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Mr. Donald R. Philbin Jr.
Attorney-Mediator
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Biography
Don Philbin is an attorney-mediator recognized by Chambers USA, Super Lawyers, Best Lawyers, Who’s Who Legal, and the San Antonio Business Journal. He is an adjunct professor of law, past-chair of the Texas Bar ADR Section, and elected fellow of the International Academy of Mediators and the American Academy of Civil Trial Mediators.
Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Communications & Internet Law
- Internet Law, Media & Advertising, Telecommunications Law
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Employment Law
- Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
- Legal Malpractice
- Family Law
- Adoption, Child Custody, Child Support, Father's Rights, Guardianship & Conservatorship, Paternity, Prenups & Marital Agreements, Restraining Orders, Same Sex Family Law
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Consumer Law
- Class Action, Lemon Law
Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Mediation is billed at a daily rate per party.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
- Texas
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Professional Experience
- President
- Picture It Settled, LLC
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- Attorney-Mediator
- Donald R. Philbin, Jr., P.C.
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Education
- University of Texas - San Antonio
- MBA (2011) | Business Administration
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- Honors: Dean’s Graduate Student Honor Roll (1999–2001); Beta Gamma Sigma and Omicron Delta Kappa
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- Pepperdine University School of Law
- LL.M. (2007) | Dispute Resolution
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- Honors: CALI awards for (1) Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy; (2) Commercial and International Dispute Resolution, and (3) Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution (Labor Disputes)
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- Pepperdine University School of Law
- J.D. (1987) | Law
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- Honors: Pepperdine Law Review (1985–87); Moot Court Board (1986–87); Margaret Martin Brock Scholar (1986–87); Teaching Assistant – Writing (1986–87); American Jurisprudence Awards for (1) Corporations and (2) Agency and Partnerships
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- Trinity University
- B.A. (1984) | Business Administration
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Awards
- 2016 Lawyer of the Year (Mediation, San Antonio)
- Best Lawyers in America
- 2014 Lawyer of the Year (Mediation, San Antonio)
- Best Lawyers in America
- Outstanding Lawyer in Mediation
- San Antonio Business Journal
- International Who's Who of Commercial Mediation
- Who's Who Legal
- Member
- American College of e-Neutrals
Professional Associations
- Association of Attorney-Mediators
- San Antonio Chapter President
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- Trinity University
- Associates Chair
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- Trinity University
- Board of Visitors
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- Trinity University
- Business Advisory Council
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- Texas State Bar # 15908800
- Member
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- ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Chair-Elect
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- Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA
- Technology Chair
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- William S. Sessions American Inn of Court
- President
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- ABA Task Force on Planned Early Dispute Resolution
- Member
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- Dispute Resolution Section of the ABA
- Negotiation Chair
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- Rotary Club of San Antonio
- Secretary-Treasurer
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- Goodwill Industries of San Antonio
- Advisory Council
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- Leadership San Antonio
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Publications
Articles & Publications
- Checkmate: Early Moves Define Negotiation Outcomes
- San Antonio Bar Association
- How Tomorrow's Lawyers Are Using Technology Now to Improve Outcomes
- Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation
- Decisional Errors: Why We Make Them and How to Address Them
- Dispute Resolution Journal
- Thankful for Unanswered Prayers? Unconscionability 'Equilibrium'
- Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation
- Trends in Litigating Arbitration
- Defense Counsel Journal
Speaking Engagements
- Tools to Hit a Bullseye at Your Next Mediation, ABA Environmental, Mass Torts & Products Liability Litigation Committees' Joint CLE Seminar, Park City, UT
- American Bar Association
- Mediation Techniques, Litigation Update, Austin, TX
- State Bar of Texas
- Decision Making Under Conflict, Pepperdine Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Malibu, CA
- Preventing Bad Settlement Decisions and Impasse: Using Brain Science, Game Theory, Animated Communication, and Micro-Interventions, Pepperdine Law's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution, Malibu, CA
- Pepperdine University School of Law
Pepperdine Law | Managing Conflict 4.0 - Session 3
Moneyball for Negotiation at ReInvent Law London (11 min 54 sec)
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