Not all lawsuits can be settled; and trials are not the answer for all cases. Between these extremes are a large number of cases where the parties, given the proper setting and guidance, can reach a compromise and put their differences behind them. An experienced and engaged mediator can help the parties explore their options and maximize the probability of a successful resolution to the dispute.

“The courts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputes begins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternative methods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.”

- Sandra Day O’Connor

• Lead counsel in more than 60 patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright lawsuits in courts throughout the United States

• Mediated 85+ cases as a lawyer and mediator; appointed by the Int'l Chamber of Commerce in an international dispute about breach of contract and information technology issues

• Expert witness in 20+ patent, trademark and trade secret lawsuits and arbitrations (testified in court or at a deposition in 10 cases)

• Mediation training - Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution at Pepperdine University School of Law; and Harvard University Law School Mediation Program

• Arbitration training - Comprehensive Training in Commercial Arbitration course, ABA Section of Dispute Resolution's Arbitration Training Institute

• Law Firms - JLSalazar Law Firm, Houston (Counsel); Morgan Lewis & Bockius, Houston (Partner); Fulbright & Jaworski, Houston (Partner, Worldwide IP Department Head); Pravel, Hewitt , Kimball & Krieger, Houston (Associate, Partner); Lane, Aitken, Dunner & Ziems, Washington, D.C. (Associate, Partner); Brumbaugh, Graves, Donohue & Raymond, New York (Associate)

• Teaching - University of Houston Law Center, Adjunct Professor (Trademark and Trade Secret Law classes), 1986-present; China Jiliang University Law School, Visiting Professor, Hangzhou, P.R.C. (American Intellectual Property Law), 2012, 2013

• Law School casebook author, Trade Secret Law in the United States, Cases and Comments, Lexis-Nexis, 2013

• Case note editor - O'Connor's Federal Intellectual Property Code, Jones McClure (trademark and trade secret law), 2005- present

• Lectured and conducted seminars on intellectual property issues worldwide, including Houston, Dallas, Austin and Galveston, Texas; New Orleans, La.; New York; Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.; Los Angeles, California; Washington, D.C.; Bermuda; Scotland; England; Germany; Switzerland; People’s Republic of China; Republic of China (Taiwan); South Korea; and India

• Education - George Washington University Law School, 1971, LL.M. University of Maryland School of Law, 1968, LL.B. University of Pittsburgh, 1964, B.S.

• Admitted to practice law in Texas, District of Columbia and Maryland, and before the U.S. Supreme Court; the U.S. Courts of Appeals for the Fifth, Eleventh, and Federal Circuits; the U.S. District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas; the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

• Organizations – State Bar of Texas (Grievance Committee, 1980-1983); American Bar Association; American Intellectual Property Law Association; License Executives Society; International Association of Defense Counsel; Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); American Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Advisory Council, University of Houston School of Law Intellectual Property Law Program; Houston IP Inn of Court (Master)

• Directory Recognition - Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in America; Who's Who in American Law; Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business; Intellectual Property Law Litigation, The Best Lawyers in America, LawDragon 3000; Patent Litigation, Texas Superlawyer; "Texas Super Lawyer," Texas Monthly Magazine; "IP Star" - Managing IP guide published by Euromoney's Legal Media Group; Texas Legal Leaders, Top Rated Lawyer, published 3/29/13 in The Austin American-Statesman, Texas lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and The American Lawyer