Paul D. Clote

A highly experienced mediator and arbitrator, Paul D. Clote is a partner at McGinnis Lochridge.  After 40+ years as a practicing trial and appellate lawyer in commercial cases covering a broad variety of industries, Mr. Clote now devotes his practice solely to ADR services.As a litigator, he has tried to verdict state and federal court cases based on fiduciary duties; partnership termination and windup; oil/gas operating agreements; letters of credit; business fraud and civil theft; trust account funds; broker commissions; ERISA disability benefits; child abuse; FLSA minimum wage and overtime claims; and an election contest.  He has argued appeals in the 5thCircuit, Texas Supreme Court and Texas Courts of Appeal.Mr. Clote has mediation and arbitration experience in the following types of cases: Oil/Gas; Construction (commercial & residential); Landlord/Tenant & Real Estate; Labor/Employment; Trade Secrets; Intellectual Property; Securities/Derivative Plaintiff Claims; Health Care; Professional Negligence (attorneys, architects & engineers); Probate/Estate; Business Divorces.  To date, he has mediated 750+ cases; and served as a sole or panel arbitrator (including chair) in multiple arbitration cases.Please click here forMr. Clote's interactive calendarwhere you can place a tentative hold for a particular date.Admitted to practice in Texas and Colorado, and to practice before the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th and 11th Circuits, and the Supreme Court of the United States.  Mr. Clote has a 30+ year AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell.*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.