Mr. Shipp practices in the areas of litigation and dispute resolution. He represents a wide variety of clients on commercial, real estate, oil and gas, premises liability, product liability, personal injury and construction matters in both state and federal courts.  He also routinely counsels clients on general business matters and in all aspects of dispute resolution. Mr. Shipp is a trained mediator and has successfully used his dispute resolution training and experience to successfully resolve disputes for his clients in both his litigation and mediation practices.

Mr. Shipp’s dispute resolution training includes completion of the Harvard Law School Negotiation Workshop, the Texas Tech School of Law Negotiation Workshop, Basic Mediation Training through the American Academy of Attorney Mediators and Advanced Mediation Training through the Association of Attorney Mediators.

Mr. Shipp was born in Galveston, Texas on May 8, 1969. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1991. Mr. Shipp received his law degree from Texas Tech School of Law in Lubbock, Texas in 1995, where he was an Associate Editor for the Texas Tech Law Review and on the Dean’s List.

He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1995, and is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the Northern, Western, and Eastern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association and the Alternative Dispute Resolution Sections of both the State Bar of Texas and the Dallas Bar Association. He is also currently serving as Vice President of the Dallas Chapter of the Association of Attorney Mediators.

Current Employment Position(s):
Partner

Areas Of Practice:
Mediation
Commercial
Real Estate
Oil and Gas
Premises Liability
Product Liability
Personal Injury - Defense
Construction

Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1995

Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1995
J.D.
Honors: Dean's List
Law Review: Associate Editor, Texas Tech Law Review

Baylor University, Waco, Texas, 1991
B.A.
Major: Political Science

Mediation Training and/Seminars Taught:
Advanced Mediation Training, American Academy of Attorney Mediators, 2004.
Resolving Conflict: A Practical Approach - 6th Annual Dallas County Court Coordinator Seminar, 2003, Speaker
Negotiation Workshop, Harvard Law School, 2001
Family and Divorce Mediation Training, Dispute Mediation Service, 2001
Basic Mediation Training Program, American Academy of Attorney Mediators, 2000
Negotiation Workshop, Texas Tech School of Law, 1994

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Dallas Bar Association

State Bar of Texas, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section
Dallas Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section

Dallas Chapter of the Association of Attorney Mediators
Vice President

Past Employment Positions:
Honorable Bobby Cummings, Texas' Tenth Court of Appeals, Waco, Briefing Attorney, 1995 - 1996

Birth Information:
May 8, 1969, Galveston, Texas, United States of America