Credentials

James L. (Jim) Young

Arbitration • Mediation

Alternative Dispute Resolution

Roster of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association (AAA-Commercial, Employment, Appraisal Umpire and Consumer Panels)
Roster of Arbitrators, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (securities arbitration)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Service Panel, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Hearing Officer, Employee Disciplinary Appeals, City of Fort Worth, Texas
Roster of Appraisal Umpires, Texas Department of Insurance – Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Arbitration Panel, Council of Better Business Bureaus Auto Line Program (National)
Arbitration Panel, Better Business Bureau for North Central Texas (Dallas)
Arbitration Panel, Better Business Bureau for The Heart of Texas (Fort Worth)
Arbitration Panel, Fee Disputes Committee, Dallas Bar Association

Roster of Mediators, American Arbitration Association (AAA – Commercial, Employment and Consumer Panels)
Alternative Dispute Resolution Service Panel, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Roster of Mediators, Texas Department of Insurance – Texas Windstorm Insurance Association
Mediation Panel, Dallas County Dispute Resolution Center
Director, Employment Mediation Clinic, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (2013-2017) and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (2012-2013)
National Mediation Panel (Dallas Region), Motors Liquidation Company (formerly General Motors Corporation) Bankruptcy Alternative Dispute Resolution Program (2010)

Professor-Associate Faculty, Collin College, Collin County, Texas (Law & Government Courses)
Judge, State, Regional and Local Mock Trial, Arbitration, Mediation and Negotiation Competitions (Law School, Undergraduate, High School and Grade School)
Assistant Coach, University of Texas at Dallas Undergraduate Mock Trial and Mediation Programs (2011-2020)
Adjunct Professor, Texas A&M University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (2013-2017) and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, Fort Worth, Texas (2012-2013)
Adjunct Professor, Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, Texas (2011-2017 – Undergraduate Paralegal Studies Program)
Author, Texas Law on Stockholders’ Inspection Rights: How Does It Stack Up Against Delaware Law and the Model Business Corporation Act?, 40 Sw. L. J. 845 (1986)

B.A. 1982, Managerial Studies (Business) and Political Science, Rice University, Houston, Texas,
J.D. 1985, magna cum laude, University of Houston College of Law, Houston, Texas

Arbitrator Training, American Arbitration Association (AAA)
Arbitrator Training, National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA)
Arbitrator Training, Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service (FMCS)
Arbitrator Training, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Arbitrator Training, Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)
Arbitrator Training, Council of Better Business Bureaus Auto Line® Program
Arbitrator Training, Better Business Bureau for North Central Texas
Arbitrator Training, Better Business Bureau for The Heart of Texas
Certificate in Advanced Arbitration Skills, Commercial Arbitration (Domestic & International) Course, A. A. White Dispute Resolution Center, University of Houston Law Center
Certificate, Basic 40-Hour Mediation Course, Office of Lifelong Learning, Texas Woman’s University
Certificate, 30-Hour Family Mediation Training Course, Dispute Mediation Service, Inc., Dallas, Texas
Annual continuing professional education and training in alternative dispute resolution through American Arbitration Association (AAA), National Academy of Arbitrators (NAA), Council of Better Business Bureaus, Better Business Bureau for North Central Texas, Better Business Bureau for The Heart of Texas, Association of Attorney-Mediators and State Bar of Texas