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Meet the CEO

At Smoots A.D.R., we work with attorneys and clients to find the best solution for their conflicts. Utilizing more than 20 years of legal and judicial experience, we find the best ADR methods to ensure that your matter is resolved to your utmost satisfaction. No matter how small or large your needs may be, you can rest assured, you will receive top notch service and expertise at Smoots A.D.R.

Additionally, we offer virtual and in-person mediation services for civil and family law cases. Our mediator has more than 12 years of judicial experience, has tried more than 200 cases to verdict and has mediated hundreds of matters. When it comes to effective alternative dispute resolution, experience matters.

Retired Judge Alix Smoots

What Smoots ADR does...

Neutral Evaluation

Viability of your matter based on reviewing all potential arguments prior to suit.

Arbitration

Full adversarial presentation of the matter that concludes with a binding resolution

Pre-suit Mediation

Cost-efficient method of understanding all parties’ intending to resolve before filing a full lawsuit

Mediations

Non-adversarial presentation of the conflict in an attempt to create a workable solution

Mock Hearings & Trials

Present and Practice your arguments to allow revisions based on the desired outcome

Appointed by the Court to assist in pre- and post-trial conflicts

Court Appointed Neutral

SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON

Certifies that

Hon. Alexandra Smoots

has successfully met the requirements regarding the Qualifications of an Impartial Third Party according to TEXAS CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE SECTION 154.052 and was certified on June 12, 2021.

Debra Berman

Debra Berman Director, Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution

Mediation Fee Schedule

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Civil Zoom Mediations

1/2 Day (4hrs) - $600.00

Full Day (9am-4pm) - $1,200.00

Civil In-Person Mediation

Full Day (9am-4pm) - $1,500.00

*lunch included

Family Zoom Mediations

1/2 Day (4hrs) - $350.00

Full Day (9am-4pm) - $700.00

Family In-Person Mediations

Full Day (9am-4pm) - $1,000.00

*lunch included

All in-person mediations require 50% payment to schedule

A $200.00 charge will be added for every additional hour

Cancellations day of scheduled mediation will be required to pay 100% mediation fee

Cancellation within 48 hrs of scheduled mediation will be required to pay 50% mediation fee

When it comes to legal matters, you want a person and a system you can trust. With Smoots ADR you can trust us to find a solution that makes you feel like a winner. Let us help facilitate a resolution that wins!