About

Diego J. Peña is a pro attorney with over 36 years of revel in, specializing in commercial and business litigation, exertions and employment claims, and more. Diego J. Peña is a enormously skilled lawyer presently serving as a full-time arbitrator and mediator. With over 36 years of revel in in the criminal field, Mr. Peña has represented a extensive range of customers, such as individuals, small to medium corporations, and Fortune 500 groups in each nation and federal courts. His areas of knowledge consist of purchaser disputes, contracts, private harm, wrongful dying, insurance claims, civil rights, exertions and employment claims, and greater. Throughout his career, Mr. Peña has efficiently litigated numerous cases, including the ones involving religious discrimination, sexual harassment, actual estate disputes, oil and gasoline disputes, environmental issues, and banking subjects. He has a validated music file of attempting over 50 cases to verdict or judgment and has appeared in greater than 20 appellate instances before nation and federal appellate courts, consisting of the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. In 1989, Mr. Peña joined the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company Legal Department, where he in my opinion tried over eighty five incredibly specialized labor arbitrations. His revel in ranged from contract interpretation to just motive suspensions or dismissals. Currently, he serves as an arbitrator at the American Arbitration Association Employment Panel and as a public arbitrator for FINRA. Diego J. Peña's full-size experience and expertise make him a noticeably sought-after legal professional in Bedford, Texas, and beyond.

Legal Issues

Employment Law

Employee Benefits, Employment Contracts, Employment Discrimination, ERISA, Overtime & Unpaid Wages, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination

Business Law

Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes

Real Estate Law

Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law

Personal Injury

Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death

Energy, Oil & Gas Law

Utilities

Probate

Probate Administration, Probate Litigation, Will Contests

Arbitration & Mediation

Business - Arbitration/Mediation, Consumer - Arbitration/Mediation, Family - Arbitration/Mediation

Certificates

Adv. Family Law Mediation Training
Mediators of America

Adv. Mediation Training
University of Texas Center for Public Resolution

Basic Mediation Training
Mediators of America

Employment Arbitration
American Arbitration Association

Languages

• English: Spoken, Written

Accepted Jurisdictions

Experience

• 
  The Peña Arbitration & Mediation Group
  
• Assistant Vice President - Senior Legal Counsel
  Southwestern Bell Telephone Company/AT&T Communications
  1989
• Senior Associate
  Green & McReynolds
  1985
• Associate
  Martin & Drought
  1983

Education

Associations

Costs

• Payment With Credit Card
• Retaines and Rates
  1. The fee for each day of hearing is $1,250. The fee for study time and writing the opinion is $1,250 per day. Study time and writing the opinion is billed in half-day increments. One half-day is 3.5 hours. 2. A cancellation/postponement fee of $1,250 per day will be charged for all scheduled hearing days if the hearing is canceled or postponed within 30 calendar days prior to the day of the hearing. (The day of the hearing is not counted.) 3. There is no travel charge for hearings that take place in the Dallas/Fort Worth area (Dallas, Tarrant, Denton and Collin Counties). If travel expenses are incurred such expenses will be charged split among the parties based on prior arrangement. Travel expenses will be charged from the Arbitrator’s Fort Worth office address. 4. If the hearing is cancelled or postponed, the parties are responsible for fees charged by a hotel for a cancellation beyond the deadline. 5.Willing to conduct pro bono arbitration or mediation on a case by case.

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