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MEDIATION DYNAMICS
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Mark W. Batchelder, J.D., is a retired attorney in Fort Worth, Texas, who is also a musician, a professional guitar instructor, the Executive Director of a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit corporation—Community Music Connection, a former member of the band—Panther City Rounders, a qualified mediator, a graduate-level mediation trainer, a former adjunct college professor, the President of the Tarrant County Association of Mediators, a licensed pilot, and a devoted husband and proud father.
Mark’s legal practice areas included collaborative law, family law, adoption, incorporation, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. He has been a qualified court-appointed mediator and a mediation trainer since 1990. He has mediated many cases involving family disputes, insurance claims, commercial disputes, probate, and other issues—and as an attorney, he represented many clients who resolved their disputes using mediation.
Along with Bob Good, Mark was a founding partner of Mediation Dynamics in 2000 and is now the owner and principal instructor.
Mark’s legal practice areas included collaborative law, family law, adoption, incorporation, wills, trusts, and powers of attorney. He has been a qualified court-appointed mediator and a mediation trainer since 1990. He has mediated many cases involving family disputes, insurance claims, commercial disputes, probate, and other issues—and as an attorney, he represented many clients who resolved their disputes using mediation.
Along with Bob Good, Mark was a founding partner of Mediation Dynamics in 2000 and is now the owner and principal instructor.
MARK'S WEBSITESFor more information about Mark, please visit his other websites:
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Mark has taught hundreds of professionals from all fields:
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● general mediation
● family and divorce mediation ● court-annexed mediation |
● business and employment mediation
● mediation internships ● peer mediation for schools |
As an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist University, Mark helped to establish, develop the curriculum for, and teach mediation courses in the Conflict Resolution Management degree program in the DBU graduate business school.
Mark is the President of the Tarrant County Association of Mediators (TCAM). Mark was also a founder, a charter member, and the first President of TCAM.
Mark is an officer, director, and member in the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable and is also a TMTR Approved Trainer and the webmaster for their websites, TMTR.org and TMTRcalendar.weebly.com.
Mark is a member of the Texas Association of Mediators and has been a speaker at TAM's annual conference. Mark also served as the President of the board of directors of the College of Texas Mediators.
His mediation-training clients have included:
● Dispute Resolution Services of North Texas, Inc. (DRS) (Fort Worth)
● Innovative Alternatives, Inc. (Houston)
● General Motors Corporation (Arlington)
● Enserch Corporation (Lone Star Gas) (Dallas)
● Fort Worth Independent School District
● The Dispute Resolution Center for Potter and Randall Counties (Amarillo)
● Texas Christian University (Fort Worth)
The Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation training he has completed include the following:
● 40-hour Basic Mediation Training from DRS
● 24-hour Family Mediation Training from DRS
● Victim-Offender Mediation Training from DRS
● Personal Injury Mediation Seminar from TCAM and DRS
● Criminal Justice Mediation Training from DRS
● Family Law Seminar from TCAM and DRS
● Advanced Civil Mediation Training from DRS
● Advanced Mediation Skills Training for U.S. Postal Service Mediators (REDRESS)
● Child Protective Services Mediation Training
● 2-day Collaborative Law Training from Chip Rose
● 4-hour Family Violence Dynamics Training from Texas Council on Family Violence
Mark graduated from Paschal High School in 1980, received his B.S. degree in Political Science (with a minor in Mathematics) from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth in 1984, and received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 1986.
Mark is the President of the Tarrant County Association of Mediators (TCAM). Mark was also a founder, a charter member, and the first President of TCAM.
Mark is an officer, director, and member in the Texas Mediation Trainers Roundtable and is also a TMTR Approved Trainer and the webmaster for their websites, TMTR.org and TMTRcalendar.weebly.com.
Mark is a member of the Texas Association of Mediators and has been a speaker at TAM's annual conference. Mark also served as the President of the board of directors of the College of Texas Mediators.
His mediation-training clients have included:
● Dispute Resolution Services of North Texas, Inc. (DRS) (Fort Worth)
● Innovative Alternatives, Inc. (Houston)
● General Motors Corporation (Arlington)
● Enserch Corporation (Lone Star Gas) (Dallas)
● Fort Worth Independent School District
● The Dispute Resolution Center for Potter and Randall Counties (Amarillo)
● Texas Christian University (Fort Worth)
The Alternative Dispute Resolution and mediation training he has completed include the following:
● 40-hour Basic Mediation Training from DRS
● 24-hour Family Mediation Training from DRS
● Victim-Offender Mediation Training from DRS
● Personal Injury Mediation Seminar from TCAM and DRS
● Criminal Justice Mediation Training from DRS
● Family Law Seminar from TCAM and DRS
● Advanced Civil Mediation Training from DRS
● Advanced Mediation Skills Training for U.S. Postal Service Mediators (REDRESS)
● Child Protective Services Mediation Training
● 2-day Collaborative Law Training from Chip Rose
● 4-hour Family Violence Dynamics Training from Texas Council on Family Violence
Mark graduated from Paschal High School in 1980, received his B.S. degree in Political Science (with a minor in Mathematics) from Texas Christian University in Fort Worth in 1984, and received his J.D. degree from the University of Texas School of Law in Austin in 1986.
(2-17-2026)
Please call Mark W. Batchelder at 817-926-5555 with any questions about MEDIATION DYNAMICS.
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