Mediation
Mark W. Gilbert
Attorney-Mediator
After over 17 years with Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall & Smith, Mark Gilbert decided to make a change in his career path. He decided to center his practice around Plaintiff’s Personal Injury, Employment Law and Mediation. In 1999, he joined the firm of Gorsky, Gilbert, Snider, Horn, Rogers & Watsky, LLP. to begin those endeavors.
Experience
Mark Gilbert has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in his 27 years of practice and has extensive experience in all types of litigation with the major emphasis on personal injury and tort law. He has been hired by numerous insurance companies and self-insured companies to defend their litigation in matters including automobile collision cases, workers compensation issues, premises liability issues, products liability cases and toxic tort litigation. Mark has been fortunate to have a broad base of trial experience which has allowed him to try over 100 cases during his 27 years. He has been involved in cases that have gone to trial from as far west as Brownwood, Texas to as far east as Henderson, Texas, and from cities as far north as Sherman to as far south as Waco. This type of trial experience and involvement with various venues is helpful in solving problems that arise in mediation.
Mediation Experience
Mark Gilbert has mediated over 8,000 matters and has an over 80% success rate. He has conducted mediation sessions involving all types of matters in litigation as well as pre-suit mediations. Initially most of Mark’s mediation work has involved court appointments, but over the past several years he has been fortunate enough to receive a large percentage of mediated matters directly from attorney referrals and insurance company referrals. His experience in representing both Plaintiffs and Defendants are beneficial in helping to bring objectivity and balance to your litigated or pre-litigated matters.
Convenience
Mark Gilbert offers a variety of mediation scheduling options emphasizing convenience for attorneys and their clients. Specifically, he offers early morning, mid-day and late afternoon expedited mediations featuring one and one-half hour or two hour sessions at a reduced fee arrangement (see Mediation Fee Schedule and Policy below). He will, of course, offer half-day and full day mediations sessions, as well as Saturday sessions. Mark’s office is also conveniently located near the Crescent complex with free parking.
Finally, Mark is available to conduct out-of-town mediation sessions in your
facilities or at a mutually agreeable site. Mark will also be available to conduct multi-party mediations on site at your facilities.
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Competitive Rates
Mark Gilbert’s mediation practice offers competitive rates based upon the complexity of the matter and the amount of time needed to conduct the mediation session. Mark will not charge an administrative fee or cancellation fee as long as this remains economical. Multiple party cases will also be subject to a lower per party rate depending upon the complexity of the litigation or pre-litigation issues.
Commitment to the Mediation Process
Mark Gilbert has participated in hundreds of mediations as a litigator, as well as conducted over 1000 mediations. He is committed to this process and believes that the right mediator can make a difference in the resolution of litigated and non-litigated issues. You will find that Mark is an active rather than passive mediator. Frankly, this style of mediation is not for everyone, but his methods have helped him have an extremely high settlement percentage during the mediation session. However, if your mediation session does not result in a settlement, Mark will continue to endeavor to bring about a settlement. He believes in continuing to keep the channels of com-munication open through telephone and/or courthouse appearances. In short, when you hire Mark Gilbert, you will be hiring someone with tenacity and commitment to the process to bring about a resolution of your case.
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