Services:
Hesha Abrams, Esq., a nationally acclaimed attorney mediator for over 30 years, is known for crafting highly creative settlements in very difficult cases. She has created settlements worth over $700 million in the past year alone. She specializes in creating innovative solutions for complex or difficult matters in Commercial, Intellectual Property and “Deal Mediation”, which is driving a complex business deal to successful signing. She has the unique ability to work with big egos and strong personalities. Hesha has successfully mediated for thousands of parties and was an innovator in the mediation field serving on the legislative task force that drafted the landmark Texas ADR law. She mediates, consults, and negotiates on behalf of private parties throughout the country and internationally. She has worked in London, Hong Kong, Mexico, Thailand and India and with parties from all over the globe in complex patent licensing deals. She taught mediation and negotiation at the 2001 International Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution in The Hague. She was on the national panel for Dow Corning Implant cases and was the Chair of the Texas Bar Intellectual Property ADR Committee. She has been appointed Delegate to the Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988, 1990, 2002, speaker 2005, elected as a fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation in 2006 and received the Brutsché Award for Excellence in Mediation from the Association of Attorney Mediators.
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Qualifications:
Counselor to the Deal – Mediator and Negotiator with National/International practice. For over 29 years, has successfully settled and resolved cases for thousands of parties; specializes in complex, multi-party, intellectual property and commercial cases. Among the more noteworthy cases she has resolved are:
Two telecom giants fighting over essential trademarks; nine figure settlements over significant telecommunication patents for major cell phone carriers; mass computer systems patent infringement suits; patent infringement and theft of trade secrets for multimillion dollar cosmetics companies; highly specialized design patents in competitive lighting industry; major hospitals fighting over trademarks and branding; eight party construction dispute over large building roof cave-in; death, brain damage and breast implant cases; asbestos litigation involving massive insurance claims; airplane crash case involving army reserve officers; large employment class actions; municipalities involved in heated political firings; disability access cases against municipalities; responsibility over a major nine figure environmental cleanup site; internal law firm disputes for national firms; emotional and political fights over teaching the Bible in public schools in Texas; established management-union partnership councils at four VA medical centers, resolved 25 year court desegregation order for a Texas community, antitrust and securities fraud matters among corporate interests, high profile software litigation among confidential parties, massive trade secret cases over the secret recipe for a popular, famous product, among others.
International Work – Invited to speak on negotiation at the 2001 International Symposium on Negotiation and Conflict Resolution, in The Hague, Netherlands. Experience with individuals and companies in Taiwan, China, Thailand, Japan, Sweden, United Kingdom, India, Mexico, Israel and Viet Nam. Have conducted mediations in China, the U.K., Mexico, Canada, and throughout the United States for domestic and international parties.
Private Negotiator/Settlement Counsel/Neutral Case Evaluation - Handle negotiations for private parties or shadow consult on large deals to maximize negotiation position and results. Clients are confidential, private references available upon request.
Former Trial Lawyer – Handled complex commercial litigation for Hopping, Boyd, Green & Sams in Tallahassee, Florida; Boyd & Dubose in Dallas, Texas; and Abrams & Abrams in Dallas, Texas. Law clerk to Federal Judge Maurice Paul, ND, FL.
Professional Awards & Associations
AV Rating, Martindale-Hubbell, awarded to attorneys who have been rated by their peers with the highest possible rating for legal ability and ethical standards.
2011 Martindale-Hubbell Register of Preeminent Women Lawyers, awarded to women attorneys who have achieved the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards from their peers.
Best Lawyers in Dallas, D Magazine
National Panel - Dow Corning Breast Implant Cases
Chair - Texas Bar Intellectual Property ADR Committee, 2007-2008
Chair -North Texas Patent Task Force, Created Ten Point Plan for Patent case management, 2007
Appointed - Delegate Fifth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1988, 1990, 2002, Speaker 2005.
Elected Fellow - Texas Bar Foundation - 2006
Legislative Task Force on ADR - Co-Drafted landmark ADR law in Texas creating an effective statewide mediation program. S.B. 1436, Chapter 154, Texas ADR Act.
Pro Bono Award, Legal Services Corp. - Dallas, Texas 1986 & 1988
Steve Brutsche’ Award for Excellence - Association of Attorney Mediators, 1988
Kick Boxing Champion 1998 - Dallas city-wide tournament
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Experience:
Counselor to the Deal – Mediator and Negotiator with National/International practice. For over 29 years, has successfully settled and resolved cases for thousands of parties; specializes in complex, multi-party, intellectual property and commercial cases.
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Categories:
Large & Complex Cases , Commercial , IP , Business
