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Rick Morris

Rick Morris Dispute Resolution Service

Temple

 

Member profile details

First Name
Rick
Initial
(Jack Richard)
Last Name
Morris
Nickname
Rick
Organization
Rick Morris Dispute Resolution Service
Phone
254-718-3388
Address (Street-Suite)
15 North Main Street
Temple, TX 76501-7629

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1163
Salado, TX 76571
City
Temple
State
TX
Zip Code
76501
 

Member Info

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Practice Region(s)
  • TX
  • CTX – Central Texas
Practice County
Bell
Judge
yes
Law School
Baylor Law School
Degree
JD
Bar State
TX
Year Admitted To Bar
1975
First Year To Mediate
January, 2013
Mediation Total Range
1001-1500
Mediation Trainings - Indicate the 40-Hr Basic Mediation Training Facility Attended, Date and Others
AAM Conference
11/09/2022
State Bar - Advance Alternative Dispute Resolution
01/17/2022
AAM Conference
06/30/2021
State Bar - Alternative Dispute Resolution
01/11/2021
AAM Conference
09/11/2020
Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conf
03/25/2020
State Bar - Alternative Dispute Resolution
01/29/2020
TMCA Conference
10/26/2019
AAM Conference
09/13/2019
State Bar - Alternative Dispute Resolution
01/23/2019
Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference
03/1,2, 2019
Texas Association of Mediators Annual Conference
2/23-24/2018
State Bar-Alternative Dispute Resolution
1/26/2018
TMCA Conference
11/10/2018
AAM Conference
9/14/2018


Basic 40 Hour Training:
Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution
The University of Texas School of Law
May 25, 2012

Advanced Family Mediation Training
30 hours
Worklife Institute

State Bar Alternative Dispute Resolution Conference: 1/22/2016
2016 Annual TAM Professional Development Conf.: 2/26/2016
Association of Attorney Mediators Conf: 9/16/2016
TMCA Annual Symposium: 10/22/2016
TMCA Conference: 10/17-18/2015
2015 Annual TAM Conference: 2/21/2015
Alternative Dispute Resolution 2015: 1/23/2015
Annual Advanced Mediation & Advocacy Skills ABA; 10/16/2014
Alternative Dispute Resolution 2014: 1/18/2014
Handling your first Arbitration: 12/6/2013
Alternative Dispute Resolution 2013: 1/18/2013
Mediation Practice Areas
  • Appellate
  • Business Torts
  • Business/Commercial/Contracts
  • Construction
  • Consumer/DTPA
  • Creditor/Debtor
  • Elder
  • Eminent Domain/Condemnation
  • Employment/Labor
  • Family
  • Family Business Disputes
  • General
  • Health
  • Insurance
  • Landlord/Tenant
  • Libel/Slander/Defamation
  • Oil & Gas/Energy
  • Personal Injury
  • Probate
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability-Legal
  • Professional Liability-Medical
  • Real Estate
  • Trusts and Estates
  • Workers Compensation
Languages Other Than English
None
Additional Qualifications
JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Judicial Judge, 146th Judicial District of Texas
Elected six times without opposition. The 146th District Court is a court of general jurisdiction. Docket consists of one-half of all civil cases, 25% of all domestic relations cases, assistance with criminal cases, as needed, and the entire Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services, Child Protective Services docket. Presided over civil cases involving personal injury, legal and medical malpractice, commercial, banking, employment, consumer, real estate, contract, governmental, products liability, DTPA, all aspects of family law and criminal law.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS, HONORS AND SERVICES
o State Bar of Texas
o Judicial Section, State Bar of Texas
o Arbitrator – JWA Arbitrations (Judicial Workplace Arbitrations, Inc.)
o Alternative Dispute Resolution Section; Family Law Section; Litigation Section;
Consumer and Commercial Law Section
o Local Administrative District Judge, 1995 – 2012 - Bell County District Courts o Judge, Bell County Drug Court; 2009 to present
o President, Bell County Bar Association, 2009-2010; President–Elect: 2008-2009;
Secretary-Treasurer: 2007-2008; Board of Directors: 2003-2007
o Bell County Public Sector Lawyer of the Year - 2012
o Bell County Public Sector Lawyer of the Year - 2007
o Director, Judicial Section, State Bar of Texas, 2008-2011
o Director, Texas Center for the Judiciary, Inc., 1994-1997
o Texas College of Judicial Studies Graduate – 2004
o Basic Mediation Certification: University of Texas School of Law – Center for Public
Policy Dispute Resolution-2012
o Advanced Family Mediation Training – Alternative Dispute Resolution, Worklife Institute-2012
o Drug Court Judicial Training, The National Drug Court Institute, National Judicial
College, Reno, NV
o Bell-Lampasas Counties Community Justice Council – 1995 to 2012
o Bell County Juvenile Board – 1989 to 2012
o The College of the State Bar of Texas
o Pre-Trial Judge for 3rd, 6th and 7th Administrative Judicial Regions, 1999-2000, Benlate cases
o Texas Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Child Support and Visitation Guidelines
(1992-1993)
o Bell-Lampasas-Mills Counties Bar Association (President, 1982; President-Elect, 1981;
Secretary-Treasurer 1979-1980) Board of Directors 2004-2008;
o District 8-C Grievance Committee of the State Bar of Texas (1982-1989)
o Texas Bar Foundation
o Commission Director, Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce (1984-1987);
Vice-President (1987)
o Selective Service Commission (1987-1989)
TMCA Credentialing - Current Year - (Applies to Texas Only)
  • Credentialed Distinguished
Certified Mediator by State/Date
Texas: Credentialed Distinguished: January 1, 2015

CONTACT US

Association of Attorney-Mediators
P. O. Box 741955, Dallas, TX 75374-1955 
Toll-free:  800-280-1368 
 Fax:  972-669-8180
aam@attorney-mediators.org

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