Brian Robison WWW.LAWYER-MONTHLY.COM 37 to play a different role. I wanted to see if I could help design creative solutions that would allow parties to stop the haemorrhaging on fees and reach closure before rolling the dice with a jury. Second, in my 26+ years as a trial lawyer, I saw a wide variance in the quality of mediators I used. Some were exceptional. The mediators in this category invested the time necessary to learn the case, they understood the personal dynamics on each side, and they did not have only one way of running a mediation. They tailored One of the most interesting developments in commercial litigation is the way a new generation of mediators is using creative and business-minded approaches to resolving conflict. One of those taking a new approach to mediation is Brian Robison, a partner in Texas-based law firm Brown Fox PLLC. Given your background as a trial lawyer who represents large companies in a wide range of businesslitigation matters, how did you decide to branch out into mediation and alternative dispute resolution? I made this transition for two reasons. First, I saw the toll that protracted litigation takes on the litigants, and I wanted to get involved in helping parties resolve their disputes. Complex business disputes often last for years and cost the parties dozens of millions of dollars in lawyer and expert fees as well as settlements on the eve of trial. I still love the law, but instead of being part of the slog toward trial, I wanted In this month’s edition of Lawyer Monthly, we are privileged to feature an in-depth interview with Brian Robison, a distinguished trial lawyer and a cornerstone of Brown Fox PLLC. With a career spanning over two and a half decades, Robison has cultivated a reputation for excellence in representing large corporations across a number of business litigation matters. Beyond his courtroom prowess, Robison has equally distinguished himself in the realms of arbitration and mediation, offering a sophisticated suite of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services. An Interview with... Business-Litigation and Mediation in Texas I think it is critical to have pre-mediations meetings with both sides, rather than just read the mediation statements.
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