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  JC Dispute Resolution Center says it needs volunteer mediators to provide low-cost alternative to litigation

  By Tomas Kassahun | Monday, Mar 25, 2019 @ 12:47pm

  The Dispute Resolution Center (DRC) of Jefferson County, which offers mediation sessions that aim to provide non-adversarial alternative to litigation or jury trial, is accepting applications for its volunteer mediation training.

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• JC Dispute Resolution Center accepting applications for mediation training

  By David Yates | Thursday, Mar 24, 2016 @ 12:11pm

  BEAUMONT - The Dispute Resolution Center of Jefferson County is accepting applications for its Volunteer Mediation Training.

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• Dispute Resolution Center Accepting Applications for Mediation Training

  By Staff reports | Monday, Aug 29, 2011 @ 8:34am

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• Jefferson County civil judges prep for Settlement Week

  By David Yates | Monday, Aug 24, 2009 @ 7:57am

  With September around the corner, Jefferson County's civil judges are busy clearing their trial dockets in preparation for Settlement Week, which begins Aug. 31 and will end Sept. 4.

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• Philpott, Houseman winners of 2009 BBB Torch Awards

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Thursday, May 7, 2009 @ 8:47am

  Torch Award winners Philpott Motors General Manager Bob Thewman, left, and Owner Relations Manager Jennifer Parker, right, join guest speaker Michael Reagan, center, at the May 5 banquet. Philpott Motors Ltd. in Nederland and Tony Houseman Companies of Orange are the winners of the 2009 Torch Awards for Marketplace Trust presented May 5th by the Better Business Bureau of Southeast Texas.

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• Jefferson County announces Settlement Week

  By David Yates | Monday, Sep 1, 2008 @ 9:12am

  Settlement Week is all about timely, cost effective justice. On Monday, Sept. 15, Jefferson County's Settlement Week project begins.

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• Texas mediation system in need of reform, law professor tells Beaumont group

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 @ 9:56am

  James Alfini Mediation based on party self-determination is becoming threatened by current practices and the "colonization" of the dispute resolution arena by attorneys, the president of a Southeast Texas law school said recently to a legal group in Beaumont.

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• Gerson honored for commitment to mediation

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Wednesday, Oct 31, 2007 @ 5:50am

  Believing that not all cases need to go to court, Judge Al Gerson was the first judge in Jefferson County to adopt a local rule requiring mediation in appeals filed in small claims litigation.

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• Citizens take advantage of Settlement Week options

  By Marilyn Tennissen | Thursday, Sep 20, 2007 @ 5:45am

  Plaintiffs in more than 30 cases avoided the courtroom and took advantage of Jefferson County Settlement Week Sept. 17-21 to resolve disputes. For the past 18 years, the Jefferson County Settlement Week has provided citizens with a timely and cost-effective way to resolve disputes.

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• Jefferson County announces Settlement Week

  By The SE Texas Record | Thursday, Aug 16, 2007 @ 11:23am

  Settlement Week is all about timely, cost effective justice. On Monday, Sept. 17, Jefferson County's Settlement Week project begins.

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