Susan G Perin
Super Lawyers®Alternative Dispute Resolution Lawyers in Houston, TX in Houston, TX
About Susan G Perin
Throughout the course of her over 44 years of practice, over 30 of those spent as a mediator and arbitrator, Susan has been involved in a range of alternative dispute resolution (ADR)-related and other legal activities. Please see below for a sampling of her activities and honors, along with a listing of her experience as a speaker and author. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Susan G Perin included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Texas Super Lawyers, 2021-2024 College of Commercial Arbitrators, National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals, and Credentialed Distinguished Mediator 2025 with Texas Mediator Credentialing Association Ombudsman of the Year for the entire United States by the National Committee of ESGR, 2005 Houston’s Top Lawyers, Mediation and Arbitration, H Texas Magazine, 2007 AV rating in Martindale-Hubbell since 1992, highest rating for attorneys Other Sources of Feedback About Susan G. Perin Included on the 2026Texas Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 Texas Super Lawyers list 2024 Texas Super Lawyers list 2023 Texas Super Lawyers list 2022 Texas Super Lawyers list 2021 Texas Super Lawyers list
Pro Bono Activities
- Volunteer Ombudsman since 2002 with ESGR (Employer Support for the Guard and Reserve, a Department of Defense agency)
- Volunteer at Ronald McDonald House
Published Works
Articles
- "Understanding USERRA and the Department of Labor Regulations: What Each of Us Should Know,” American Bar Association Section of Labor and Employment Law, Midwinter Meeting, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, 2008
- “Volunteer Mediation: Using Your Professional Skills to Give Back,” Texas Bar Journal, 2007
- “Mediating Construction Disputes: What Works and What Doesn’t,” Dispute Resolution Journal, American Arbitration Association, Co-Author, 2003
- “Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration,” Houston Bar Association Continuing Legal Education Seminar, 2003
- “Mediation of Construction Cases – What Works and What Doesn’t,” State Bar of Texas,15th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 2002, and State Bar of Texas Annual Meeting, Construction Law Section, Co-Author, 2002.
- "You’ve Been Selected as an Arbitrator — Now What? Navigating the Murky Waters of Disclosure,” Houston Bar Association, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section Seminar on Nuts and Bolts of Arbitration, 2000
- “Bringing Closure to the Wrongful Termination Claim,” American Arbitration Association Seminar, Denver, Colorado, 2000
- “The View from the Jury Box,” Association of Attorney-Mediators, 1996
- Lead Article for South Texas Law Journal, co-authorship with Robert W. Calvert, former Chief Justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Calvert & Perin, Is the Castle Crumbling – Harmless Error Revisited?, 20 S.Tex.L.J. 1 (1979) – Article cited by Texas Supreme Court in its cases
- Case Note, 19:2 S.Tex.L.J. 500 (1978), Common-law Arbitration
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1980
Other Affiliations
- Society of Legal Scholars, Texas Bar College, Fellow (30 Years)
- Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Houston Bar Foundation, Fellow
- Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, District 4, Harris County, Appointed by The Supreme Court of Texas, 2001-2004
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- President and Member of the Board of Directors of the Houston Chapter of the Association of Attorney-Mediators, 1995-1996; Treasurer, 1994-1995; Member, 1991-Present
- Juror and Foreperson in Probate Court, Will Contest Case, 1996
- Chairperson of the Construction Law Section of the Houston Bar Association, 1994-1995
- Original Council Member of the Construction Law Section of the State Bar of Texas
- Attorney-Mediator, Houston Bar Association Peer Mediation Project with Houston Independent School District, trained fourth and fifth graders to mediate peer disputes, 1993-1995
Attorney Details
| Full Name | Susan G Perin |
| Firm | Susan G. Perin |
| Address | 3207 Mercer St, Houston, TX 77027 |
| Phone | 713-572-5000 |
| Phone | 713-551-9301 |
| New Clients | ✓ Currently accepting |