Lee Arellano, Attorney-Mediator 

EDUCATION, MEDIATION AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION TRAINING: 

South Texas College of Law, 1981 - Doctor of Jurisprudence. 

University  of Houston, 1975 ‑ Bachelor of Business Administration, cum laude. 

Attorney-Mediator Institute, Dallas, 1991:    

Chief Justice Frank Evans’ Moderated Settlement Conference Course, 1987:         

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND COMMUNITY ASSOCIATIONS: 

Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization; Certified, Federal and State Court Mediator, Attorney-Mediator Institute, Dallas; Member in Good Standing in the Texas Supreme Court, Houston Bar Association, Federal Courts for the Southern District of Texas and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals;  Member, Pro Bono College of the State Bar of Texas; Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation;  Fellow, College of the State Bar of Texas; Broker, Texas Real Estate Commission; Realtor © Houston Association of Realtors; Co-Founder, President and Director, Harris County Democratic Lawyers’ Association; Life Member, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo 

WORK EXPERIENCE AND BAR ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES 

2008 Activities:           Houston Lawyer Referral Service, Board of Trustees; HBA CLE Committee 

1996 - 1999:                President & Director Association of Attorney Mediators, Houston Chapter 

Volunteer Mediator:   Harris County Dispute Resolution Center Pro Bono Mediation Program 

Volunteer Mediator:   State Bar of Texas Grievance Committee 

Pilot Mediator:            1st Court of Appeals Mediation Pilot Program, Houston, Texas 

Panel Judge:                Harris County Dispute Resolution Center’s Moderated Settlement Conference Program 

1981-1984:                  Associate, Minter, Mahon & Gray, AV rated firm, Houston, Texas 

1984-2007:                  Principal,  Arellano & Associates, P.C.,  private law practice 

2008-:                          Real Estate Investments