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Alvin L. Zimmerman

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Zimmerman, Axelrad, Meyer, Stern & Wise

3040 Post Oak Blvd.
Suite 1300
Houston, TX 77056
713-552-1234 (firm)
713-963-0859 (firm fax)

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PROFILE

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Alvin Zimmerman is included in The Best Lawyers in America and has been named one of H Magazine’s Best Lawyers in Houston. His broad-based legal experience includes presiding as a municipal court judge of the City of Houston, a state district judge of the 269 (Civil) and 309 (Family) District Courts, and serving as assistant attorney general for the State of Texas and briefing clerk for the Honorable Judge Ingraham, Federal District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. He has extensive experience in civil trials involving complex litigation as well as representation of parties in difficult family law cases.

Mr. Zimmerman is one of the most active mediators in Harris County, Texas and his mediation experience includes business, health law, construction, commercial, tort, employment, intellectual property (including patent, trademark, and copyright), probate, oil and gas and family law cases.

Mr. Zimmerman was awarded the Frank G. Evans Mediator of the Year Award by the Center for Legal Responsibility at South Texas College of Law. Mr. Zimmerman was recognized as the outstanding adjunct professor by a local law school. He served on the board of a national bank and was counsel to and on the board of a New York Stock Exchange company.

Mr. Zimmerman has been active in many charitable organizations. In May 2000, Mr. Zimmerman received the Anti-Defamation League’s Karen Susman Jurisprudence Award, which is presented annually to the outstanding attorney whose legal career has exemplified outstanding service to the community and the profession. Mr. Zimmerman received the University of Houston Distinguished Alumni Award in April 2009. University of Houston Distinguished Alumni Awards are given to individuals who have distinguished themselves in their field of endeavor and whose accomplishments have brought credit to the university. Just over 100 alumni have received this honor.

Areas of Practice

Education

  • University of Houston, B.S., 1964
  • University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1967 (Editor, Law Review)
  • Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
  • Certified Advanced Mediator - Association of Attorney Mediators (Texas Mediators Coordination Association)

Admissions

Professional and Community Affiliations

  • University of Houston Distinguished Alumni Award Recipient
  • Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
  • Former President and Active Governor of the International Academy of Mediators
  • Former President of the Family Law Section of the Houston Bar Association
  • Former Vice President of the Houston Bar Foundation
  • Former President of University of Houston Law Foundation and Active Director
  • Director of University of Houston Foundation
  • Former Director of the Board of Directors for the Houston Symphony Orchestra
  • Director, Southwest Region Anti-Defamation League
  • Selected for inclusion in 2003-2011 Texas Super Lawyers
  • Selected for inclusion in Best Lawyers in America from 2005-2011
  • Chair Elect of the State Bar Council for the ADR Section
  • Chair Elect of the Council for the Houston Bar Association ADR Section in 2009
  • Received Distinguished Alumnus Award for the University of Houston,
  • Selected for inclusion in Texas' Best Lawyers 2010 Houston Edition
  • Selected for inclusion in 2010 Texas Super Lawyers
  • Selected to Membership in LawDragon

 

LIBRARY

News

  • Alvin L. Zimmerman was selected for inclusion in 2012 Texas Super Lawyers.

  • Alvin L. Zimmerman was selected for inclusion in 2011 Texas Super Lawyers.

  • Alvin L. Zimmerman has been elected Chair of the State Bar of Texas Alternative Dispute Resolution Section and also Chair of the Houston Bar Association Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

Publications

  • 3 Hous. L. Rev. 260 (Res Ipsa Loquitur)

  • 3 Hous. L. Rev. 418 (Habitual Criminality)

  • Editor, Briefcase, University of Houston Law Alumni Bulletin (1980-1983)

  • Reflections by a Retiring Judge (Houston Lawyer- Oct. 1984)

  • Author- Attorney General of Texas opinions:

    • (1) M.284 (Art. 1.103 Election Code- validity of rules promulgated by Secretary of State)

    • (2) M.298 (Use Tax Art. 20.02- determination of whether rental pipeline is personalty or realty)

    • (3) M.300 Sales Tax Art. 20.01 (T) interpretation

  • Mediator Accountability- Ethical and Legal Standards for the Profession, American Journal of Trial Advocacy Vol. 28:1, Summer 2004

Faculty Participation and Publications

  • 1981- Moderator- State Bar of Texas- General Practice- Houston, Texas

  • 1984- Moderator- South Texas College of Law- Civil Trial/ Evidence

  • 1985- Speaker- "The Child in Our Society," State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, Media and the Law Conference on Child Abuse

