Arbitration, Commercial Law, Corporate Law, Employment, Energy - Natural Resources, Finance - Banking, Insolvency, Mediation, ODR (Online dispute resolution), Oil - Gas - Mining
"Three Critical Ingredients for a Successful Bankruptcy Mediation," State Bar of Texas Bankruptcy Law Section Newsletter (2024); "It is Time to Enhance Judicial Efficiency by Amending Rule 9031," American Bankrutpcy Institute Journal (June 2024); "Ethics and the Art of Mediation," American Bankruptcy Insitute Journal (April 2022); "Mediator Insights: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain," American Bar Association Litigation Section Newsletter (2022); "Is Timing Everything in Mediation?", American Bankruptcy Institute, Mediation Committee Newsletter (2021); "Refresh Your Dispute Resolution Roadmap," University of Texas Law School 43rd Annual Corporate Counsel Institute (2021); "Tips on Preparing for Mediation," American Bar Association's ADR Deskbook for the Business Lawyer (2016); "Maximizing the Value of Bankruptcy Mediation," American Bankruptcy Institute, Bankruptcy Litigation Newsletter (2016); “Tips and Traps of Mediation Preparation,” University of Texas Law School 36th Annual Corporate Counsel Institute, Dallas & Houston, Texas (2014).
"Amending Bankruptcy Rule 9031: Recent Efforts to Expand Bankruptcy Judges' Toolboxes," American Bankruptcy Institute Webinar (March 2025); "Do You Want to Make a Change? The Process to Amend the Bankrutpcy Rules," American Bankrutpcy Institute Winter Leadership Conference (December 2024); "Strategies for Mediation Readiness," Beverly Hills Bar Association Mediation Training Program (2024); "Mediator Insights:
What You Should Know (and What Your Mediator Needs to Know) to Improve the Mediation Process," American Bar Association Litigation Section Annual Conference (2023); "The Many Roles of a Neutral in Bankruptcy," American Bankrutpcy Institute Annual Spring Meeting (2023); "Lessons Learned from Children's Books for Life and Dispute Resolution," Will Work for Food - New Possibilities Hour (2023); "Lessons Learned from Children's Books for Life and Dispute Resolution," NY Chapter of the Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law (2023); "Everything You Wanted to Know About Arbitration (But Were Afraid To Ask): Filing for Arbitration and Preliminary Conferences," American Bar Association Litigation Section Webinar (2022); "Loose Lips Sink Ships: Mediation Confidentiality, Privilege, and Ethics," American Bankruptcy Institute Southeast Bankruptcy Workshop (2022); "The Red Light and Green Light of Consumer and Commercial Bankrutpcy ADR," State Bar of Texas Advanced Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference (2022); "Business Bankruptcy Mediation as a Rubik's Cube," Will Work for Food - New Possibilities Hour (2021); "Bankruptcy Mediation," Lawyers and Mediators International, InstantMediations.com (2021); "Must I/May I Arbitrate in Bankruptcy," 38th Annual Jay Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (2019); “Mediation Maximus,” 37th Annual Jay Westbrook Bankruptcy Conference (2018); “A Perspective from the Trenches – Bankruptcy Mediators and Practitioners Speak Out,” Panel Participant, State Bar of Texas (2015).
Washington University, cum laude, 1987 University of Houston Law Center, summa cum laude, 1993
S. Mayer Law PLLC: From 2014 to Present; Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP: From 1993 to 2014.