Jeff Jury

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Publications and Seminars

Business and Employment Law-Dispute Resolution

  • United States Supreme Court Expands Standard for Title VIII Anti-retaliation Claims: Burlington Northern v. White, : Texas Workers' Comp Reporter, August 2006
  • Dispute Resolution: A Valuable Component of a Sound Business Strategy,"Texas Workers' Comp Reporter, July 2006
  • Mediating Business disputes in the United States,"Trans-Atlantic Mediation Practicum, Austin, 2004,2006
  • Ask the Experts: "What are Some Tips for Mediating Business Disputes?" Austin Business Journal, November 7-13, 2003
  • Panelist:"Advanced Mediation of Commercial Disputes," American Bar Association Dispute resolution Section Annual Conference, San Antonio, 2003
  • Member:State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge IV - Business, Consumer and Employment Committee, 1998 – 2003

Construction Law and Dispute Resolution

  • Author:"Everything Flows Downhill – Or Does It? Flow-Down Clauses In Construction Contracts,” Construction Briefings, June 2007
  • Presently working on a project for the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry, Checklist Book on Construction Law, writing sections covering:
    • Key Issues for Negotiating a Liquidated Damages Clause
    • Key Provisions of a Comprehensive Lien Release
    • Settlement Agreements for Construction Disputes
  • Presently working on a treatise on Texas Construction Law for HLK Global Communications, with an expected completion date of February, 2008
  • Author and Presenter:"Construction Site Safety Issues,” Half Moon L.L.C., Texas Construction Law for Engineers and Contractors, Corpus Christi and Lubbock, 2007
  • Presenter: "Complying With Texas Rules and Regulations on the Practice Of Architecture” Half Moon L.L.C., Health, Safety and Welfare Issues for Architects, San Antonio, 2007
  • Author and Presenter:"Construction Contract Clauses in Motion – Phased and Flow-Down ADR Clauses,” Austin Bar Association Construction Law Section, 2007
  • Presenter:"Construction Contract Issues,” Half Moon L.L.C., Legal Issues for Texas Professional Engineers, San Antonio, 2006
  • Presenter:"Conditions Precedent to the Existence of Warranties Under Construction Contracts,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Division 5 Steering Committee, 2006
  • Presenter:"Enforceability of Upstream Contractual Dispute Resolution Procedures Through the Flow Down Provisions of the Contract,” ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Division 5 Steering Committee, 2006
  • Presenter:"Enforceability of Upstream Contractual Dispute Resolution Procedures Through the Flow Down Provisions of the Contract," ABA Forum on the Construction Industry Division 5 Steering Committee, 2006

Ethics

  • Author and Presenter: "Ethical Issues in Construction Law,” Half Moon L.L.C., Texas Construction Law for Engineers and Contractors, Corpus Christi and Lubbock, 2007
  • presenter:"Complying with Texas Rules and Regulations on the Practice of Professional Engineering" and "Ethics for Professional Engineers, Half Moon L.L.C., Legal Issues for Texas Professional Engineers, San Antonio, 2005,2006
  • Panelist:"Relationships and Responsibility: Ethics in Mediation," Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference, Dallas, 2005
  • Author and Presenter:"Protecting the Confidentiality of Client Communications Made Through Electronic Pathways," Texas Association of Defense Counsel Fall Seminar, Galveston, Texas, 1999

Humorous Presentations

  • Presenter:"The Mongolian Mediator," International Academy of Mediators Conference, San Antonio, 2006
  • Presenter:"You Are There, 1803 - The Louisiana Purchase as a Model for Using ADR Professionals in Contract Negotiation," Association of Attorney-Mediators Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training, Adding to Your Mediator's Toolkit, New Orleans, 2005
  • Presenter"The Historical Roots of Dispute Resolution," Association of Attorney-Mediators Advanced Attorney-Mediator Training, Focus on Ethics, Austin, 2004; Houston Bar Association, 2005

Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution

  • Program Chair and Panel Moderator: "Advanced Strategy and Tactics for Intellectual Property Disputes," American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section Annual Conference, Atlanta, 2006
  • Panel Moderator:"Confronting Realities and Ethical Traps in IP ADR," American Bar Association Dispute Resolution Section, Hot Topics in Entertainment and IP ADR, Las Vegas, 2005
  • Program Chair and Panel Moderator:"Success Stories and New Twists in IP ADR," American Bar Association ADR Section Annual Conference, New York, 2004
  • Panel Moderator: Panel Moderator, "Using ADR in IP Disputes," American Bar Association Annual Convention, San Francisco, 2003

Mediation Techniques and Process Issues

  • Presenter:"Mediation Mongolian Style: A Directive Approach," Galveston County Mediator's Association, Galveston, Texas, 2006
  • Presenter:"Tips for Successful Mediation," Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Austin, 2006
  • Presenter"Trends in ADR," Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association, Austin, 2004
  • Panelist:"Confidentiality of the Mediation Process," Travis County Bench-Bar Seminar XIII, Austin, 2003
  • Panelist:"Tips for Successful Mediation," Travis County Bench-Bar Seminar XII, Boerne, 2002
  • Presenter: “Representing Clients at Large Exposure Mediations,” Travis County Bar Association Mediation Advocacy Techniques Seminar, Austin, 2001; Texas Association of Defense Counsel Spring Meeting, Las Vegas, 2001
  • Author and Presenter: "Mediation Advocacy," Baylor Law School General Practice Institute, 2002, 1999.
  • Panelist:"Declining Settlement Rates at Mediation," Texas Association of Mediators, 1998.

Personal Injury Dispute Resolution

  • Author:"The Big Eagle Has Landed - With a Thud: Arkansas Department of Human Services v. Ahlborn and Medicaid Set-Asides" Alternative Resolutions (Summer 2006)
  • Author and Presenter: "Principled Negotiation of Personal Injury Claims," State Bar of Texas Approved Continuing Legal Education Class, Texas Department of Insurance Approved Continuing Education Course, presented in multiple locations, 2004 - present
  • Author and Presenter:"Strategy and Tactics for ADR in Personal Injury Cases," State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Seminar, San Antonio and Houston, 2002
  • Author and Panel Moderator"The Effective Use of ADR in Personal Injury Cases: A Mediator's Viewpoint," State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Course, Dallas and Houston, 2001
  • Keynote Speaker:"Venue Liability - Sports Franchisees, Can You Rest At Ease? Maybe Not, in Times Such as These." Gulf Insurance Professional Sports Seminar, Dallas, 2001

Trial Advocacy

  • Presenter: "Closing Argument,"Office of the Texas Attorney General Basic Civil Trial Advocacy Course, 2005,2004,1999
  • Presenter"Preserving and Enhancing the Right to Jury Trial,"Travis County Bar Association Jury Selection Seminar, 2001.
  • Author and Speaker: "Making and Meeting Objections," Travis County Masters in Litigation Trial Tactics Seminar, 1997,1998 and 1999
  • Co-Chair, Texas Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, 1993.
  • Panelist: "Privileges and Exemptions from Discovery,"Civil Litigation in Travis County Seminar, 1990
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