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JUDGE BRUCE WAYNE WETTMAN
 Judge Bruce Wayne Wettman has more than thirty-three years of experience as a judge, lawyer, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral. He was first elected District Judge of the 247th Judicial District Court for the State of Texas in 1978, and still serves as an assigned visiting District Judge for the Second Administrative Judicial Region of the State of Texas. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law teaching mediation and is the Director the Mediation Clinic at South Texas College of Law. EXPERIENCE AND SPECIALTIES
Judge Wettman has conducted a wide range of ADR procedures in Texas and many other states, including: * Mediation (binding and non-binding) * Arbitration (binding, non-binding, hi-low, baseball, night baseball - via mail, e-mail, teleconference) * Internet on-line mediation/arbitration * Mini-trial * Judicial case evaluation * Special Master * Settlement conference * Negotiation assistance Judge Wettman is qualified as an impartial Neutral under the Texas ADR Procedures Act and as an impartial third party in disputes relating to the parent-child relationship. His broad experience as a mediator, arbitrator, special master, and trial judge includes successful resolution of disputes in the following areas: * Family law * Personal injury * Products liability * DTPA * Employment * Commercial * Insurance * Business interference * Fraud * Maritime * Premises liability * Intellectual property * Entertainment law * Malpractice * Property damage * Criminal law * Appellate
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Judge Wettman has published numerous papers and articles on evidence, use of experts, and state of the art uses of ADR systems. He has conducted training programs and seminars ranging from Family Law Mediation training to Corporate Peer Mediation training. He has served on the Board of Directors of the Houston Bar Association Dispute Resolution Center. He is an active member of the ADR Section of the State Bar of Texas, the Houston Bar Association, and the Fort Bend County Bar Association. He is the immediate past President of Resolution Forum, Inc., a non-profit ADR service provider.
EDUCATION
* Doctor of Jurisprudence The University of Houston Law Center (Order of the Barristers) 1973 * Bachelor of Science (Economics) The University of Illinois 1970 * Pepperdine University Advanced Mediation Institute * The Texas Center for the Judiciary
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