James Greenwood III Attorney Mediator-Arbitrator

James Greenwood III

Attorney at Law - Mediator
Arbitrator
1306 B Potomac
Houston, Texas 77057-2063

Phone:  (713) 465-8466
Fax:  (713) 465-8467
E-mail:  jmgrnwd@aol.com

Mediations conducted at

GREENWAY MEDIATION CENTER

3203 MERCER, HOUSTON, TX

ADR Experience

·                    Mediated or arbitrated more than 700 cases for more than a thousand attorneys and their clients (attorney references available upon request)

·                    Cases have involved personal injuries, employment, commercial contracts, governmental liability, civil rights, construction, residential and commercial real estate disputes, product and premises liability, eminent domain, professional malpractice, business dissolution, insurance, oil and gas, intellectual property, DTPA, deed restriction and civic association disputes, lender liability, and assorted other conflicts.

        Credentialed-Advanced Designation--Texas Mediator Credentialing Association

·                    American Arbitration Association’s Commercial  Arbitrators Panel member

·                    Special Appeal Committee Reviewer ("Arbitrator") of Class Action Claims for American Arbitration Associaiton in Major Class Action ADR process (1999)

·                    “Who’s Who In Texas ADR,” State Bar of Texas ADR Section, Alternative Resolutions, Special Edition, 2007, Vol. 16, No. 3-4.

Legal Experience

·                    1994 to date - Solo ADR practice

·                    1989-93 - Glickman & Barnett (Of Counsel) (Federal and State Civil Appeals)

·                    1981-89 - Greenwood, Koby, Old, Pinson & Bussey (Of Counsel)

·                    1972-80 - Vinson & Elkins (Partner) (litigation matters involving securities, civil rights and construction contract law, oil and gas, real estate, banking and commercial transactions; also worked on municipal and public law matters)

·                    1961-1971 - Vinson & Elkins (Associate) (litigation of personal injury and insurance-related cases)

·                    Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals (Fifth and Eleventh Circuits), U.S. District Courts for the Southern District of Texas and the Supreme Court of Texas

·                    Member, Dispute Resolution Sections of the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, and Houston Bar Association

ADR Training

·                    A. A. White Dispute Resolution Institute (Basic) (40 hours)

·                    American Arbitration Association (Basic Commercial) (6.5 hours)

·                    Attorney Mediators Institute (Basic (40 hours) and Advanced (6 hours))

·                    Harvard Law School’s Program of Instruction for Lawyers (Basic Negotiation) (40hours)

·                    CDR Associates (Boulder) (ADR System Design) (21 hours)

·                    International Center for Arbitration (Basic Arbitration) (21 hours)

·                    Many seminars and lectures