W. Jerry Hoover

Services:
Mediation, Arbitration, Med-Arb, Special Master, Insurance Umpire, Neutral Case Evaluation, Moderated Settlement Conferences, Dispute Review Boards, Negotiation

Practice Areas:
General Civil Litigation: Commercial, Construction, Business, Banking, Contracts, Real Estate, Insurance, Engineering, Employment, Environmental and Oil & Gas/Energy Law.

ADR Experience:
Experienced Mediator and Arbitrator in all types of complex civil cases. Mediated and/or arbitrated over 4,000 cases, including commercial litigation, business law, construction, and real estate, environmental, personal injury, DTPA, medical/legal malpractice, labor/employment law, insurance coverage and disputes, probate, and oil & gas/energy related cases. Also conducted multiple pre-litigation mediations and arbitration for insurance providers. Approved Mediator and Arbitrator panelist for the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR - New York), the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), formerly the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), and the Houston Maritime Arbitrators' Association (HMAA). Arbitrated several large, multi-party, and complex commercial and construction industry cases for the AAA and ICDR. Approved mediator panelist for the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Formerly appointed Master in Chancery by the presiding Judge in Harris County District Court to oversee the settlement procedures in a complex toxic tort case involving over 800 plaintiffs and multiple defendants in a pipeline explosion case in Texas.

Education:
South Texas College of Law - Houston - J.D., 1981
University of Florida - M.B.A., 1973
University of Florida - B.S.B.A. (with Honors), 1972
Louisiana State University-Graduate Banking Degree, 1978
Member - College of the State Bar of Texas

ADR Training:
AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference, Nashville, TN-February, 2019
AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference, New Orleans, LA - February 2016
AAA/ICDR Neutrals Conference, San Diego, CA - February 2009
Advanced ADR Training for Trial & Appellate Lawyers & Mediators-2002
A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute at the University of Houston 40 hours Basic Mediation Training - 1993 24 hours Advanced Family Law Mediation Training - 1995
American Arbitration Association (AAA) Basic Arbitration Training, Houston - 1995 Construction Arbitration Training Workshop, Houston - 1996 Advanced Commercial Arbitration Training - Orlando, FL - 1998 Advanced Construction Arbitrator II Training - Houston - 2001 Annual Arbitrator Update - 2002 Advanced Arbitration Training - San Antonio, Texas - 2004 AAA Arbitration, Ethics and Disclaimers - 2005 AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel - 2006
National Association of Security Dealers (NASD) n/k/a FINRA Arbitration Training, Houston - 1996 Mediation Training, Houston - 1997 Chairperson Training, Houston - 1999
U.S. Postal Service REDRESS Program - 1999

ADR Affiliations:
Former Board of Advisors - South Texas College of Law, Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution. Former Board of Advisors for the A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute at the University of Houston; State Bar of Texas, ADR Section; Houston Bar Association, ADR Section; Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR) Houston Chapter; Charter Member of Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution at South Texas College of Law; Certified Mediator - International Mediation Institute - The Netherlands.

Other Memberships:
American Bar Association (ABA) ADR Section; Texas Bar Association (TBA) Construction Law Section and ADR Section; Houston Bar Association (HBA) Chair HBA-ADR Section 2009-2010; Construction Law Section (Former Council Member of Construction Law Section); Former Member HBA Judicial Polls Committee.

Selected Publications & Presentations:
"Arbitration of Multi-Party Construction Disputes"
Panel Moderator for presentation to the 31st Annual State Bar of Texas Construction Law Section Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
March 2018.
"Improving Your Success in Construction ADR"
Co-Presented to the Houston Bar Association Construction Law Section
April 16, 2015.
"Mediator Skills Series: How to Break Impasse"
Presented to the Houston Bar Association ADR Section, November 11, 2014.
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Construction Mediations"
Co-Presented at the 26th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, February 2013.
"Creative Uses of Arbitration, Mediation and other forms of ADR"
Presented at the Houston Bar Association's Construction Law Section Luncheon, September 17, 2009.
"Mediation & Arbitration Options & Strategies for Construction Disputes"
Presented as moderator at the University of Texas UTCLE Construction Law Conference in Houston, Texas on January 30, 2009 (Rescheduled from September 2008).
"Mediating Construction Disputes: Perspectives from the Mediator"
Presented to the Houston Bar Association's 2007 HBA Advising Construction Clients Institute, October 26, 2007.

"To Have, Or Not To Have, Experts At Mediation?"
Presented at the University of Texas School of Law 2006 Construction Law Conference, September 7-8, 2006 Houston, TX.
"Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in Business Transactions" Presentation to the Texas Association of Business Brokers - Houston Chapter, February 17, 2005.

"Mediation/Arbitration: Something Old, Something New, And Something You Can Use"
Presented at the Collections & Creditors' Rights - 2004 State Bar of Texas CLE Seminar in Houston on May 21, 2004. Co-Author: Jack Scheske.

"Mediation & Arbitration - When, How To Find A Good One, Tips"
Presented at the Collection Practice - 2003 CLE Seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas in Houston and Dallas in May 2003.
"Is There a New Approach to Conflict Resolution? Discover How Alternative Dispute Resolution Can Be Effectively Used In Your Organization"

Presented at the Council On Education Management Seminar (April 2001) in Houston.