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Paul D. Clote, Mediator, Houston, Texas.

Paul D. Clote

Diplomate member
McGinnis Lochridge
609 Main St.
Suite 2800
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: 713 615 8528
Cell: 832.541.5159
Website: www.mcginnislaw.com
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Recognized to Texas Chapter for Mediation Other ADR Services: Discovery Referee, Early Neutral Evaluation, Fact Finding, Insurance Umpire, Special Master
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  • Practice Commenced2015
  • # of MEDS (as of 26/3/23)725
  • # of ARBS (as of 26/3/23)3
Current Practice
Online / In-Person
  • AUSTIN
  • BEAUMONT-PORT ARTHUR
  • COLLEGE STATION-BRYAN
  • CORPUS-CHISTI-KINGSVILLE
  • DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX
  • HOUSTON
  • LONGVIEW
  • MIDLAND-ODESSA
  • SAN ANTONIO
  • TYLER-JACKSONVILLE
  • WACO

Biographical

Paul has been a litigation attorney handling trials and appeals for more than four decades. His cases involve commercial and business disputes across a variety of industries.  He has tried to verdict in both state and federal courts, cases entailing fiduciary duties; partnership termination and windup; letters of credit; business fraud and civil theft; trust account funds; broker commissions; ERISA disability benefits; child abuse; minimum wage and overtime claims; oil and gas operating agreements; and an election contest.  He has argued appeals in the 5th Circuit, Texas Supreme Court and Texas Courts of Appeal. 

Paul also serves as a mediator, arbitrator and special master in complex commercial cases in Houston, Austin and Central Texas.

Paul has served as an Adjunct Professor in Mediation and Conflict Resolution at Rice University; a Visiting Professor in Commercial Arbitration at the National Law Academy of Odessa, Ukraine; and at the University of Debrecen (Hungary) School of Law.


Case Experience

  • ADA Disability
  • Anti-Trust
  • Appellate
  • Banking & Finance
  • Business Dissolution
  • Class Actions
  • Commercial/Business
  • Consumer Fraud
  • Contract Disputes
  • Employment
  • Energy Sector (Oil/Gas)
  • Intellectual Property
  • Labor/Unions
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Mining
  • Securities
  • Trademarks/Patents
  • Unfair Competition

Education

  • University of Texas School of Law, J.D., 1977 (with honors)
  • Northwestern University, B.A., 1974

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Bar admission Texas
  • Bar admission Colorado
  • Supreme Court of the United States of America
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits

Rates Information

Please call my assistant, Robin Brokaw 713 615 8522; or 713 725 1017

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