Mediation

Bean & Bean, LLP provides effective and client friendly mediation services specifically tailored to each client’s needs. Melanie D. Bean, our principal mediator, is dedicated to achieving a confidential and mutually agreed upon settlement resolution. She obtains this via a good faith exploration of a variety of options that present the better alternative to a court ordered judgment. Services may be provided at our office, or we can travel to a location that is convenient for the parties involved.

Melanie has more than sixteen years experience as a personal injury litigation attorney on both sides of the docket. Following is her curriculum vitae which briefly highlights her areas of expertise:

Legal Experience / Employment:

  • 1999 - present
    • Bean & Bean, L.L.P., Founding Partner
      • Extensive personal injury trial experience in Workers’ Compensation, Construction Law, Oilfield Accidents, Premises Liability, Toxic Tort Liability (Asbestos & Benzene), Environmental Law, Products Liability, Automobile Collisions, Heavy Truck Litigation, Load Securement/Cargo Litigation. Also practices Family Law.
  • 1995 - 1999
    • Hanen, Alexander, Johnson & Spalding, Associate
      • Primary focus on medical malpractice defense litigation.
  • Prior to 1983
    • Margraves, Schueler & Parker, Paralegal/Legal Secretary
    • Womens’ Health Assoc., Inc., Medical Assistant - Obstetrics & Gynecology
    • Roland E. Lomar, M.D., Medical Assistant - Cardiology & Internal Medicine
    • Holiday Inn, Hotel Manager; Food & Beverage Manager
    • Alenco, Customer Service Representative

Education:

  • University of Houston Law Center, Blakely Advocacy Institute, A.A. White Dispute Resolution Center (2002)
  • University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1994)
  • Houston Baptist University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1990)
  • Texas Christian University (1970 - 1972)

Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Southern & Eastern Districts of Texas

Memberships:

  • Houston and American Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas (Alternative Dispute Resolution, Health Law, Insurance, Litigation)
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute, Inc.