  • 1987- Speaker- "Jewish Divorce," Law Committee Congregation Beth Yeshurun and American Jewish Committee, Houston, Texas

  • 1989- Soeaker- "Family Law," Houston Association of Legal Secretaries

  • 1990- Speaker- "Joint Managing Conservatorship," State Bar of Texas, Houston, Texas Advanced Family Law Course

  • 1990- Speaker- American Bar Association, Family Law Advocacy Program, National Institute for Trial Advocacy, University of Houston, Houston, Texas

  • 1990- Speaker- "Ethics," Anti Defamation League, Law Committee Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 1991- Speaker- "Mediation in a Business Environment," Schlumberger Co., Legal Department, Houston, Texas

  • 1991- Speaker and Author- "Pre-Marital Agreements" and "Divorce," National Business Institute, Inc.

  • 1991- Speaker and Author- "Mediation in Family Law," Houston Bar Assoication

  • 1991- Speaker and Faculty- American Bar Association, National Family Law Advocacy Institute

  • 1991- Speaker- "Types of Alternative Dispute Resolution," Houston Bar Association

  • 1991- Faculty/Facilitator- "Ethics/Professionalism," American Bar Association/University of Houston Symposium

  • 1991- Speaker and Author- "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar

  • 1991- Speaker and Author- "Mediation," South Texas College of Law ADR Seminar

  • 1991- Speaker and Author- "What is ADR," International Law Department of Schlumberger Corporation

  • 1992- Speaker, "Mediation and the Role of the Legal Secretary," Greater Houston Legal Secretaries Association, Houston, Texas

  • 1992- Speaker and Author- "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar

  • 1992- Workshop Leader, Speaker and Author- "Alternative Trial Notebook: The Nineties Trend for Litigators and Mediators," A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute and South Texas College of Law

  • 1992- Speaker, "Why ADR," A.A White Dispute Resolution Institute

  • 1992- Speaker, Author, and Faculty, Advanced Family Law Mediation Training, A.A. White Institute

  • 1993- Speaker and Author, "Advantages of ADR," Coopers Industries Mediation Seminar

  • 1993- Speaker and Author, "Advantages of ADR," Arnold, White & Durkee Seminar

  • 1993- Author, "An Overview of Divorce for the Layman," published in GHLSA's Highlights

  • 1993- Speaker and Author, "Custody," and "Pre-Marital Agreements," National Business Institute, Inc.

  • 1993- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar

  • 1993- Speaker, Author and Faculty, Advanced Family Law Mediation Training

  • 1994- Speaker, Family Law Mediation Workshop for Lawyers and Mental Health Professionals, Spring Shadows Glen

  • 1994- Speaker, Houston Bar Assoication- Mediation- Five Years Later, "Most Memorable Minutes"

  • 1994- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar

  • 1994- Speaker, "Settlement and Other Alternative Dispute Resolutions," Greater Houston Legal Secretaries Association

  • 1995- Speaker, "Religious Divorce," St. Michael's Church, Houston, Texas

  • 1995, February- Speaker, "Texas Election Process of Judges," Bellaire Chamber of Commerce

  • 1995- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 1995- Speaker and Author, "Mediation in the Family Law Arena" and "Highlights of Custody, Possession and Child Support," A.A White Dispute Resolution Institute

  • 1995- Speaker and Author, "Mediation in Employment Law," Texas Employment Law Council, San Antonio, Texas

  • 1995- Speaker, "Pre-Marital Agreements," You and the Law Radio Program, Houston, Texas

  • 1996- Speaker and Author, "Mediation in the Family Law Arena" A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute

  • 1996- Speaker and Author, "Useful Tips in Mediation" Harris County Domestic Relations Family Law Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 1996- Speaker and Author, "Aspectsof a Secular Divorce" B'nai B'rith Attorneys

  • 1996- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 1996- Speaker, "Pre-Marital Agreements," You and the Law Radio Program, Houston, Texas

  • 1997- Speaker, "ADR in Family Courts," College of Advanced Judicial Studies, Houston, Texas

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Mediation in the Family Arena" A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, Houston, Texas

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Mediation of Complex Cases," International Academy of Mediators, Clearwater, Florida

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Valuation of Assets in Texas," 1997 International Conference of American Society of Appraisers

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 1997- Faculty and Speaker- "ADR," South Texas College of Law Symposium

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Tiptoeing Through the Ethical Thicket of Mediation," International Academy of Mediators, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • 1997- Speaker and Author, "Arbitration," Houston Bar Association

