Services

Mediation built for Texas civil litigation.

Half-day and full-day Zoom sessions, statewide, run by a mediator who has tried and defended the kinds of cases you are bringing. Flat fees, published. Response within one business day; dates confirmed after conflict screening and party agreement.

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Matters

PI

Personal injury and wrongful death

Motor vehicle, trucking and commercial vehicle, premises, product, and wrongful death. The session focuses on liability posture, the credibility of the damages model, and the trial risk each side actually faces — not the risk each side is asserting.

Helpful to have: liability facts, medical summary or damages model, deposition highlights, prior demands and offers.

CAT

Catastrophic injury

Cases with life-care plans, contested future damages, and expert-driven valuation. Amber has built and cross-examined these models; the day is structured around the two or three assumptions that actually move the number.

Helpful to have: life-care plan and rebuttal, economist reports, policy limits and excess posture.

CTR

Commercial and contract disputes

Practical issue-framing and settlement structures aligned with how the businesses actually operate — payment terms, releases, ongoing relationships, and confidentiality, not just a number.

Helpful to have: the contract, the damages theory, and any relationship the parties want to preserve.

MP

Multi-party and coverage-driven matters

Clean caucus flow across multiple defendants, carriers, and layers of coverage. Authority is mapped before the session so momentum is not lost waiting on a phone call.

EMP

Employment and other civil disputes

Wage, contract, and separation disputes where a private, structured resolution serves both sides better than a public docket.

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Not a fit

Family law, criminal matters, and disputes where a party lacks counsel are referred elsewhere.

Formats

Half-day · 4 hours

$875 per party. Right for two-party matters with a defined range, follow-up sessions, and cases where authority is present and the file is well developed.

Full-day · 8 hours

$1,750 per party. Right for catastrophic injury, multi-party, and coverage-driven matters, or any case where movement will take several rounds.

In person · Austin

By arrangement for cases that benefit from being in the room. Travel billed separately. Everything else follows the virtual schedule.

Overtime beyond the scheduled block is $425 per party per hour, used only when everyone agrees the case is close. “Party” means all persons or entities represented by the same firm. Full fee schedule and policies →

What counsel can expect

Before the session

  • Confidential statements and exhibits read in full — not skimmed the morning of
  • A short logistics call if the case has moving parts (authority, liens, coverage)
  • Conflicts disclosed before the date is confirmed

During and after

  • A plan for movement — brackets, timing, and who moves when — set at the opening
  • Direct risk discussion in caucus, with the basis explained
  • Settlement terms documented before anyone leaves Zoom; if no deal, written next steps

How a session runs, step by step →

Request a mediation date

Email the case style, parties and counsel, preferred dates, and a one-paragraph issue summary. Response within one business day.