Mediator Resume

Over the last 30 years, have handled thousands of complex multi-party construction defect, personal injury, insurance coverage and declaratory judgment actions, professional negligence, and commercial cases with dozens of jury trials and final hearings in arbitration.

Daw & Ray LLP - Partner

Attorney

Partner, Daw & Ray LLP, 1999-Present; Associate, Andrews Meyers, 1996-1999; Associate, Kroll & Tract, 1992-1996.

Board certified trial lawyer with over 30 years of experience primarily defending construction defect claims throughout Texas in both the courthouse and in ADR proceedings. Represented general contractors, subcontractors, design builders, design professionals, and owners in lawsuits, arbitrations, and mediations, of disputes over commercial, public, multifamily, and residential projects. The above work has also involved resolution of numerous insurance coverage disputes including additional insured and indemnity claims.

Trained mediator in compliance with Texas ADR Act and Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code.

As a party's attorney, construction defect causation and responsibility for same including design v. construction defects, cost of repairs, indemnity, additional insured status and coverage issues.

I have mediated hundreds of mediations in front of the most respected mediators in our profession. For multiple party cases, I generally favor an approach that involves each party focusing on their own portion of the claim instead of what another party may be doing to resolve the claim. Some call this the "double blind" approach and I find it to be very effective.

Adept at all online meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Very proficient with Adobe for document review.

South Texas College of Law (JD - 1992); University of Houston (BS - 1989).

Admitted to the Bar: Texas; U.S. District Court: Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals: Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Claims; U.S. Supreme Court.

Construction Law, Insurance Law, and Litigation Sections of the Texas State Bar; Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated; Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law.

Houston, Tx

Hourly Rate: Not provided Daily Rate: $3,000.00 Study Rate: Not provided Cancellation: $500.00/Day Cancellation Period: 14 Days Comment:

English

United States of America

Houston, Texas