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Experience & Commitment

I have over 50 years of practice as a trial attorney and litigator. I have had hundreds of jury trials, non-jury trials, and hearings as lead counsel during my 50 years’ experience as a trial lawyer. I initially served as an Assistant District Attorney with the Bexar County District Attorney's Office for 5 years. Upon leaving the District Attorney’s Office, I represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants in the following areas of law: Personal Injury, Labor & Employment, Consumer, Criminal, Business & Commercial litigation, and Family and Divorce. With decades of legal and mediation experience, I bring a balance of legal knowledge and human understanding to each case, ensuring fair, efficient, and lasting agreements.

Fluent Spanish-speaker

Ron H. Mata

Education

Bachelor of Science (B.S.) Baylor University

Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) Columbia University School of Social Work

Juris Doctor (JD) Columbia Law School

Mediation Training

I have Mediation Certification through Manousso Mediation and ADR Services and Training, and the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center Basic Mediation Training course in compliance with the Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures Act §154.052, Texas Civil Practice & Remedy Code Ann

I have Certification in Advanced Family, Divorce, and Child Custody Mediation in the field of family dynamics and violence, ethics, theory, practice considerations, child development, financial aspects of divorce, advanced mediation skills, and family law. I have also obtained the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center Family Mediation Training Certification

I have a Certification in Elder and Adult Care mediation to assist families in making decisions that involve the health, well-being, financial management, and end-of-life decisions of a loved one. The objective is to have the family come together and make decisions that support the relationship of the whole family

I have completed the Advanced Mediation Course in the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (TDFPS) and Child Protective Services (CPS) dispute resolution techniques.

I have also received training in Criminal Law Mediation through the Bexar County Dispute Resolution Center.

I have a Certification for Mediating Online Training in ECommerce, Property, Workplace Disputes, and a Certification for Online Family and Divorce Mediation Training.

Finally, I am a mediate.com Certified Mediator, and I have an Online Mediator Certification by mediate.com

Professional Associations

Credentialed Distinguished Mediator with the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA)

Member of the Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)

Member of the Academy of Professional Family Mediators (APFM)

Member of the Alamo Area Mediators Association (AAMA)

Member of the Texas Association of Mediators (TAM)