Gregory Thomas Perkes
Perkes Law Firm, PC
Former Justice, 13th Court of Appeals
Visiting Judge, 5th Administrative Region
EDUCATION:
• St. Mary's University School of Law, JD, 1987
o Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Fraternity.
o Sr. Associate Editor of St. Mary's Law Journal (published).
o Tie for American Jurisprudence Award in Contract Law.
o American Jurisprudence Award in Police Misconduct-Civil Rights Litigation.
• University of Texas at Austin, BA in Zoology, 1983.
CERTIFICATIONS:
o Basic and Advanced (Civil & Family) Mediation Certificates - Mediators & Arbitrators of America.
o Basic and Advanced Arbitration Certificates - Mediators & Arbitrators of America.
o TMCA Credentialed Mediator by the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association.
o National Judicial College’s Advanced Skills for Appellate Judges Program.
o New York University School of Law, Dwight D. Opperman Institute of Judicial Administration New Appellate Judges
Series (honor and distinction).
o Texas Center for the Judiciary’s College for New Judges (honor and distinction).
o Board Certified in Civil Appellate Law by Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1995.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
State of Texas, Appellate Court Justice 13th Court of Appeals, 2011-16, 2019-20; Visiting Judge, 2021- present
Perkes Law Firm, P.C./Perkes Law Arbitration-Mediation Services, 2002-2010, 2017-2018, 2021- present
AWARDS/DISTINCTIONS:
• Consistent AV peer review rating from Martindale Hubbell (Attorney and Judicial Recognitions).
• Fellow of the College of the State Bar, 30+ years.
• Fellow of the American Bar Foundation.
• Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.
• Member of Association of Attorney-Mediators.
• SBA/SBDC Small Business Champion Award.
• Judge Paul W. Nye Professionalism Award.
• Cameron County Bar Association’s Outstanding Service Award.
• Rotary Club’s Paul Harris Fellow.
• Bend Magazine’s Arbitrator-Mediator of the Year.
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Homeowners Association, Mortgages, Residential Real Estate
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation
- Texas
- State Bar of Texas
- ID Number: 15782550
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- Atty - Non-Litigation
- Perkes Law Firm, PC
- Current
- Arbitrator/Mediator
- Perkes Arbitration/Mediation Services
- Current
- Senior Visiting Judge
- State of Texas
- Current
- St. Mary's University School of Law
- Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
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- Texas State Bar # 15782550
- Member
- - Current
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- Civil Appellate Law
- Texas State Bar
