ASSOCIATION OF ATTORNEY-MEDIATORS

CLE Approval for Advanced Mediator Training 2006

MCLE credit has been applied for in Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Missouri and Oklahoma. If you require application in a different state, please contact aam@airmail.net or Brenda at 1-800-280-1368 as soon as possible to be within the requested state’s application period.

Jeffry S. Abrams, an attorney for over 23 years, is a full-time mediator in Houston, Texas who has conducted approximately 2800 mediations in over 17 years as a mediator. He previously served as Chair of the Houston Bar ADR Section, on the Board of Directors of the Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, President of the Houston Chapter of AAM and President of the Association of Attorney-Mediators national organization. Jeff has made presentations on mediation on 5 continents. He serves or has served on the Board of Directors of the Cultural Arts Council of Houston/Harris County, the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts and the Houston Blues Society. He is also a musician by hobby who has played in beer joints and dive bars around town and has been hosting house concerts at his house for 11 years.

Suzanne Mann Duvall is an attorney and has been a mediator, arbitrator and trainer since 1990. She has mediated over 1600 cases to resolution and has over 800 hours in advanced mediation and negotiation training. A former member of the AAM Board, she has held leadership positions in all of the statewide mediator organization in Texas and is the recipient of numerous awards in the field of mediation. She is currently the President of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association and a TMCA Credentialed Distinguished Mediator.

Charles Guittard is a recipient of the Brutsche' Award, former chair of the State Bar ADR Section and the Dallas Bar Business Litigation Section, former litigation management attorney for Farmers Insurance in its Houston office, and currently a litigation consultant in Houston. Charles coached the SMU negotiation teams for seven years in ABA competitions, taking four regionals and a national championship. Currently, he coaches the negotiation and mediation advocacy teams of South Texas College of Law where his mediation advocacy team recently won regionals.

Nancy Huston is a full time mediator in Houston, Texas. She has conducted in excess of 4,500 mediations and has trained many mediators through the Association of Attorney-Mediators as well as the University of Houston Law School. Nancy received her training through the Association of Attorney-Mediators, Harvard Law School, the Attorney-Mediators Institute, Inc. and the International Academy of Mediators. She has earned the recognition of AAM Advanced Certified Mediator. She, also, was a founding member of the International Academy of Mediators, served on the ADR Panel for the United States Judicial District Courts for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division and is a frequent speaker/lecturer on the topic of ADR. Nancy was President of the Association of Attorney-Mediators in 1994-1995 and was selected “Outstanding Member” of AAM in 1994. She earned her law degree in 1976 from the University of Texas at Austin.

Alan Levin has practiced law for thirty-seven years and is currently the managing officer of Levin & Kasner, P.C. in Houston. He has mediated approximately 4,400 cases and is an experienced arbitrator. Alan is a member of many mediation and arbitration groups and was selected Law Dragon as top 500 Leading Lawyers in America as well as Law Dragon 3000 Leading Lawyers in America. He was selected by his peers as one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in the ADR specialty. Alan specializes in the complex case.

Robert W. Moats, Ph.D., J.D., has been in private practice for 25 years in Austin, Texas. In addition to his counseling practice, he has served as a mediator, consulting expert to mediation, and mediator/negotiator coach. His training in psychology includes a doctorate from Northwestern University, a clinical internship at Michael Reese Medical Center, and a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas at Austin. He is also a graduate of the University of Texas School of Law.

Cecilia H. Morgan is a full-time mediator and arbitrator with JAMS The Resolution Experts and has conducted over 1500 mediations and over 800 arbitrations in 19 different states. She frequently presents training programs for local, state, national and international mediation/ADR organizations. She is currently Chair Elect of the State Bar of Texas ADR Section and Former National Officer and Director, Association of Attorney Mediators. She is a charter, distinguished mediator with the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association. She enjoys feedback to improve her own practice or to improve Alternative Dispute Resolution processes and may be contacted at cmorgan@jamsadr.com.

W. Thomas Proctor is President-Elect of the Houston Bar Association. Tommy was President of the Association of Attorney-Mediators in 1992-1993. One of five members originating Houston’s court-annexed mediation program, he was honored with AAM’s Steve Brutsché Award in 2000. He served as a council member for the State Bar ADR Section Council from 1993-1996. He was inducted as a Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators in 1999. Tommy maintains an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell and has repeated as a Texas Monthly Texas “Super Lawyer". A former Harris County prosecutor and civil firm litigation shareholder, his practice has focused on mediation and arbitration since 1990. He has served as mediator for three thousand disputes.

Amie Rodnick received her law degree from UT-Austin in 1978 and worked as an Assistant Attorney General for the first five years after law school graduation. She has been in private practice in Austin since 1984, exclusively focusing on family law. She became board certified in family law in 1990 and also received her mediation training that same year. She has been AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell since 1993. She has served as a director of the Travis County Lawyer Referral Service, president of the Travis County Women Lawyers Scholarship Fund, chair of the Family Law Section of the Travis County Bar Association, and currently serves on the District 9-A Grievance Committee and is president of the Central Texas Collaborative Family Lawyers. She has given numerous speeches to various organizations on family law-related issues and has mediated hundreds of family law matters. Further information can be found at her website: www.rodnicklaw.com