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MEDIATION DYNAMICS
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Fran Brochstein, J.D., shifted from litigation to mediation over 20 years ago. Since COVID, she mediates throughout Texas via Zoom. Fran is the president of the Texas Association of Mediators (TAM) and the first vice president of the Tarrant County Association of Mediators (TCAM). She is a Credentialed Distinguished Mediator with Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA). Fran is past president of the Association for Conflict Resolution – Houston Chapter and was one of the recipients of their 2018 Lifetime Achievement Awards. In 2017 she was named one of Houston Woman’s Magazine’s top 50 Houston Female Influences. Fran currently serves on the boards of the Highland Lakes Bar Association and the Marble Falls Rotary. She is a volunteer with the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee.
Mediation Trainer Experience
Mediation Dynamics
Harris County Dispute Resolution Center – Family Law Mediation Training
Manousso Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
National American University, Houston, Texas campus– Basic Mediation Training
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Training
Fran takes at least 15 hours of advanced mediation training per year
2024 Re-take initial 40-hour mediation training and 30-hour family mediation training
2017 4 hours of domestic violence training (per new TX requirements)
2014 AVDA Pro Bono Legal Training - Service by Publication
2013 Parenting Coordinator Training
2012 Arbitration Training; Domestic Violence in Mediation Training
2011 Elder and Adult Care Family Law Mediation Training; CPS Mediation Training
2009 Amicus/Ad Litem Training; Thought Resolution Protocol Mediation Training
2007 Transformative Mediation Training
2005 Family Law Mediation Training – Harris County DRC; Amicus Attorney Training
2004 Basic Mediation Training – Harris County DRC
2003 Advanced Collaborative Law Training
2001 Basic Collaborative Law Training
2000 Ad Litem Practice in Family Law Courts
Honors and Awards
2021-2023 Recognition from the American Bar Association as a Pro Bono Leader through ABA Free Legal Answers
2021 Recognition for volunteering with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
2018 Association for Conflict Resolution – Houston Chapter – Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 Houston Woman Magazine’s Top 50 Female Influencers in Houston for 2017
2016-2020 Top 20 mediators in Houston by www.Expertise.com
2015-2017 Named one of the best attorney/mediators in Houston by H-Texas Magazine
2013-2017 Named one of the best family law attorneys in Houston by Houstonia Magazine
2005-2018 Volunteer with Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, Houston Volunteer Lawyers, and Lone Star Legal Services
2008-2011 Equal Access Champion – from the HBA, Houston Bar Foundation and HVLP
Education - Degrees
1990 J.D., South Texas College of Law
1976 B.S., University of Houston in Business Technology
Mediation Trainer Experience
Mediation Dynamics
Harris County Dispute Resolution Center – Family Law Mediation Training
Manousso Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
National American University, Houston, Texas campus– Basic Mediation Training
Mediation and Dispute Resolution Training
Fran takes at least 15 hours of advanced mediation training per year
2024 Re-take initial 40-hour mediation training and 30-hour family mediation training
2017 4 hours of domestic violence training (per new TX requirements)
2014 AVDA Pro Bono Legal Training - Service by Publication
2013 Parenting Coordinator Training
2012 Arbitration Training; Domestic Violence in Mediation Training
2011 Elder and Adult Care Family Law Mediation Training; CPS Mediation Training
2009 Amicus/Ad Litem Training; Thought Resolution Protocol Mediation Training
2007 Transformative Mediation Training
2005 Family Law Mediation Training – Harris County DRC; Amicus Attorney Training
2004 Basic Mediation Training – Harris County DRC
2003 Advanced Collaborative Law Training
2001 Basic Collaborative Law Training
2000 Ad Litem Practice in Family Law Courts
Honors and Awards
2021-2023 Recognition from the American Bar Association as a Pro Bono Leader through ABA Free Legal Answers
2021 Recognition for volunteering with Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas
2018 Association for Conflict Resolution – Houston Chapter – Lifetime Achievement Award
2018 Houston Woman Magazine’s Top 50 Female Influencers in Houston for 2017
2016-2020 Top 20 mediators in Houston by www.Expertise.com
2015-2017 Named one of the best attorney/mediators in Houston by H-Texas Magazine
2013-2017 Named one of the best family law attorneys in Houston by Houstonia Magazine
2005-2018 Volunteer with Harris County Dispute Resolution Center, Houston Volunteer Lawyers, and Lone Star Legal Services
2008-2011 Equal Access Champion – from the HBA, Houston Bar Foundation and HVLP
Education - Degrees
1990 J.D., South Texas College of Law
1976 B.S., University of Houston in Business Technology
(2-12-2025)
Please call Mark W. Batchelder at 817-926-5555 with any questions about MEDIATION DYNAMICS.
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