McGowan, Gary

Gary A. McGowan, Esq.

For 23 years, Gary McGowan has served as an arbitrator and mediator in both national and international disputes, often complex, high-stakes matters. An attorney for almost 40 years, McGowan was a founding partner of Susman, Godfrey & McGowan, a highly successful boutique litigation firm. As a neutral, he has established a reputation for effectiveness, thorough preparation, and quick discernment of pivotal points in a dispute.

Law Dragon 500 named him as one of 500 best judges in the United States, and the Texas Lawyer picked him as one of five “Top Notch” neutrals in Texas. Texas Monthly has selected him as a Texas Super Lawyer in each of the last eight years.

Experience

• Distinguished Neutral with the Agency for Dispute Resolution (2013-Present)
• Mediator, Arbitrator, Special Master, Arbitration Consulting, and Neutral Evaluation (1990-Present)
• Founding Partner at Susman, Godfrey & McGowan (1973-1989)
• Associate at Hunton & Williams (1973)

Affiliations

• Member of the State Bar of Texas
• Fellow at the College of Commercial Arbitrators
• Member of ICDR’s International Panel of Arbitrators
• Member of Texas Panel of Distinguished Neutrals, International Institute For Conflict Prevention and Dispute Resolution (CPR)
• Charter Member and Executive Committee of Texas Chapter of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• Member of CPR’s Energy, Oil and Gas Panel of Distinguished Neutrals.
• Member of CPR’s Insurance Coverage Panel of Distinguished Neutrals
• Fellow of Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (London)
• Member of Panel of Neutrals, World Intellectual Property Organization (Geneva)
• Fellow of the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution (University of Texas School of Law)
• Fellow of the American College of Commercial Trial Mediators

Education

• J.D. at University of Texas School of Law (1973)
• B.A. in Economics at University of Texas (1970)

Accolades

• Listed in 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America, and named 2014 Houston Mediation “Lawyer of the Year”.
• Listed in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Mediation 2013 (WHO’S WHO LEGAL, London)
• Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly from 2007-2013.
• One of “500 Best Judges (Both Public and Private)” in National Survey conducted by Law Dragon 500.
• One of 5 “Go To” Arbitrators and Mediators in Texas Lawyers.

“A good mediator nurtures optimism about settlement, even in the face of seemingly long odds. Every case can settle. Even those the parties think will never resolve short of a court battle.”

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