Susan G Perin

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Phone:

(713) 572-5000

Fax:

(713) 551-9301

Throughout the course of her over 44 years of practice, over 30 of those spent as a mediator and arbitrator, Susan has been involved in a range of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)-related and other legal activities. Please see below for a sampling of her activities and honors, along with a listing of her experience as a speaker and author.

Areas Of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation

Bar Admissions

  • Texas, 1980
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1980

Honors and Awards

  • Texas Super Lawyers, 2021-2024
  • College of Commercial Arbitrators, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and Credentialed Distinguished Mediator 2025 with Texas Mediator Credentialing Association
  • Ombudsman of the Year for the entire United States by the National Committee of ESGR, 2005
  • Houston’s Top Lawyers, Mediation and Arbitration, H Texas Magazine, 2007
  • AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell since 1992, highest rating for attorneys

Professional Associations

  • Society of Legal Scholars, Texas Bar College, Fellow (30 Years)
  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, District 4, Harris County, Appointed by The Supreme Court of Texas, 2001-2004
  • College of the State Bar of Texas
  • President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Houston Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators, 1995-1996; Treasurer, 1994-1995; Member, 1991-Present
  • Juror and Foreperson in Probate Court, Will Contest Case, 1996
  • Chairperson of the Construction Law Section of the Houston Bar Association, 1994-1995
  • Original Council Member of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
  • Attorney-Mediator, Houston Bar Association Peer Mediation Project with Houston Independent School District, trained fourth and fifth graders to mediate peer disputes, 1993-1995

Published Works

  • "Understanding USERRA and the Department of Labor Regulations: What Each of Us Should Know,” American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Midwinter Meeting, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 2008
  • “Volunteer Mediation: Using Your Professional Skills to Give Back,” Texas Bar Journal, 2007
  • “Mediating Construction Disputes: What Works and What Doesn’t,” Dispute Resolution Journal, American Arbitration Association, Co-Author, 2003
  • “Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration,” Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2003
  • “Mediation of Construction Cases – What Works and What Doesn’t,” State Bar of Texas,15th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2002, and State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Construction Law Section, Co-Author, 2002.
  • "You’ve Been Selected as an Arbitrator — Now What? Navigating the Murky Waters of Disclosure,” Houston Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Seminar on Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration, 2000
  • “Bringing Closure to the Wrongful Termination Claim,” American Arbitration Association Seminar, Denver, Colorado, 2000
  • “The View from the Jury Box,” Association of Attorney-Mediators, 1996
  • Lead Article for South Texas Law Journal, co-authorship with Robert W. Calvert, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Calvert & Perin, Is the Castle Crumbling – Harmless Error Revisited?, 20 S.Tex.L.J. 1 (1979) – Article cited by Texas Supreme Court in its cases
  • Case Note, 19:2 S.Tex.L.J. 500 (1978), Common-law Arbitration

Volunteer Work

  • Volunteer Ombudsman since 2002 with ESGR (Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency)
  • Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House

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