Attorney; Arbitrator; Mediator

Pepperdine University School of Law, LL.M., Dispute Resolution (Commercial and International Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Negotiation and Settlement Advocacy, Arbitration, International Investment Disputes, Selected Issues in Dispute Resolution (Labor Disputes), Third-Party Processes, Faith- Based Diplomacy and International Peacemaking, Communication and Conflict, and Social Psychology of Conflict), 2007; The University of Texas at San Antonio, M.B.A., Executive Program, 2001; Pepperdine University School of Law, J.D., 1987; Trinity University, B.A., Business Administration, 1984; Program on Negotiation (PON) at Harvard Law School, 2007 (Programs on Negotiation for Senior Executives and Dealing with Difficult People and Difficult Situations); Pepperdine Professional Skills Courses (Advanced Mediation; Improvisational Mediation; Mediating the Complex Case); Cambridge Executive Enterprises, 2002 (Senior Executive Training); Austin and Bexar County Dispute Resolution Centers (Advanced Family Mediation and Group Facilitation Training).

Don Philbin has resolved disputes and crafted deals for more than 20-years as a commercial litigator, general counsel, and president of $100MM-plus communications and technology-related companies. He has mediated more than 200 matters – guiding parties through unique processes designed to reduce barriers to efficient outcomes in a number of substantive areas, including business disputes and personal injury claims, dissolutions of corporate and marital estates, and real estate and probate matters. He writes and teaches negotiation skills to varied audiences, including labor/management negotiators, lawyers and mediators seeking CLE or advanced degrees. AUTHOR/CO-AUTHOR: Author, The One Minute Manager Prepares for Mediation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Negotiation Preparation, 13 HARVARD. NEGOTIATION LAW REVIEW 249 (2008); Deal or No Deal? Or Perhaps a Better Deal? The Impact of Improved Information, 25 ALTERNATIVES TO THE HIGH COST LITIG. 177 (2007); The Value of Economic Analysis in Preparing for Mediation, 63-APR DISP. RESOL. J. 49 (2008); The Psychology of Bad Economic Decisions, 7 DISPUTE RESOLUTION ALERT NO. 5 (JAMS Inc. Fall 2007); Trial Preparation Includes ADR Process Design: What Type of Mediator Fits Best?, 9 ABA COMMERCIAL & BUSINESS LITIGATION 1 (ABA Lit. Winter 2008); co-author, Litigating Arbitration: A 2007 Texas Arbitration Review, 60 BAYLOR L. REV. 613 (2008); Alternative Dispute Resolution (Fifth Circuit Survey), 40 TEXAS TECH LAW REVIEW (2008) (forthcoming).

State Bar of Texas (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Anti-Trust and Business Litigation, Computer and Technology, Corporate Counsel, Family Law, and Litigation Sections; Federal Communications Bar Association; Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law (Adjunct Professor); Life Fellow of the Texas Bar (2002-present) and San Antonio Bar Foundations (2007-present); Credentialed Distinguished Mediator, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (2007-present); The Texas General Counsel Forum (2002-06); William S. Sessions American Inns of Court (member, 1990-present; secretary, 2008-09); Association of Attorney-Mediators (2007-present); American Bar Association (Litigation (1987-present) and Dispute Resolution (2006-present); conference faculty, 2008); Association for Conflict Resolution (2006-present); Texas Association of Mediators (2007-present); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit (1988-present); Fellow of the College of the State Bar of Texas (1997-present).

The Best Lawyers in America (Alternative Dispute Resolution; Woodward/White 2007, 2008), Martindale-Hubbell: AV-rating (1999-present); Leadership San Antonio XXIX.

Two Party Arbitrations/Mediations: $165/Hour Per Party; All Other Arbitrations/Mediations: $140/Hour Per Party; Reduced Fee Arbitrations/Mediations: $50-$100/Hour Per Party Regardless of Number of Parties

Rotary Club of San Antonio, Board of Directors; First Presbyterian Church, Elder, Usher, Welcoming & Belonging Committee, Benevolence Oversight Committee, Nominating Committee; City of Olmos Park, City Hall Building Committee; Goodwill Industries, Advisory Board; Trinity University, Alumni President and Ex-Officio Member of the Board of Trustees (1993-95), Board of Visitors (2004-06), Business Advisory Council (1999-present).