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DON AYERS
donayers@cdrsllc.com
 
TREY BERGMAN
treybergman@cdrsllc.com
 
DON DEAN
dondean@cdrsllc.com
 

For generations, construction has provided members of the Ayers family with a way of life and Mr. Ayers has honored this family tradition. With training in Mediation and Arbitration and a Master’s Degree in Human Services with emphasis in Conflict Resolution, Mr. Ayers combines practical construction experience with dispute resolution skills to serve the needs of contractors, builders, and homeowners..

Trey Bergman has practiced complex commercial litigation since 1980. He has mediated/arbitrated over 1000 cases since 1990. He has served as chair on numerous national and local organizations; AAM, HBA ADR and Litigation Sections. His practice is exclusive to mediation/arbitration. He is an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law teaching mediation and negotiation.

Don Dean, a former district judge, has almost 50 years of experience in complex litigation and construction litigation. His experience in construction litigation has involved, among other subjects, roof collapse as a result of superimposed live load, structural failure of prefabricated steel buildings, fire loss arising from HVAC installation and the renovation of health care facilities.

 

M,A,D,E M,A,D,E M,A,D,E
Austin Houston Amarillo
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BILL FENOGLIO
billfenoglio@cdrsllc.com
 
RANDALL GRASSO
rgrasso@cdrsllc.com
 
Maynard Green *
@cdrsllc.com
 

B. J. FENOGLIO, SRA, IFAS, GAA, CRA: Bill has been working Real Estate Appraisals and Sales over 35 years. Prior; he worked at Sears Roebuck in contracting and sales of building materials. Bill is a Mediator with Dispute Mediation Services of Dallas and Arbitrator for Texas Tax Appraisal Districts. Specializing in construction, structural & foundation problems, and finance disputes.

Over his 28 years as an AV-rated commercial litigator, mediator and arbitrator, Randy Grasso has effectively resolved a variety of claims. As a Credentialed Advanced Mediator he has mediated more than 200 disputes. He has represented or served as a neutral for contractors and owners in numerous residential construction conflicts.

 

 

M,A,D,E M,A,E M,E
Henrietta Dallas Waco
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JIM HIGGINBOTHOM
jhigginbothom@cdrsllc.com
Raymond Kerr
rkerr@cdrsllc.com
J. LYNN McDONALD
jlynnmcDonald@cdrsllc.com

Jim Higginbotham has been in the Home Building Business for over 40 years. He has a Degree in Homebuilding, has a Texas Real Estate License and is a Graduate Master Builder. He has been involved in building from his youth. He has been married 48 years, has three daughters, which have enhanced his mediation /arbitration skills.

During his first 25 years of law practice, Raymond Kerr represented virtually every type of participant in the construction process. During the last 15 years, he has been deeply involved in the resolution of construction disputes having conducted more than 800 mediations and more than 100 arbitrations, and also training mediators and arbitrators.

J. Lynn McDonald has over thirty years of successful experience managing multi-million dollar commercial construction projects.  He has a Master of Science Degree in Construction Management from Texas A&M University and has taught Construction Law and  Construction Science at Texas A&M.  He has been a construction mediator and arbitrator for many years.

M,A,D,E M,A,D,E M,E
Duncanville Houston Humble
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JEFFERY POSTER
jposter@cdrsllc.com
CYNTHIA TARI
cynthiatari@cdrsllc.com
SHERRY WETSCH
sherrywetsch@cdrsllc.com

Jeffrey Poster is an attorney with extensive construction management and construction litigation experience including small commercial buildings through billion dollar developments. Mr. Poster is licensed in Massachusetts, Texas, and California. His dispute resolution experience includes construction and contract disputes, consumer matters, personal injury including wrongful death, employment claims, and other complex litigation and pre-litigation matters.

Cynthia holds a professional degree in architecture. Prior to entering the legal profession, Cynthia worked in the architecture field with internationally recognized architects. In addition to her expertise in construction law, her designs and photographs have won national awards.

Sherry Wetsch, Esquire, has served as a third party neutral on hundreds of cases. She is licensed to practice law in Texas, Missouri and North Dakota. Ms. Wetsch has experience as an arbitrator, mediator, Special Master, Administrative Law Judge and Hearing Examiner. Her practice centers on providing a full range of Alternative Dispute Resolution services

M,A,D,E M,A,D,E M,A,D,E
Arlington Dallas Houston
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ROBERT WACHSMUTH
rwachsmuth@cdrsllc.com
Robert Wachsmuth, a former Marine JAG officer, Vietnam veteran and Military Judge, has more than 40 years experience in complex litigation, arbitration and mediation, specializing in Construction Law. He served as chair of several committees of the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry and Texas Bar Construction Law Section and is a Fellow of the College of Commercial Arbitrators
M,A,D,E
San Antonio
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