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DALLAS, TEXAS 75243
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Benchmark Arbitrator James Juneau

Arbitration Experience:

Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association      1986 B Present

B        More than 300 disputes successfully arbitrated throughout Texas, as well as in Oklahoma, Kansas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Mississippi and Louisiana

B        100% Award Affirmation Rate

B        Member B AAA Large and Complex Case Panel

B          Frequent Multi-Arbitrator Panel Chairperson

Regular service as an arbitrator in a wide variety of commercial, construction, employment, securities and personal injury matters.   Substantial experience conducting proceedings as a single arbitrator or as a member of a multi-arbitrator panel.  Selected chairperson of numerous multi-arbitrator panels.  Substantial additional involvement in all phases of alternative dispute resolution serving as dispute mediator, appraisal umpire, or special master via court appointment, administrative selection or private invitation of the litigants.

Panel of Certified Mediators, Arbitration Forums, Inc., 1992 - 2008

Victim-Offender Mediator, Dallas County Juvenile Department, 1989 - 1994

Former Chairperson B ADR Committee, Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1990 - 1992

Alternative Dispute Resolution Training

AAA Red Flags & Risk Areas: Challenges to Arbitrator Authority (ACE014), 2017
AAA Avoiding Ten Common Missteps Arbitrators Make (ACE010), 2016
AAA ADR and Emerging Technologies: The Future Has Arrived, 2015
AAA Principled Deliberations: Decision-Making Skills for Arbitrators (ACE008), 2014
AAA Dealing with the Pro Se Party in Mediation and Arbitration, 2014
AAA Developments in Arbitration Law: Disclosure, Vacatur, Sanctions, and Authority, 2013 AAA Advanced Mediator Training Series: Managing the Dynamics of a Multi-Party Case, 2012 AAA The Ethics Behind "Better, Faster, Cheaper" in ADR, 2011
Lakeside Mediation Center, AMastering Mediation@ Training Workshop, 2009
Faculty, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Nuts and Bolts: Arbitration & Mediation, 2008
AAA Chairing an Arbitration Panel: Procedures, Process & Dynamics (ACE005), 2007
AAA Dealing with Delay Tactics in Arbitration (ACE004), 2006
AAA Arbitration Awards - Safeguarding, Deciding and Writing Awards (ACE001), 2005
AAA Arbitrator Ethics & Disclosure (ACE003), 2004
AAA Arbitrator Update 2001
AAA Commercial Arbitrator II Training 2001
AAA Advanced Case Management Issues 2001
AAA Commercial Arbitrator Training Program 1999
AAA Basic Arbitrator Training
AAA Advanced Arbitrator Training
AAA Mediator Training
Dallas Bar Association Civil Mediator Training Program
Dallas County Juvenile Dept. Victim-Offender Mediation Training Program
Faculty, AAA Personal Injury Claims Workshop
Faculty, AAA Case Manager In-service Training Program
Faculty, AAA Mediator Training Workshop
Faculty, AAA Basic Arbitrator Training
Faculty, AAA Advanced Arbitrator Training


Law Firm Experience:

Gilbert Mediation Group                                    2008 B Present
Dallas, Texas

Law Practice: Full-time service as neutral mediator in a wide variety of litigated cases involving personal injury, products liability, medical and professional negligence, employment torts, business torts, insurance coverage disputes, breach of contract and other business-to-business or commercial disputes.  Typical case volume is approximately 200-250 mediations per year.  

Juneau, Boll, Stacy & Ucherek, P.L.L.C.               1998 B Present
Dallas, Texas

Law Practice: Founding partner (currently Aof-counsel@) in a six attorney state-wide civil trial and appellate litigation practice representing both plaintiffs and defendants in significant cases involving wrongful death, products liability, catastrophic personal injury, medical malpractice, professional negligence, business torts, construction and employment litigation in state and federal courts.

Strasburger & Price, L.L.P.                                1983 B 1998
Dallas, Texas / Houston, Texas

Law Practice:  Lead trial counsel and primary handling attorney in a varied statewide civil trial and appellate litigation practice broadly focused on the representation of major U.S. and foreign corporations in defense of products liability, mass injury, pharmaceutical and other complex tort and business litigation matters.  Managing partner of the firm=s Houston, TX office, 1993 B 1998.

