Vernon's Texas Rules Annotated - VTRA TX R DALLAS CTY CT 1 Mediations & Appointments

A. The Court allows the parties the first opportunity to select a mediator (must be accredited) which must be done at the time the Proposed Agreed Scheduling Order is presented to the Court.  Failure to timely designate a mediator will result in the Court appointing a mediator to whom the parties may not object.

B. If the case has not been to mediation in the last 12 months the Court will order the case back to mediation.

C. Attorneys appearing at mediation without their clients will be subject to sanctions.

D. Corporations must be represented at the mediation by an executive officer with authority to negotiate a settlement.  This officer must attend the mediation in person.

E. Once a case has been assigned to a mediator, the parties may not take the case to another mediator without obtaining Court permission.

F. Mediator & Ad Litem Appointments--Individuals who wish to apply to be included on the Dallas County Court at Law No. 1's mediator or ad litem wheel should contact the court coordinator, Seth Little, at 214-653-6581.  The current list is available as a PDF on the Court 1 website.