas Resolution Center: Pioneering Mediation and World Class ADR in Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"185896\" class=\"elementor elementor-185896\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5e1ccc24 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default 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elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49183480\" data-id=\"49183480\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11346b43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11346b43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">JAMS Dallas Resolution Center: Pioneering Mediation and World Class ADR in Texas<\/h1>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b794061 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-post-info\" data-id=\"2b794061\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"post-info.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-inline-items 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class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_linkedin\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on linkedin\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_pinterest\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on pinterest\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-pinterest\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n<div class=\"elementor-share-btn elementor-share-btn_email\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Share on email\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-share-btn__icon\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-envelope\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a57fb6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a57fb6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>During the late 1980s, Texas civil courts faced a serious challenge. Overburdened courts couldn\u2019t handle the volume of cases coming through the system. That volume was increasing dramatically, causing lengthy delays in case resolution. To overcome the reality of \u201cjustice delayed is justice denied,\u201d the legislature brought arbitration and mediation to Texas in 1987.<\/p>\n<p>JAMS\u00a0\u2014 the largest private provider of alternative dispute resolution services worldwide\u00a0\u2014 saw the growing need and opened its Dallas Resolution Center in 1994. During the past 30 years, Texas attorneys and their clients have trusted JAMS with their most important disputes. For more than 45 years, the firm has been a leader in mediating, arbitrating and special mastering complex, multi-party, business\/commercial cases. JAMS handles more than 20,000 cases annually, ranging from two-party personal injury mediations to complex, multi-party, multimillion-dollar arbitrations in the United States and other jurisdictions worldwide.\u00a0To better serve an expanding client base, JAMS has moved into a new 9151 sq. ft. office to accommodate the needs of the legal community in terms of the latest technology, amenities and comfort.<\/p>\n<p>The global organization has expanded over the years and now includes more than 450 retired state and federal court judges, attorneys and other ADR professionals with proven track records and extensive practice area and industry experience.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73502c58 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"73502c58\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2686b551\" data-id=\"2686b551\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a26c1db elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6a26c1db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JAMS3.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185904\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59f34abb elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"59f34abb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fbdc74 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"70fbdc74\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">If I was going to write a book about my experience with JAMS, mediation and ADR, the title would be No Means KNOW.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-28baef0\" data-id=\"28baef0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21c18df2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"21c18df2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Experience, Knowledge and Talent<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20c313ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"20c313ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>JAMS is dedicated to having a premier panel of neutrals. Nowhere is that dedication better exemplified than in the Dallas Resolution Center\u2019s independently contracted neutrals, Cecilia H. Morgan and Judge Harlan Martin (Ret.).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I was going to write a book about my experience with JAMS, mediation and ADR, the title would be No Means KNOW. You can\u2019t go into mediation automatically saying \u2019no\u2019 to the first two or three things you hear or throw up your hands and just give up. A mediator must be tenacious. You have to keep trying and help the parties gain more knowledge about what\u2019s going on. That\u2019s really what mediation is all about,\u201d Morgan says.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan has conducted more than 3,000 mediation sessions and arbitrated more than 1,000 civil cases throughout Texas and 31 other states, many under JAMS, AAA and ICDR rules.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was the first \u2018Jammer\u2019 who was not a former judge,\u201d she says. Her invitation to join JAMS in Dallas was a breakthrough that not only came about unexpectedly, but was a position in the law she was not pursuing.<\/p>\n<p>After handling more than 200 cases at other law firms, she decided to open her own practice in 1994. She was in the process of negotiating parking spaces and buying furniture for her new practice when the president of JAMS called. He had heard about her from professors at Pepperdine University where she had conducted some mediation training. The firm made an offer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t a former judge like the other members of that team. I was a practitioner, a business litigation attorney. I was more than interested and was soon associated as an independent contractor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Morgan was named one of Texas\u2019 Best Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers by The Best Lawyers in America in 2008 through 2024. She has more than 40 years of experience as an attorney and ADR professional and is respected for her work at JAMS in the areas of employment, energy, health care, financial services and others.