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David DeSoto

Mediator & Arbitrator

“Senior Mediator”

Houston, TexasRemote available

Core Practice Areas

17 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Child Custody & Visitation
✓Marital Property Division
✓Paternity Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Collections & Debt Disputes
✓Employment Discrimination
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Motor Vehicle Accidents
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✓Will Contests
✓Foreclosure Mediation
✓Bankruptcy Adversary Proceedings
✓International Commercial Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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David serves as a mediator in a wide variety of practice areas including collections, real estate, consumer bankruptcy, business bankruptcy, personal injury, auto accidents, contracts, foreign judgments, employment discrimination, property disputes, probate, foreclosures, evictions, and family law matters addressing paternity, custody, and division of marital property. While his principal office is just minutes from the Galleria and Greenway Plaza, David is available to assist parties throughout the United States and also provides online mediation services. With over 25 years of legal experience in civil litigation, consumer and business bankruptcy, David mediates and arbitrates all types of matters, including business, bankruptcy, civil, commercial, employment, insurance, personal injury, and family law. As an arbitrator, David regularly presides over a diverse variety of complex matters including taxation, disability rights, consumer law, medical billing, and securities. He is a frequent speaker at continuing legal education seminars throughout Texas and has authored dozens of legal education articles on a multitude of topics, including bankruptcy and mediation.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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License

Attorney

Education

Texas Tech University School of Law

Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.) · Law

University of Texas at San Antonio

Bachelor of Arts · History

San Antonio College

Associate of Arts · History

Work History

4 Positions

Mediator / Attorney

Mann Law Firm PLLC

Mediates and arbitrates all types of matters.

Senior Bankruptcy Associate

Mann & Stevens, P.C.

Staff Attorney

Chapter 13 Trustee

Assistant Attorney General

Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Child Support Division

Handled interstate and international child support enforcement matters and representation of the agency in bankruptcy matters.

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