Background
Schless, Michael J. was born on January 17, 1949 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
Schless, Michael J. was born on January 17, 1949 in Denver, Colorado, United States.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1970. Juris Doctor, 1973).
Admitted to the bar, 1973, Texas and United States. District Court, Western District of Texas. Member: Advisory Committee on Court-Annexed Mediation, Supreme Court of Texas, 1996.
Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution (Fellow, 1994.
Advisory Committee on Negotiated Rulemaking in Texas, 1996). Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1992.
Panel of Approved Arbitrators, Dalkon Shield Arbitration Program. Advisory Board, Attorney General"s Texas Mediation Initiative, 1995.
Victim Offender Mediation Dialogue Program, Victim Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 1995.
Austin Lawyers Care, 1981-1987 (Charter Member, Board of Directors). American Institute for Learning (Creative Rapid Learning Center) (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1994. Chairman, 1989-1991; Member Emeritus, 1994).
Pebble Project, 1982-1987 (Charter Member.
Board of Directors, 1984-1986). Austin Child Guidance Center, 1979 (Board of Directors, 1979-1984.
President, 1981-1983. Member Emeritus, 1984).
Volunteer Mediator, Travis County Dispute Resolution Center, 1992.
Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Travis County, 1982. Member: Travis County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982. Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1992-1993).
State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992.
Judicial, 1982-1992; Family Law, 1975-1993). Texas Association of Mediators (President, 1995-1996.
President-Elect, 1994-1995. Board of Directors, 1993).
American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators).
Association of Attorney Mediators. Austin Association of Mediators. Austin Mediators Society.
Austin Young Lawyers Association (President, 1979-1980.
Board of Directors, 1975-1981). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution.
Member: Advisory Committee on Court-Annexed Mediation, Supreme Court of Texas, 1996. Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution (Fellow, 1994. Advisory Committee on Negotiated Rulemaking in Texas, 1996).
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution, 1992.
Panel of Approved Arbitrators, Dalkon Shield Arbitration Program. Advisory Board, Attorney General"s Texas Mediation Initiative, 1995.
Victim Offender Mediation Dialogue Program, Victim Services, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, 1995. Austin Lawyers Care, 1981-1987 (Charter Member, Board of Directors).
American Institute for Learning (Creative Rapid Learning Center) (Member, Board of Directors, 1989-1994.
Chairman, 1989-1991. Member Emeritus, 1994). Pebble Project, 1982-1987 (Charter Member.
Board of Directors, 1984-1986).
Austin Child Guidance Center, 1979 (Board of Directors, 1979-1984. President, 1981-1983. Member Emeritus, 1984).
Volunteer Mediator, Travis County Dispute Resolution Center, 1992.
Recipient, Outstanding Young Lawyer of Travis County, 1982. Member: Travis County Bar Association (Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982.
Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 1992-1993). State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1992.
Judicial, 1982-1992; Family Law, 1975-1993).
Texas Association of Mediators (President, 1995-1996. President-Elect, 1994-1995. Board of Directors, 1993).
American Arbitration Association (Member, Commercial Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators).
Association of Attorney Mediators. Austin Association of Mediators.
Austin Mediators Society. Austin Young Lawyers Association (President, 1979-1980.
Board of Directors, 1975-1981).
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Fellow, Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution.