  • 1998- Speaker and Author, "Mediation of COmplex Cases," Houston Bar Association, ADR Section Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 1999- Speaker and Author, "Transformative Mediation," Houston Bar Association, ADR Section Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 1999- Speaker and Author, "Ethical Considerations for the Mediator," International Academy of Meadiatiors

  • 1999- Speaker and Author, "Preparing the Client for Mediation," South Texas College of Law Family Law Mediation Training Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 1999- Speaker and Author, "Tripping the Light Fantastic- Ethical Mediation in Complex Cases," Susman Godfrey Attorneys' Retreat, Phoenix, Arizona

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "Mediation of Complex Cases," Association of Attorney Mediators, Houston, Texas

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "Uniform Mediation Act," Association of Attorney Mediators, Houston, Texas

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "Uncontested Family Law Matters," Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "Ins the Client Ready for Mediation?," St. Mary's Law School, Mediation Training Seminar, San Antonio, Texas

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "When is a Marital Agreement or Order Not Enforceable?," New Frontiers in Marital Property Law 2000, State Bar of Texas

  • 2000- Speaker, "Ethics in the Law," Professional Decency, Harris County Jury Assembly Room

  • 2000- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship in the New Millennium," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2001- Speaker and Author, "Family Law in Texas," B'nai B'rith Family Law Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 2001- Speaker and Author, "Professionalism and Decency," Houston Bar Association Family Law Institute, Houston, Texas

  • 2001- Speaker, "Mediation Pointers," O'Quinn and Laminack, Seminar, Houston, Texas

  • 2001- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship 2001," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2001- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship After the 2001 Legislature Session," University of Houston Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2001- Keynote Speaker and Author, "Professionalism and Decency," Houston Bar Association, Houston, Texas

  • 2002- Speaker, "Ethical Issues for Mediators," International Academy of Mediators, Boulder, COlorado

  • 2002- Speaker and Author, "Joint Managing Conservatorship," University of Houston Family Law Practice Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2002- Speaker and Author, "Attorneys' Fees- Practical, Legal, and Ethical Considerations," University of Houston Law Center, Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, Dallas and Houston

  • 2003- Speaker, "Complex Arbitrations," ABA Annual Litigation Conference, Houston, Texas

  • 2003- Speaker and Author, "Premarital Agreements and Marital Agreements," University of Houston Law Foundation Family Law Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2004- Speaker and Panel Member, "Mediatior Accountability- Ethical and Legal Standards of the Profession," International Academy of Mediators, New Orleans, Louisiana, published in the American Journal of Trial Advocacy, Vol. 28:1, Summer 2004

  • 2005- Speaker and Author, "Attorney's Fees," University of Houston Law Center Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2006- Panelist, "Professionalism of Mediators," Texas Association of Mediators Seminar

  • 2006- Speaker and Author, "Collecting the Legal Fees," University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2006- Speaker and Author, "Collaborative Law," Houston Bar Association, Collaborative Law Section, Houston

  • 2006- Speaker and Author, "Perspectives of a Mediator," Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston

  • 2006- Speaker and Author, "Collaborative Law," John O'Quinn Courtroom, Collaborative Law Section, Houston

  • 2006- Speaker and Author, "Divorce-Attorneys & CPA's Strategic Tax Considerations," Texas Society of CPAs, San Antonio and Dallas

  • 2007- Panelist, "Mediation Prospective in Texas with Justices of Supreme Court of Texas," International Academy of Mediators, San Antonio

  • 2008- Panelist, "Point/Counterpoint-

  • 2008- Speaker and Author, "Attorney's Fees- They May Be a Big Part of the Recovery" University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Civil Litigation Seminar, Houston and Dallas

  • 2009- Panelist- American Academy of Matrimonial Attorneys, "Arbitration in Matrimonial Cases"

  • 2009- Speaker and Author, "ADR in Texas," State Bar of Texas ADR Section, San Antonio, Texas

  • 2009- Speaker and Author, "I Don't Want My Fiance or Spouse to Have My Property," South Texas College of Law, Houston

  • 2010- Panelist, "Employment Arbitration Strategy and Practical Tips," Houston Bar Assoication- Employment Law Section

  • 2011- Speaker and Author, "Mediated Settlement Agreements," State Bar of Texas Webinar, Austin

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ANONYMOUS
Relationship : represented me ( commercial )
Service : 10
Expertise : 5
Quality : 9
Overall : 10
Recommend? : yes
Comments: Alvin is one of the best mediators in the country. I have been before him many times. He is thoughtful and gets the job done without upsetting anyone. He's also the best divorce lawyer in Houston.


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