Professional Certifications & Recognition:

Board Certified - Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Life Fellow - Million Dollar Advocates Forum
ATexas Super-Lawyer@ designation in personal injury and ADR by Texas Monthly Magazine
ADallas Best@ Alternative Dispute Resolution Attorneys designation by D Magazine
                                                                             
Admitted to Practice:

State Bar of Texas (1984)
United States District Court - Northern District of Texas (1985)
United States District Court - Southern District of Texas (1986)
United States District Court - Eastern District of Texas (1985)
United States District Court - Western District of Texas (1986)
United States Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit (1985)
United States Supreme Court (1988)

Education:

University of Alabama School of Law
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Doctor of Jurisprudence (1984)

Awards:
Law Foundation Scholar
Bench & Bar Legal Honor Society
Farrah Law Society

Activities:
Editorial Board, Alabama Law Review
Teaching Assistant & Quizmaster
President, Trial Advocacy Association
Member, Law Faculty Appointment Committee
Coordinator, Freshman Orientation Program
Phi Alpha Delta legal fraternity

University of Alabama in Birmingham
Birmingham, Alabama
B.S. - Forensic Sciences (1980)

Professional Associations:

Member, Collin County Committee for Judicial Excellence, 2003 -2006

Principal Member, National Fire Protection Association,
Technical Committee on Fire Apparatus Standards, 2002 – Present
Technical Committee on Ambulance Standards, 2007-Present

Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 2001- Present

General Counsel, Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association, 1997- Present

Legal Counsel, Fire and Emergency Manufacturers and Services Association, 2005 - Present

Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation, 1997 - Present

Fellow, Dallas Bar Association, 2008 - Present

Supreme Court of Texas, Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 1993

Dallas Bar Association, 1984-Present
   - Judiciary Committee, 1986-88, 1993-94
   - Fee Disputes Committee, 1993-94
   - State Government Liaison Committee, 1993-94
   - Certified Attorney-Mediator, 1987-Present
   - Speakers Committee, 2001- 2006
   - Fee Disputes Committee, 2001- 2006

Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1984-1992
- Chairman - Law Schools Liaison Committee, 1989-90

- Chairman - Alternative Disputes Resolution Committee, 1990-92

Houston Bar Association, 1994-1998

Collin County Bar Association, 2001-Present

American Bar Association, 1985-2008

Federal Bar Association, 1986-1989

Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1986-1998

Defense Research Institute, 1988-1998

American Trial Lawyers Association, 1998-2008

Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1998-2008

College of the State Bar of Texas, 1989-1990, 2005-2008

Presentations and Publications

Lecture:  "Ethical Considerations for Court Reporters," presented to the Seminar on Court Reporter Ethics and Professional Responsibility sponsored jointly by the Texas Shorthand Reporters' Association and the East Texas Court Reporters' Association in September, 1990 at Tyler, Texas.

Lecture:  "Municipal Responsibility for Firefighter Occupational Safety," presented to the Third Annual Fire Apparatus Safety Symposium sponsored by the International Society of Fire Safety Instructors in February, 1991 at Orlando, Florida.

Lecture:  "Preparing and Presenting Your Case in Mediation and Arbitration," presented to the Personal Injury Claims Workshop sponsored by the American Arbitration Association in April, 1991 at Dallas, Texas.

Faculty:  Mediator/Arbitrator Training Workshop sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, Dallas, Texas, September, 1991.

Lecture:  "Products Liability Issues for Fire Apparatus and Equipment Manufacturers," presented to the joint annual meeting of the Fire Apparatus Manufacturers' Association and the Fire and Emergency Manufacturers' and Services Association in November, 1991 at Orlando, Florida.

Paper and Lecture:  "The New Buzzword: 'ADR' (Alternative Dispute Resolution) and what CPAs Need to Know About It," paper published by and presented to the Dallas Chapter, Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants, in January, 1992 at Dallas, Texas.

Article:  "Apparatus Safety - Arrive Alive," published in Health and Safety Journal, Vol. 3, Issue 2, February, 1992.

Faculty:  Mediation Skills Training Workshop for the State Court System of Texas sponsored by the American Arbitration Association, Dallas, Texas, May, 1992.

