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Mr. Donald R. Philbin Jr.
Attorney-Mediator
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Biography
Don Philbin is an innovative and tenacious mediator with a demonstrated history of resolving complex disputes. Recognized as a thought leader in Chambers USA, Who’s Who Legal, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers, Don is an elected fellow of the American Academy of Civil Trial Mediators and International Academy of Mediators. He has served as chair of the Texas Bar ADR Section, is a teacher, author, and developer of Picture it Settled®, a pioneering software tool akin to “Moneyball” for negotiation.
Practice Areas
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation
- 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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