About Judge Daniel C. Perez

Daniel C. Perez, founding partner, is a seasoned mediator/arbitrator and personal injury, civil, and criminal attorney.  Born and educated in the state of Texas, Mr. Perez has been well-regarded in the community for over 40 years.  His high level of expertise brings him some of the best, most complicated cases in the state.  His personal attention to clients and depth of knowledge has resulted in a long list of successful cases through the years.

EDUCATION

  • Jesuit College Preparatory School, 1966-1970
  • University Of Dallas, 1974, B.A., Cum Laude, Political Science
  • Southern Methodist University School Of Law, 1977, J.D.

AREAS OF INTEREST

MEDIATION/
ARBITRATION

  • STATE AND FEDERAL COURT-ORDERED
  • BUSINESS ENTITIES
  • CORPORATE AND PARTNERSHIP
  • OVER 4,000 MEDIATIONS/ARBITRATIONS CONDUCTED TO DATE

LITIGATION

  • CIVIL
  • CRIMINAL
  • PERSONAL

WILLS & ESTATES

  • ESTATE AND PROBATE LITIGATION
  • WILLS AND TRUST ISSUES
  • PROBATE AND ESTATE ADMINISTRATION

AWARDS

University of Dallas

Recipient Of The President’s Scholars Program Four-year College Scholarship At The University Of Dallas, Award Based On An Academic Examination

Appointee to Dallas County Juvenile Board Search Committee, Executive Committee, 1993-1995

Dallas County Seal

Appointed Chairman, Ethics Advisory Commission, By The Dallas City Council, May 2001-April 2006

MEMBERSHIPS

Board of Directors, DART (Dallas Area Rapid Transit), 2006-2008
 
Elected Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1989
 
Vice-Chairman, Dallas Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Committee, 1995
 
Chair, Education and Information Committee, State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee, 1995
 
President, Mexican-American Bar Association of Dallas, 1981-1982
 
Vice-President, Mexican-American Bar Association of Dallas, 1979-1980
 
Director, Section on Concerns of the Spanish-Speaking Community, State Bar of Texas, 1979-1980
 
Member, La Academìa Mexicana de Derecho Internacional, Installed 1988
 
Member, State Bar of Texas District 6 Grievance Committee, Installed 1993
 
Member, Dallas Bar Association Task Force on Opportunities for Minorities in the Profession, 1986
 
Training Committee, Multi-Ethnic Mediation of Ethnic, Racial and Public Disputes – Public Dispute Resolution Project, 1991
 

SPEAKING AND TEACHING

Instructor, Southern Methodist University School of Law, Fall Semesters, 1991; 1995; 1996; 1998

Instructor, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, Southern Regional Program, June, 1995

Speaker, University of Dallas First Annual Alumni Continuing Legal Education Seminar, October, 1995 (Topic: Preparation of the Client and the Adversary for Successful Mediation)

Speaker, Ethnic Minority Panel for the Advanced Mediation Training Seminar, Dallas, April, 1992

Speaker, National Structured Settlements Trade Association, March 1-3, 2009

Speaker, State Bar of Texas Seminar, Preparing and Settling Auto Collision Cases, Spring, 1995

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