Lecture:  "Civil Rights Claims Against Local Government," presented to the fall meeting of the North Central Texas Fire Chiefs' Association in November, 1992 at Addison, Texas.

Lecture: "Legal Writing," presented to the Texas Association of Legal Secretaries' Written Communications Seminar and Third Annual Board Meeting in February, 1993 at Dallas, Texas.

Lecture:  "Building Effective Professional Relationships," presented to the monthly meeting of the North Dallas Legal Secretaries' Association in March, 1993 at Dallas, Texas.

Paper and Lecture:  "Pre-Litigation Preparation," presented to the Litigation Seminar sponsored by Law Seminars International, Inc. in September, 1993 at Dallas, Texas.

Lecture:  "Police Auto Pursuit Liability," presented to the Legal Officer's Section of the International Association of Chiefs of Police at the 1993 IACP Annual Convention in October, 1993 at St. Louis, Missouri.

Article:  "Pre-Litigation Preparation," published in Discovery Newsletter, Vol. V, No. 2, February, 1994.

Paper and Lecture:  "Federal Jurisdiction, Venue, Removal and Remand," presented at the Federal Court Practice Seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program during October and November, 1994 at sites in Dallas, Houston, Tyler and San Antonio, Texas.

Lecture:  "Defenses to Product Liability Claims" and "Pre-suit Investigation and Strategy," presented at the 1997 Products Liability Seminar for continuing education of Gulf Insurance Group specialty claims adjustors in April, 1997 at Irving, Texas.

Paper and Lecture:  "Discovery in Federal Court," presented at the Federal Court Practice Seminar sponsored by the State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program during September, October and November, 1997 at locations in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Texarkana, Texas.

Presentation: AAvoiding Lawsuits,@ presented to the Dallas County Deaf Action Center staff in-service training program in January, 2001 at Dallas, Texas.

Lecture: AThe New Edition of the NFPA -1901 (2003) Fire Apparatus Safety & Design Standards,@ presented to the International Association of Fire Chiefs annual Fire Rescue International Convention in August, 2003 at Dallas, Texas.

Lecture:  AStructured Settlements for the Family Lawyer,@ presented to the Tarrant County Family Law Bar Association=s Summer Continuing Legal Education Seminar in July, 2004 at Cozumel, Mexico.

Paper and Lecture: AMaking the Most Out Of Arbitration Proceedings@ presented to the Hidalgo County Bar Association=s continuing legal education seminar on ACivil Damages B Tricks of the Trade@ in June, 2007 at Edinburg, Texas.

Paper and Lecture: AMediation and Arbitration Proceedings@ presented to the Texas Trial Lawyers= Association Nuts & Bolts Seminar in December, 2008 at Austin, Texas.

Lecture & Paper: AMaking the Most Out of Mediation,@ presented to the monthly members luncheon of the Plano Bar Association in April, 2009 at Plano, Texas.  (Certified SBOT CLE).

Lecture & Paper: AMaking the Most Out of Mediation,@ presented to the monthly members luncheon of the Frisco Bar Association in May, 2009 at Frisco, Texas.  (Certified SBOT CLE).

Community Service and Recreational Interests

PADI Certified SCUBA Diving Instructor

IANTD Certified Technical and Rescue Diver

FAA Licensed Instrument and Commercial Pilot

Angel-Flight America Command Pilot

Homeland Security Emergency Air Transport Service (HSEATS) Pilot

Compensation

$375.00 per billable hour (detail billed in 1/10 hour increments), including time for preliminary hearings, telephone conferences, document review and preparation, travel time, study time, legal research, deliberation and award preparation, plus reimbursement of travel costs and other reasonable and necessary expenses incurred.

Hearing Cancellation Fee – Scheduled hearing dates are reserved on the arbitrator's calendar, and preclude acceptance of any other work for the dates selected.  In cases where the final hearing is cancelled/postponed without consent of the arbitrator less than 30 days but more than 15 days before the scheduled hearing commencement date, a cancellation fee of $3,000 will be applied.  In cases where the final hearing is cancelled/postponed without consent of the arbitrator less than 15 days before the scheduled hearing commencement date, a cancellation fee of $5,000 will be applied.  Cancellation fees may be waived for good cause, at the arbitrator's discretion.

 

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