Barbara Ann Allen, J.D.

Attorney, Mediator, Arbitrator, Ombudsman, Executive Coach, Lead Conflict Resolution Trainer & Certified Anger Resolution Therapist
Mediators and Arbitrators of America

Website: mediatorsandarbitratorsofamerica.com
Phone: 512-966-9222 (Office)

Barbara Allen JD specializes in resolving commercial disputes, family/divorce settlements, and cost-effective resolution of high-stakes litigation arising from complex business transactions, personal injury, divorce, breach of contract, employment issues, insurance, and infringement of intellectual property rights.

Mrs. Allen has over thirty years of experience, including a strong business background, working at two national law firms and teaching Law. In addition, she has operated, managed, secured funding for, and repositioned companies, as well as led turnaround initiatives and developed brands. She is an active private investor and has negotiated for the SATRA Group in Russia. Additionally, she proactively works with in-house general counsels, has served on the Boards of private and non-profit companies, and has had articles published in The Business Lawyer and Pacific Law Journal, among others. She speaks frequently on ADR topics, including the advantages of co-mediation in multi-party and complex situations.

Education:

Yale Law School
Yale University School of Management
Smith College
USSR Pushkin Institute
Middlebury College
Dispute Resolution Center Advanced Family Mediation
University of Texas School of Law Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution

Organizations:

California Bar Association, Family Law and Business Sections
Austin and Williamson Counties Bar Associations
International Ombudsman Association
Mediate.com and Arbitrate.com
Texas Mediator Trainer’s Roundtable
Texas Association of Mediators
Association of Attorney Mediators
John Tarleton Society Gold
Texas A&M Chancellor’s Century Council
Texas A&M Legacy Society
Austin Association of Mediators

Selected Publications:

The Business Lawyer
“Bankruptcy Code Section 304 and U.S. Recognition of Foreign Bankruptcies: The Tyranny of Comity.” Volume 39, No. 4 1984
The Pacific Law Journal
“Will James Stewart’s Rear Window Become A Pane in the Glass?” Volume 22, No. 1 1990
Whittier Law Review
“California’s Proposition 51:Ambiguities in Apportionment and the Impact on Federal Interpleader and Intrastate Settlement.” Voluume 12, No. 2 1991
Regency Press
ON ALL FOURS: Develop the Perfect Relationship with Your Pet, Non-Fiction 1999