Don Philbin

Current

attorney-mediator, negotiation consultant and trainer, and arbitrator at various panels and affiliations
Adjunct Professor at Pepperdine University School of Law -- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution
Panelist and Shareholder at Conflict Solutions of Texas

Panels of Distinguished Neutrals at CPR - International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
Attorney - Mediator - Arbitrator - Consultant at ADRtoolbox.com

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Past

General Counsel / COO / President at U.S. Long Distance / LCI / Qwest / Billing Concepts
Attorney / Partner at Wheatley & Sharpe
Attorney at Oppenheimer Rosenberg Kelleher & Wheatley

Intern at The White House
Intern at The United States Senate

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Education

Pepperdine University School of Law
The University of Texas at San Antonio
Pepperdine University School of Law

Trinity University

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Recommended

2 people have recommended Don

Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Legal Services

Websites

Don Philbin’s Summary

Don Philbin has resolved disputes and crafted deals for more than 20-years as a commercial litigator, general counsel, and president of $100M-plus communications and technology-related companies. He has mediated more than 200 matters – guiding parties through unique processes designed to reduce barriers to efficient outcomes in a variety of substantive areas, including business disputes and personal injury claims, dissolutions of corporate, marital, and probate estates, real estate and significant ad valorem tax protests, and corporate and community facilitations. Don combines broad experience with extensive training (LL.M. from Pepperdine’s top-rated Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution; Harvard’s Program on Negotiation; Executive MBA) and serves as an arbitrator on several panels, including CPR’s prestigious Panels of Distinguished Neutrals. He teaches negotiation skills to varied audiences, including labor/management negotiators, senior general counsel, lawyers and mediators seeking CLE or advanced degrees. Don serves as an adjunct professor at the Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and has published a number of articles. Mr. Philbin continues to be listed in the BAR REGISTER OF PREEMINENT LAWYERS, THE BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA, and THE BEST LAWYERS IN SAN ANTONIO.

Don Philbin’s Specialties:

Mediation, law, arbitration, consulting

Don Philbin’s Experience

attorney-mediator, negotiation consultant and trainer, and arbitrator

various panels and affiliations

(Privately Held; Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

2009 — Present (less than a year)
Adjunct Professor

Pepperdine University School of Law -- Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

August 2008 — Present (1 year 4 months)
Panelist and Shareholder

Conflict Solutions of Texas

(Legal Services industry)

May 2008 — Present (1 year 7 months)
Panels of Distinguished Neutrals

CPR - International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution

(Non-Profit; Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

August 2007 — Present (2 years 4 months)
Attorney - Mediator - Arbitrator - Consultant

ADRtoolbox.com

(Privately Held; Alternative Dispute Resolution industry)

January 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
General Counsel / COO / President

U.S. Long Distance / LCI / Qwest / Billing Concepts

(Public Company; Q; Telecommunications industry)

1996 — 2005 (9 years )
Attorney / Partner

Wheatley & Sharpe

(Law Practice industry)

1993 — 1996 (3 years )
Attorney

Oppenheimer Rosenberg Kelleher & Wheatley

(Law Practice industry)

1987 — 1993 (6 years )
Intern

The White House

(Government Administration industry)

1984 — 1984 (less than a year)
Intern

The United States Senate

(Government Agency; Government Administration industry)

1983 — 1983 (less than a year)