Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution
If you are considering an alternative to litigation, consider Clear Lake Arbitration. Located in Houston, Texas, Clear Lake Arbitration offers flexible solutions to meet your alternative dispute resolution needs while limiting costs. Experienced arbitrator and mediator, Norma Venso, has 17 years of experience as a trial lawyer and eight years of experience as a district court judge. She emphasizes knowledge of the law to achieve fair and successful ADR outcomes.
As a judge in the 56th District for eight years, Norma Venso was known as a fair and courteous judge who let lawyers try their cases fairly. She was voted Best Judge in Galveston County in a 2003 survey in Texas Lawyer and was the Galveston Daily News Readers Choice for Best Judge in 1997 and 1998. Norma Venso presided over a wide-variety of complex civil cases, including product liability, libel, negligence, medical malpractice, Title VII, UCC violation cases, real estate litigation, insurance code, and toxic torts. She brings this experience to her ADR practice, offering skilled and knowledgeable judgment as an arbitrator, mediator, and Special Judge.
Special Judging
Texas law provides that the parties may agree to use a special judge to try their case. Chapter 151 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code allows the parties to agree to try their civil or family case to a special judge without a jury.
Is your case on the "never gets reached" trial docket?
Have you already mediated to no avail?
Did you consider arbitration, but you do not want to waive appeal?
Then you may be ready to have your case referred to a Special Judge. With eight years experience as a state district judge, Norma Venso is eligible under the Code to serve as your Special Judge.
To contact Clear Lake Arbitration with your questions, or to schedule an arbitration, mediation, or Special Judging, call 409-789-8661. Clear Lake Arbitration is conveniently located between Bay Area Blvd. and E. Nasa Road 1 in Clear Lake, Texas, and offers comfortable conference space, an open-air courtyard, and convenient, on-site parking.
Clear Lake Arbitration
830 Apollo Street
Houston, TX 77058
Phone: 409-789-8661
Fax: 409-737-9245
Clear Lake Arbitration serves the metro area of Houston, including Bay Area Houston, Webster, Nassau Bay, League City, Kemah, Seabrook, La Porte, Clear Lake City, Galveston, Friendswood, LaMarque, Texas City, Pasadena, Dickinson, Santa Fe, and Hitchcock. We work with clients in Harris County and Galveston County, Texas.