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Dr. Gary Clayton

Mediator

“Commercial Mediator”

Dallas, Texas

Core Practice Areas

12 Verticals
✓Family Law Mediation
✓Divorce & Separation
✓Elder Law & Care Disputes
✓Commercial Contracts
✓Partnership Dissolution
✓Franchise Disputes
✓Personal Injury Claims
✓Medical Malpractice Claims
✓Legal Malpractice
✓Insurance Coverage Disputes
✓Real Estate Transactions
✓Landlord-Tenant Disputes
✓Certified Neutral
✓Court-Approved ADR

About & Mediation Philosophy

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Dr. Gary Clayton is a proven professional executive with over 40 years of experience in business start-ups, turnarounds, management, marketing, and sales of healthcare and technology products / services. Dr. Clayton specializes in helping clients identify effective solutions for their particular circumstances. Having owned and operated several successful ventures in healthcare, technology, food products and services, he is keenly aware of the inherent conflicts in the marketplace and the opportunities for resolution. He has significant arbitration and mediation experience with conflicts involving: Business agreements/contracts, Healthcare disputes, Finance and property disputes, Accident and injury, and Family matters. Dr. Clayton is actively involved with Dallas County's Dispute Resolution Center (DCDRC) as a mediator, with memberships that include TAM (Texas Association of Mediators), and TMCA (Texas Mediator Credentialing Association). He is an adjunct professor at Southern Methodist University (SMU) teaching mediation, negotiation, conflict systems design, research methods, and organizational consulting.

Credentials & Institutional Standing

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Education

University of the Rockies

Doctor of Psychology - PsyD · Mediation and Conflict resolution

Class of 2018

Southern Methodist University

MADR · Dispute Resolution

Class of 2008

Southern Methodist University

MSOR · Operations Research

Class of 1989

University of Colorado Boulder

BS · Applied Engineering Mathematics

Class of 1978

Work History

2 Positions

Adjunct Professor

Southern Methodist University (SMU)

Teaching mediation, negotiation, conflict systems design, research methods, and organizational consulting.

Mediator

Dallas County's Dispute Resolution Center (DCDRC)

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