1. Richard Pena
Richard Pena - Attorney and Mediator
Richard Pena is the founder of Center Court Mediation. He was elected by his peers to serve as the President of the State Bar of Texas from 1998-1999. He is also past president of the Travis County Bar Association, former Chair of the Texas Bar Foundation, and former Chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Association. He currently serves as President of the American Bar Foundation as well as Chair of the ABA’s Commission on Immigration. Richard received the Distinguished Lawyer Award presented by the Austin Bar Association in 2007. You can view the award in QuickTime or WindowsMedia. Richard has also served on the prestigious American Inns of Court.
Richard graduated with Bachelor of Arts and Doctor of Jurisprudence degrees from the University of Texas, where the law school faculty awarded him an honorary membership in the Order of the Coif. Listed in Who’s Who in American Law, he is licensed to practice law in Texas, Colorado, and Illinois. Richard has lectured frequently on Workers Compensation and is a Vietnam veteran.
Richard Pena is rated “AV by the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory, indicating a “very high to preeminent” reputation for legal ability and a “very high” general recommendation.Richard brings a vast background and extensive personal relations to his mediation practice. He refined the skills necessary to become a successful mediator by completing a 40-hour mediation certification course at the Dispute Resolution Center in Austin, Texas, and has met the standards of the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable.
Most of Richard’s professional practice has involved bringing opposing sides together and working for successful resolutions to conflicts, be it working with other attorneys as President of the State Bar of Texas, meeting with leading lawyers throughout the world as leader of numerous People to People Ambassador Program legal delegations, or in handling and successfully resolving thousands of cases through the years. You can learn more about Richard and his law firm by visiting their their web site.
Richard is a national leader in the legal field, and is active in the American Bar Association (ABA). He leads the Texas Delegation to the ABA, is the President of the American Bar Foundation, and has recently served as Chair of the Fellows of the American Bar Foundation, which is the preeminent attorney group in the country with membership limited to one third of one percent (1/3 of 1%) of the lawyers in America.
