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About Us and Our Resources
 Randall E. Butler is
president of Randall E. Butler, P.C. d/b/a Butler Mediation
Services. Mr. Butler has been facilitating the resolution of
lawsuits and other disputes as a mediator since September of
1995. During that time, Mr. Butler has helped to resolve
hundreds of disputes.
Formerly a partner in the law
firms of Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P., and Cook, Butler
& Doyle, L.L.P., Mr. Butler practiced for eighteen years as
a trial lawyer - ten representing defendants and eight
representing plaintiffs in complex personal injury cases. On
January 1, 1999, Mr. Butler left his litigation practice to
focus full time on conflict resolution through mediation.
Mr. Butler has received over two
hundred hours of training in mediation, negotiation and conflict
resolution, including completion of the Harvard Negotiation
Workshop of the Harvard Negotiation Project at Harvard Law
School, the basic and advanced mediator training courses of the
Attorney Mediator Institute, and the basic and advanced
coursework and practicums of the Institute for Christian
Conciliation. Mr. Butler has also served as an instructor with
the Attorney Mediator Institute and the Institute for Christian
Conciliation.
Mediator of Complex Multi-party Disputes. Mr. Butler has mediated disputes involving literally thousands of claimants and dozens of companies varying in size from the Fortune 50 to local private concerns. Representative disputes mediated include:
- pre-litigation collaborative problem solving process for a multi-million dollar construction project involving investor group, developer, general contractor and key subcontractors and their expert consultants;
- settlement of claims of 183 internationals involved in a single catastrophic event offshore;
- alleged construction defect/product liability case between one of the nation’s largest homebuilders, three product manufacturers and over a dozen subcontractors involving over 600 homes;
- alleged construction defect/product liability case between one of the nation’s largest; homebuilders, three product manufacturers and over a dozen subcontractors involving a dozen homes in the Houston area;
- alleged construction defect/mold case between the board of an independent school district, the general contractor and over a dozen subcontractors and their insurers involving a high school building;
- designed the process for and coordinated a team of mediators in the mediation of the claims of 15,000 plaintiffs in MDL case in federal court involving over twenty different defendants resulting in partial settlements with several defendants;
- settlement of a case involving the claims of 27 condominium owners and/or renters against a condominium association and management company;
- mediation of over 1000 different disputes since 1995.
International Peace Building. Mr. Butler has served as an instructor with the Attorney Mediator Institute and the Institute for Christian Conciliation and has taught a graduate level course in International Conflict Resolution. Mr. Butler’s passion for resolving conflict has taken him to Croatia in August of each of the past four summers where he taught conflict resolution skills to large groups of young-adult future leaders from Serbia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and other neighboring countries. Read more about Mr. Butler’s work in the Balkans.
Innovative Conflict Resolution System Designer. In 2001, Mr. Butler designed a patent pending online claims resolution system. Formerly known as Butler Online Mediation and soon to be re-launched as AutoSettle.com, Butler’s online claims resolution system is designed to function as a neutral “fourth party.” Primary advantages of the system are: 1) the system can be accessed from anywhere in the world, 24 hours a day; 2)it does not require the parties and the mediator to be online at the same time; 3) the exchange of evaluative information is managed in a systematic fashion with the system functioning in a “fourth party” role; 4) there is no limit to the numbers of parties to a dispute; and, 5) Rule 11 Agreements and other desired settlement documents are automatically generated by the system.
Mr. Butler does not limit his
practice to more traditional mediations. His experience
mediating silica and asbestos cases led him to design the Butler
Online Mediation Process. For more information about Butler
Online Mediation, L.P., or for other information concerning the
offerings provided by Butler Mediation Services, click on the
Services tab.
Randall Butler's Curriculum Vita
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