AAM Houston Roster Details

William R. Towns Mr. William R. Towns
Novak, Druce & Quigg, LLP
1000 Louisiana, 53rd Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Phone: (713) 571-3400
Fax: (713) 456-2838
Email: bill.towns@novakdruce.com
Website: http://www.novakdruce.com
First admitted to bar: 1980 in TX
Mediator since: 05/01/2001
Number of Mediations: 51-100
TMCA Credentialed
Mediation training:
  • A.A. White Dispute Resolution InstituteHITE (Basic Training)
  • Association of Attorney-Mediators - Advanced Training 2001
  • BCenter for Dispute ResolutionC
  • Family Mediation Training (30 hours), Bexar County WIPO Arb & Med Center
  • Workship for Mediators in Intellectual Property Disputes 2002
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators 2003

Law Practice areas:
  • Intellectual Property
  • Business/Commercial/Contracts
  • Trademark and Copywright
  • Domain Name

Mediation Practice areas:
  • Intellectual Property
  • Insurance
  • Business/Commercial/Contracts
  • Trademark and Copywright
  • Domain Name

Other Qualifications: Over twenty-five years litigation experience in Federal and State courts in diverse areas including: intellectual property, commercial and consumer litigation, admiralty, insurance, toxic tort and personal injury. Adjunct professor at St. Mary's University, Law School. Included in WIPO Panel of Neutrals, INTA Panel of Neutrals, and American International Property Law Association Registry of Mediators and Arbitrators. Member, Chartered Institute of Arbitration (MCIARB); INTA ADR Committee, ABA Dispute Resolution Committee. WIPO Domain Name Panelist since 2003.
Fees - Fixed: Yes; Half day: Yes; Hourly: Yes