<\/p>\n<p>She grew up in Lubbock and graduated from Abilene Christian, earned her Juris Doctor from Texas Tech Law School, and clerked in Dallas after her second year. She worked for a small firm where early on she gained considerable courtroom and appellate experience. She was also a partner at Chantilis &amp; Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan says one of the paramount advantages of services offered through the Dallas Resolution Center is the preservation of client confidentiality. That confidentiality is a real advantage of mediation, particularly in business disputes. Corporate America doesn\u2019t want all their information out in the public domain. \u201cAnd, if you\u2019re the victim of a sexual harassment or some kind of behavior that was inappropriate, and you\u2019re a 30-year-old upwardly mobile young woman who wants to have a good future in her industry, the last thing you want is that information in the public domain. We provide a proven means for getting resolution out of the public eye.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a focus on always hiring the best and brightest,\u201d Judge Martin says. \u201cI\u2019d been with JAMS for four years when Cecilia joined and she\u2019s always been steady at it. She is one of those associates and partners you can count on to stay the course and do the work. And she\u2019s good at what she does.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-690d4e27 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"690d4e27\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a952da6\" data-id=\"6a952da6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-373a1506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"373a1506\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Expanding a Culture of Resolution<br \/>\n<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47494369 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47494369\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>By the time the Texas Legislature passed a mediation statute, Martin, a district judge of the 192nd Judicial District of Texas, had left the bench and was again practicing law. JAMS was looking to expand from its home base in California and had selected Dallas for their initial expansion. At that time, only Martin and one other attorney practiced mediation in the area. Martin has resolved hundreds of disputes and significant multi-party litigation across the country and, since leaving the bench, he has been one of the most active and sought after mediators in Texas, often serving parties throughout the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had been doing a lot of mediations and had built up quite a book of business. Judges I knew would send me mediation disputes they believed I could help resolve successfully for the parties involved. That activity certainly attracted the attention of JAMS,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>He received a number of calls from judges in California and came to realize they were recruiting calls. At that time JAMS recruited only from the ranks of judges, so he was flattered and at the same time, as he says, \u201creluctant.\u201d The calls continued and he joined JAMS in Dallas in April 1991, which eventually led to the opening of the JAMS Dallas Resolution Center in 1994.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, Martin believed plaintiff and defense attorneys would be reluctant to accept the new concept, but mediation and ADR caught on quickly. \u201cIt was effective and novel and expedient from everyone\u2019s point of view, so it naturally evolved. It\u2019s been expanding significantly during the last 10 years. Arbitration has come more to the forefront in recent years, and I suspect the trend will sustain itself in the coming years,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHarlan gets the people,\u201d Morgan says. \u201cHe gets sophisticated businesspeople from across the nation and across the world. His undergraduate degree is in economics, so he has a very fine mind for those types of cases. He just understands them and is able to make deals with them that other people throw up their hands and just say, \u2018Well, I can\u2019t ever deal with that person.\u2019 He\u2019s also my mentor and has encouraged me to do what I do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3c41ce73\" data-id=\"3c41ce73\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-719facc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"719facc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JAMS2-683x1024.jpg?resize=683%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185905\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46bb0b6 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"46bb0b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06b767e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06b767e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">&#8230; you try to help the parties decide for themselves in mediation. Sometimes you have to suggest approaches and then help them struggle through the process of agreeing to the best action.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6bb914f7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6bb914f7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1f7fa2af\" data-id=\"1f7fa2af\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23f22915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23f22915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/digital.attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/locations\/dallas\/vol12no1\/index.html#page=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"219\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Attorney-at-law-magazine-6-page-cover-1024x219.png?resize=1024%2C219&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185913\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-393f426b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"393f426b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-322c8de8\" data-id=\"322c8de8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-233df4c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"233df4c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tackling Complex Disputes <\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e9b7d03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2e9b7d03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<figure class=\"wp-caption\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/JAMS1.jpg?resize=1000%2C667&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-185906\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5aa4bee2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5aa4bee2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p>\u201cOne of the things that distinguishes the Dallas Resolution Center and Harlan and me,\u201d Morgan says, \u201cis that we have been very blessed with some of the hardest cases with the most divergent personalities and we have been able to resolve them. At JAMS, we see options others don\u2019t and we intuitively know how to help people make decisions. We close deals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They often find themselves embattled from each side. \u201cThat\u2019s inescapable,\u201d Martin says, \u201cbut you try to help the parties decide for themselves in mediation. Sometimes you have to suggest approaches and then help them struggle through the process of agreeing to the best action. Arbitration is simpler and more straightforward, and we have specific, well-designed rules and procedures to facilitate that process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As the first non-judge attorney associated with JAMS, Morgan has a unique perspective. \u201cOur level of courtroom experience is perhaps our greatest advantage. If you choose someone less experienced or because that someone is the cheapest in the book, things probably won\u2019t work in your favor and the courts will send you right back to mediation. I have been called to remediate many cases other mediators have failed to resolve; I\u2019ve even been the third mediator in a number of cases. Experience in the real world is essential,\u201d Morgan says.