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Renee Rusch

Driftwood

Member profile details

First Name

Renee

Initial

M

Last Name

Rusch

Phone

512-923-7130

Office Fax

512-599-8780

Email

reneerusch@gmail.com

Address (Street-Suite)

2100 Woods Loop

City

Driftwood

State

TX

Zip Code

78619-9704

Member Info

Practice Region(s)

TX

Law School

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of Calif at Berkeley

Degree

JD

Bar State

TX

Year Admitted To Bar

1993

Bar State 2

CA

First Year To Mediate

1988

Mediation Total Range

201-500

Mediation Trainings - Indicate the 40-Hr Basic Mediation Training Facility Attended, Date and Others

Basic mediation training DRC Austin, February 1995

Average 15-20 hours CLE per year in advanced mediation training and have given numerous presentations on mediation at CLE courses presented by the State Bar of Texas, UT Law CLE, the Austin Bar Association, and other organizations.

Mediation Practice Areas

Business/Commercial/Contracts
Civil Rights
Employment/Labor
General
Health
Insurance
Professional Liability – Other
Professional Liability-Medical
Regulatory/Governmental
Workers Compensation

Languages Other Than English

German

Additional Qualifications

Sept. 2015-Present: pursuant to contract with the Texas Education Agency I mediate special education disputes between students/parents and school districts.

May 1998-February 2015: Administrative Law Judge and mediator, State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH), Austin, Texas. Beginning in January 2002, I also served as SOAH's ADR Team Leader. I presided over 2,000 contested case hearings and conducted more than 300 mediations.

September 2013-February 2015, I served as a Special Education Hearing Officer, pursuant to contract between SOAH and the Texas Education Agency (TEA). I am currently on TEA's roster of independent mediators for special education disputes.

June 1997-May 1998, July 1996-August 1996: Staff Attorney, Litigation Section, Office of General Counsel, Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas.

October 1994-June 1996: Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator, Office of Civil Rights, Texas Department of Health, Austin, Texas.

September 1982-July 1993: Associate, then partner, Landels, Ripley and Diamond, San Francisco, California. I specialized in civil litigation and employment law. I became a partner in the 60-attorney firm in January 1987.

Certified Mediator by State/Date

Texas 1995

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