Kimberlee K. Kovach
Kimberlee K. Kovach is the Director for The Frank Evans Center for Dispute Resolution and serves as the Distinguished Lecturer in Dispute Resolution at South Texas College of Law. Kovach has nearly thirty years experience in mediation as a leading teacher, trainer, scholar and practitioner. She is a Past Chair of the American Bar Association Section of Dispute Resolution, as well as a former Chair of the State Bar of Texas ADR Section. Professor Kovach has taught a variety of ADR courses in legal education for nearly twenty years, and is the author of a text book for law school use, Mediation: Principles And Practice (3rd ed. 2004). She is also the author of Mediation In A Nutshell (2003). Profesor Kovach has taught dispute resolution courses at Kovach has published numerous articles on ADR topics, lectured throughout the United States and abroad, and serves as a mediator, arbitrator, and trainer.
Illustrative Publications :
BOOKS:
Kovach, MEDIATION: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE, West Publishing Company (Text and Instructor's Manual) (1994) (reviewed at 45 J. LEGAL EDUC. 149 (1995):
(3rd Edition, May 2004)
Kovach, Mediation in a Nutshell, (West 2003)
ARTICLES
Kovach, The Intersection (Collision) of Ethics, Law, and Dispute Resolution: Clashed, Crashes, No Stops Yields ro Rights of Way, _ S. Tex. L. Rev. (2008)
Kovach, Privatization of Dispute Resolution: In the Spirit of Pound, but Mission Incomplete: Lessons Learned and a Possible Blueprint for the Future, 48 S. Tex. L. Rev. 1003 (2007)
Kovach, Musings on Idea(l)s in the Ethical Regulation of Mediators: Honesty, Enforcement and Education, 21 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 123 (2005)
Kovach, The Vanishing Trial: Land Mine on the Mediation Landscape or Opportunity for Evolution: Ruminations on the Future of Mediation Practice, 7 Cardozo J. on Conf. Resol. 27 (2005)
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James J. Alfini
James J. Alfini is President and Dean of South Texas College of Law. Previously, he was Professor of Law at Northern Illinois University College of Law where he taught Constitutional Law, Professional Responsibility, Mediation, and related courses. Dean Alfini served as Dean of the NIU College of Law from 1991 to 1997. Prior to NIU Dean Alfini was a member of the faculty at Florida State University College of Law where he was Director of Education and Research at the Florida Dispute Resolution Center, a joint program of the FSU College of Law and the Supreme Court of Florida. He was on the original Mediation and Arbitration Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Florida and chaired the Standards Subcommittee. Earlier, Dean Alfini was Director of Research and Assistant Executive Director of the American Judicature Society. He has served as the chair of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the Association of American Law Schools and the chair of the Dispute Resolution Section of the American Bar Association. He has numerous publications in the fields of dispute resolution and judicial ethics, including two co-authored books published by Lexis Publishing: Judicial Conduct And Ethics and Mediation Theory And Practice.
Illustrative Publications :
Books and Monographs:
Mediation Theory and Practice, Lexis Law Publishing, 2001, 2006(second edition). With Sharon Press, Jean Sternlight, and Joseph Stulberg.
ADR Personalities and Practice Tips, Editor (with Eric Galton). (American Bar Association, 1998).
Articles:
“Dealing with Judicial Misconduct in the States: Judicial Independence, Accountability and Reform,” 48 South Texas Law Review 889 (2007). With Shailey Gupta-Brietzke and James F. McMartin IV.
“Making the Case for Legal Education and the Legal Profession” 37 University of Toledo Law Review 1 (2005).
Symposium on “Justice in Mediation”, 5 Cardozo Journal of Conflict Resolution 187 (2004). With Jonathan M. Hyman, Lela P. Love, Joseph B. Stulberg, and Ellen A. Waldman.
For a complete listing, please see the South Texas College of Law Faculty Bibiography section.
Trey Bergman
Catherine Greene Burnett
Catherine Greene Burnett is Vice President, Associate Dean, and Professor of Law at South Texas College of Law. She is an expert on capital punishment in Texas, criminal procedure, and appeals. Dean Burnett graduated from the University of Texas Law School, served as a briefing attorney for the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, and served as a prosecutor in the Texas Attorney General’s Office. She has practiced privately in criminal law and is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Dean Burnett joined the South Texas College of Law faculty in 1987, currently co-chairs the State Bar’s Committee on Legal Service to the Poor in Criminal Matters, and is a liaison to the Representation of Those on Death Row bar committee.
For a complete listing of publicatins, see the South Texas College of Law Faculty Bibiography section.
Hon. Frank G. Evans
Judge Evans, sometimes called the “father of ADR in Texas,” was a principal draftsman and sponsor of the 1987 Texas ADR Procedures Act, along with several earlier statutes that enabled Texas counties to fund local dispute resolution centers.
Sample Publications:
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Hon. Bruce W. Wettman
Judge John Cosselli
Hon. Bruce Wettman
Judge Bruce Wayne Wettman has more than thirty-five years of experience as a judge, lawyer, and alternative dispute resolution (ADR) neutral. He was first elected District Judge of the 247th District Court of the State of Texas in 1978, and still serves as an assigned visiting District Judge for the Second Administrative Judicial Region of the State of Texas. He is an Adjunct Professor teaching mediation and serves as Director of the Mediation Clinic at South Texas College of Law.
Sample Publication:
“Enhancing Worldwide Understanding Through ODR: Designing Effective Protocols For Online Communications”, The University of Toledo Law Review, Fall 2006, Volume 38, Number 1
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Others associated with the Center include:
Judge John Cosselli
Dean Helen Jenkins For a complete listing of publicatins, see the South Texas College of Law Faculty Bibiography section.
Judge Margaret Mirabal