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s interesting how every day a novel question comes to your attention and you have to make decisions without a lot of help in case law,\u201d Martin says. \u201cOne of our real assets at the Dallas Resolution Center is our ability to think on our feet work with each party in a dispute, and come to a successful resolution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-791b0e59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"791b0e59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3aea20cd\" data-id=\"3aea20cd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-462458e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"462458e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">At a Glance<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cb1545d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cb1545d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p class=\"p1\">JAMS<br \/>5956 Sherry Lane Suite 1330<br \/>Dallas, TX 75225<br \/>214-744-5267<br \/><span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamsadr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.Jamsadr.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17d4ffb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17d4ffb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73247bf1 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"73247bf1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Mediation<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Arbitration<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Court-Appointed Neutral<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Neutral Analysis<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25058bc3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"25058bc3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Practice Areas\/Industries<br \/>\n<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11651814 elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"11651814\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Bankruptcy<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Business &amp; Commercial<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Civil Rights, Construction Defect<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Energy &amp; Utilities<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\"> Employment Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Environmental Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Estate\/Probate\/Trusts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Family Law<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Health Care<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Insurance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Intellectual Property<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Life Sciences<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Personal Injury<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Professional Liability<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Real Estate &amp; Real Property<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208448f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"208448f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dallas Neutrals<\/p>\n<\/h3><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1822e7a elementor-align-left elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1822e7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Glen M. Ashworth (Ret.) Lisbeth M. Bulmash, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Angela Downes, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Gary Fowler, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hugh E. Hackney, Esq.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon.\u00a0Harlin DeWayne Hale (Ret.) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Jeff Kaplan (Ret.) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Harlan A. Martin (Former)<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">B. Adam McGough, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Patrick McManemin, Esq.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Cecilia H. Morgan, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Linda B. Thomas (Ret.) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Robb L. Voyles, Esq. <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Mark Whittington (Ret.) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Hon. Karen Brown Willcutts (Former) <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-144f4f06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"144f4f06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings='\"background_background\":\"classic\"'>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6f29202a\" data-id=\"6f29202a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-709c32d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"709c32d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Read More Stories<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dd7b8a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jnews_hero_9_elementor\" data-id=\"5dd7b8a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jnews_hero_9_elementor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"jeg_heroblock jeg_heroblock_9 jeg_col_3o3 jeg_hero_style_1 jnews_module_185896_1_6808f2ce6dadc   tiny-slider\" data-margin=\"0\" data-autoplay=\"yes\" data-delay=\"3000\">\n<div class=\"jeg_hero_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jeg_heroblock_wrapper\">\n<article class=\"jeg_post jeg_hero_item_1 format-standard\">\n<div class=\"jeg_block_container\">\n<p>                            <span class=\"jeg_postformat_icon\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jeg_thumb\">\n                                <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/attorney-feature\/mark-a-shields\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"thumbnail-container thumbnail-background\" data-src=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SHIELDS-OPENER-1-750x500.jpg\">\n<div class=\"lazyloaded\" data-src=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/SHIELDS-OPENER-1-750x500.jpg\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/a>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_postblock_content\">\n<div class=\"jeg_post_category\"><a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/attorney-feature\" class=\"category-attorney-feature\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Attorney Feature<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"jeg_post_info\">\n<h2 class=\"jeg_post_title\">\n                                        <a href=\"https:\/\/attorneyatlawmagazine.com\/stories\/attorney-feature\/mark-a-shields\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mark A. 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