Publications

Articles by Josefina M. Rendón

Publications by J.M. Rendón

Chair, State Bar of Texas – ADR section Publications Committee 2003-

Editor: The Texas Mediator (1999-2004)

Former member Texas Bar Journal editorial board

Former member The Houston Lawyer editorial board

Articles/Information for Attorneys & Parties Attending Mediation

Divorce/Family:

“Mediation and Other Family Dispute Resolution Alternatives” Chapter in Handbook of Alternative Dispute Resolution, 3rd edition (K.E. Elliot & F.W Elliot, editors) State Bar of Texas, Imprimatur Press, 2003. (with Judy Dougherty).

Personal Injury:

“Winning the Auto Case Through Mediation” South Texas School of Law Automobile Injury Conference Manual, March 2001).

Newsletters:

Mediation Talk Newsletter - Fall 2004
Effective Mediation Advocacy - Fall 2004

Articles about Family Mediation

• “Collaborative Law: What it Means to Texas Mediators” Alternative Resolutions, Oct. 2001. (with J.K. Dougherty)
• “Models, Styles and The Process of Family Mediation” Alternative Resolutions, June 2001. (with J.K. Dougherty)
• “Parties in Family Mediation: Present but Away or Away but Present” The Texas Mediator, vol. 15:3 (2000).
• “Children First: A Collaborative Mediation Program” The Houston Lawyer, May/June 2000.

Articles about Employment Mediation

• “’Going Postal’: A New Definition and Model for Employment ADR” The Houston Lawyer Jan/Feb 2000 (with Judy Dougherty).

Diversity and Mediation

• “Enhancing Mediation Services to the Spanish-Speaking Community: Perceived Needs and Recommendations”
• Spanish Speaking Participants in Mediation: Past Present & Future at Texas DRC’s, The Texas Mediator, Fall 2002. (with C.I. Gomez & W.A. Wright).
• “Mediating With Interpreters” Alternative Resolutions (publication of the Texas Bar- ADR Section), March 2002.
• “When You Can’t Get Through To Them: Cultural Diversity in Mediation” Alternative Resolutions, Jan. 2000.
• “Under the Justice Radar? Prejudice in Mediation and Settlement Negotiations”, Thurgood Marshall Law Review (2005)

Victim-Offender Mediation

• "  Mediación entre Víctima y Ofensór," Peruvian Association for Negotiation, Arbitration and Conciliation (APENAC).
• "The Who, What and Where of Referring Cases to Mediation" The Municipal Court Recorder (Texas Municipal Courts Education Center) Fall 1997.

Other Articles about Mediation & Dispute Resolution

• “Drafting the Agreement” The Texas Mediator, vol. 15:2 (2000).
• “Six Thinking Hats in Mediation” The Texas Mediator vol. l4:1 (2000).
• “Metaphors in Mediation” The Texas Mediator, vol. 13:4 (1999).
• "Volunteering in Acronyms: HBA Members Doing ADR for the DRC" The Houston Lawyer, May/June 1998.
• "Partners in Peer Mediation," The Houston Lawyer Mar/April 1997.
• "Blessed are the Lawyers," The Lookout Oct. 22, 1995 (about attorneys in mediation).

Contact Houston mediator Josefina Rendón, to review if your case is amenable to alternative dispute resolution.

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Rendon Mediation
909 Kipling Street
Houston, TX 77006
Phone: 713-521-6789
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Mediation services are available for clients in Houston, Beaumont, Pasadena, Galveston, Port Arthur, La Porte, League City, and Texas City, Texas.