John A. Chalk, Sr.
Top rated Alternative Dispute Resolution attorney in Fort Worth, Texas
Practice Areas:
Alternative dispute resolution,
Administrative law,
Business & corporate
Education Qualification:
The University of Texas School of Law
Practice Areas:
Alternative dispute resolution,
Administrative law,
Business & corporate
301 Commerce Street, Suite 3500Fort Worth, Texas, 76102
First Admitted: 1973, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://www.whitakerchalk.com/people/john-allen-chalk/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Member, Board of Trustee, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 2022
- Fellow, College of Commercial Arbitrators
- Member, DFW Arbitration Group
- Founding Co-Editor, Family Advocate, American Bar Association
- Founding Member, Former President of Osteopathic Health Foundation, Fort Worth
- Director, Treasurer, Vice-President, President, Tarrant County Bar Association, 2004-2009
- Member, Neutrals' Panel, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Fellow and Chartered Arbitrator, The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, London, England
- Member, Neutrals’ Panel, American Arbitration Association
- Member, Neutrals’ Panel, American Health Lawyers Association ADR Service
- Member, Neutrals’ Panel, CPR International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution
- Master Mediator, Dispute Resolution Services of Tarrant County
- Member, Texas Association of Mediators
- Member, Texas Attorney-Mediators Coalition
- Member, District of Columbia Bar (Washington DC)
- President of Mahon Inn of Court, American Inns of Court (2013 - 2014)
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Member, Board of Trustees, Amon Carter Museum of American Art, 2022
Honors/Awards:
- AV Rated Martindale Hubbell®: Preeminent™
- Appointed Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee of the College of Commercial Arbitrators (2012 - 2013)
- Served four terms on the ADR Service Task Force/ADR Council by the American Health Lawyers Association, Washington, D.C.
- Named a Top Attorney by Fort Worth, Texas Magazine (2003 to Present)
- National Philanthropy Day Honoree, All Church Home for Children, Inc., 2007
- National Philanthropy Day Honoree, Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas, 2013
- Blackstone Award - Annual award to one lawyer in Tarrant Courty Bar Association membership selected by a confidential committee of peers., Tarrant County Bar Association, 2013
Educational Background:
- A.A., Freed-Hardeman College
- B.S., Tennessee Tech University
- M.A., Tennessee Tech University
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law
White Papers:
- White Paper on Arbitration, 2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- The Arbitration Newsletter is published periodically to discuss and analyze current case law development in state and federal arbitration law in the U.S., Editor, The Arbitration Newsletter, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2014
- The Arbitration Newsletter is published periodically to discuss and analyze current case law development in state and federal arbitration law in the U.S., Editor, The Arbitration Newsletter, Whitaker Chalk Swindle & Schwartz PLLC, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 2014
- Adjunct Professor, Pepperdine University School of Law, 2013, 2011
Other Outstanding Achievements:
- Former President of the Tarrant County Bar Association.
- Former Chair of the ADR Section, State Bar of Texas.
- Former Counselor, Mahon Inn of Court, American Inns of Court
- One of five finalists for "Go-To" ADR Lawyer, Texas Lawyer, 2012
Industry Groups:
- Education
- Eminent Domain
- Employment
- Healthcare
- Oil And Gas
- Real Estate
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