WMP Texas Mediations is the Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) arm of Williams McClure & Parmelee. Attorney James Williams of the firm is a mediator who provides ADR services as a cost-effective solution to quickly resolve disputes or remedy issues before parties incur significant legal costs and the risks of trial.  Mr. Williams serves as a neutral peacemaker to parties who wish to consider settlement or compromise, but who have been unable to resolve a matter without the assistance of a neutral mediator.  He has extensive frontline experience in alternative dispute resolution including mediation and arbitration. He is a skilled conflict resolution facilitator. We save all parties on time and travel costs by conducting zoom/remote/virtual mediations when possible. We mediate Texas matters as well as other jurisdictions. Mr. Williams can also serve as an Arbitrator, if the parties desire a neutral third party to decide the matter on the merits in a cost-effective manner. Having spent decades in the trenches as a Texas litigation and transactions attorney, having mediated hundreds of cases on behalf of his own clients throughout Texas and the country, Mr. Williams is well suited to facilitating the resolution of even the most complex lawsuits or disputes as a neutral Texas mediator and peacemaker. Most contentious matters can be resolved more easily than the parties might expect with the use of Texas virtual mediation/ Texas remote mediation/ Texas in-person mediation services with mediator James Williams of the firm.

Abraham Lincoln once said that “[a] good settlement is better than a good lawsuit." The Texas legislature approved the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act many years ago. Pursuant to the Act, any case pending in Texas courts may be referred for mandatory ADR procedures including mediation, upon the motion of any party or the court's own motion.

Mr. Williams has successfully completed required training in Dispute Resolution Techniques, in compliance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act, Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code, Section 154.052 (A) and which satisfies the standards set forth by the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable (TMTR), Texas Association of Mediators (TAM), and Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA) and approved by the State Bar of Texas for appointment, membership and continuing education.

He is qualified with the appropriate mediator certification credentials required by the State of Texas to be appointed by the courts of Texas to serve as a mediator of civil litigation matters across the state. He is a professional mediator with course completion meeting requirements of the Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) statutes and the requirements for mediation in many other states. He is recognized as a Senior Mediator by Mediate.com and has Premium status.

Mediation course training includes subjects such as Introduction to Mediation; What is Mediation?; Process Neutrality; Role of Mediator; Mediation Styles: Conference and Caucus; Mediation Models; Listening Skills: A Mediator's Most Important Tool; Active Listening and Barriers; Two-Way Exchange; Professionalism in Mediation; Dealing with Third Parties and Difficult People; Issues Clarification; Interests Versus Positions; Questioning Techniques; Clarifying Mediable Issues; Issue Prioritization; Cultural Considerations in Mediation; High/Low Context; Generating Options; Bargaining and Negotiations; Impasse: Causes and Strategies, Caucus as a Tool; Introduction to Mediator Ethics; Core Principles: Neutrality, Confidentiality, Conflict of Interest; Case Studies in Mediator Ethics; Mediation Agreements, Tips to Get the Best Mediation Results, Reality Testing Techniques in Mediation.

Mediator James Williams is a member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution/Mediation Section, State Bar of Texas.