Donald R. Philbin, Jr., Esquire

Picture It Settled
Post Office Box 12367
San Antonio, TX 78212

Phone: 210-212-7100
Fax: 210-212-7118
Email: Don.Philbin@ADRtoolbox.com
Other URL http://www.ADRtoolbox.com

Don Philbin is an attorney-mediator, negotiation consultant and trainer, and arbitrator. He has resolved disputes and crafted deals for more than 20 years as a commercial litigator, general counsel, and presendent of communications and technology related companies. Don has mediated hundreds of matters in a wide variety of substantive areas and serves as an arbitrator on several panels, including CPR's Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. He is an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine Law School. Chair of the ABA Dispute Resolution Section's Negotiation Committee and a member of the ADR Section Council of the State Bar of Texas. Don is listed in THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA (Dispute Resolution), THE BEST LAWYERS IN SAN ANTONIO, and the BAR REGISTER OF PREEMINENT LAWYERS.

Types of Cases Mediated
	Business	Civil (general)
	Commercial	Construction
	Contracts	Discrimination
	Divorce (all issues)	Divorce (parenting)
	Employment	Family (other)
	General Mediation	Harassment
	Insurance	Intellectual Property
	Labor Management	Land Use
	Landlord - Tenant	Medical
	Organizational	Partnership Dissolutions
	Personal Injury	Probate
	Product Liability	Public Policy
	Real Estate	Religious / Church
	Securities	Torts
	Workplace

MEMBER: 2010

Background Substantial business experience in a variety of strategic and day-to-day operating roles (sales activity doubled while introducing new products and operating income doubled within a three year period) in telecommunications and high-tech related companies. Twenty years' experience representing public and private entities and individuals in a variety of matters and forums as well as negotiating and drafting contracts, license agreements, and corporate documents in many areas of commercial and general civil law, including accounting, antitrust, banking, bill processing, civil rights, communications, construction, consumer, contract, corporate and organizational, employment, entertainment, environmental, family, insurance coverage, intellectual property, international, partnership dissolution, personal injury/death, property damage, public policy, real estate, regulatory, securities, software licensing and technology law, and business and personal torts.

Education/Training LL.M. Dispute Resolution (2007), Pepperdine University School of Law (Straus Institute)
MBA (2001)Executive Program, University of Texas at San Antonio
JD (1987) Pepperdine University School of Law
BA (1984) Business Administration, Trinity University

Practicing in Texas