Publications

Donald R. Philbin, Jr., The One Minute Manager Prepares for Mediation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Negotiation Preparation, 13 Harv. Negot. L. Rev. 249 (2008).

• Reprinted in:
  • Carrie J. Menkel-Meadow et al., Dispute Resolution: Beyond the Adversarial Model (Aspen Wolters Kluwer, 2d ed. 2010) (excerpt).
  • Securities Arbitration & Mediation Hot Topics 2008: "The" Program for Attorneys, In-House Counsel, Experts, Arbitrators & Mediators, New York City Bar (2008 & 2010).
• Cited in:
  • Louis M. Solomon, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Robert L. Haig ed.) at 4th ed. 2016 §§ 6:10, 6:25, 6:28, 6:32 and 5th ed. 2021 & Supp. 2025 §§ 7:10, 7:25, 7:28, 7:32.
  • Katrina Lee, Decision Tree Analysis for Law Practice, 35 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 405, 410, 422 (2020).
  • Michaela Keet, Informed Decision-Making in Judicial Mediation and the Assessment of Litigation Risk, 33 Ohio St. J. on Disp. Resol. 65, 75 n.47 (2018).
  • W. Bradley Wendel, Proportionality’s Cultural Foundation, 52 Santa Clara L. Rev. 145, 159 n.45 (2012).
  • James E. Pfander, Interlocutory Review by Agreement of the Parties, 105 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1043, 1076 n.152 (2011).
  • Evangelia Nissioti, It Takes Three to Tango: A Behavioral Analysis of the Benefits of Having a Mediator in International Disputes, 23 German L.J. 376, 388 (2022).
  • Kristen M. Blankley, House Rules: Arbitrating NIL in College Athletics, 36 Marq. Sports L. Rev. 291, 342 n.323 (2026).

Donald R. Philbin, Jr., The Value of Economic Analysis in Negotiation and Mediation, 63 Disp. Resol. J. 48 (2008).

• Reprinted in: AAA Handbook on Mediation (1st ed. 2006, 2d ed. 2010, & 3d ed. 2016) and AAA Handbook on Negotiation and Dispute Resolution (2d ed. 2007).

Donald R. Philbin, Jr., Decisional Errors: Why We Make Them and How to Address Them, 64 Disp. Resol. J. 64 (Nov. 2009–Jan. 2010).

• Cited in: Louis M. Solomon, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Robert L. Haig ed.) at 4th ed. 2016 § 6:2 n. 3 and 5th ed. 2021 & Supp. 2025 § 7:2.

Donald R. Philbin, Jr., Decisional Errors – On the Field, On the Bench, In Negotiations, Harv. Negot. L. Rev. Online (2009).

Donald R. Philbin, Jr. & Randall Kiser, The Critical Role of Dispute Resolution Skills in Legal Decision Making, 8 Am. J. Mediation 13 (2015).

• Cited in: Louis M. Solomon, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Robert L. Haig ed.) at 5th ed. 2021 & Supp. 2025 § 7:2.

Don Philbin, Deal or No Deal? Or Perhaps a Better Deal? The Impact of Improved Information, 25 Alternatives to the High Cost of Litig. 177 (Dec. 2007).

Don Philbin, The Psychology of Bad Economic Decisions, 7 JAMS Disp. Resol. Alert 1 (Fall 2007).

Don Philbin, Checkmate: Early Moves Define Negotiation Outcomes, News for the Bar (State Bar of Tex. Litig. Sec.), Spring 2015.

Don Philbin, Harnessing the Power of Information and Insight to Improve Strategic Decision Making and Choice, 16 Pepp. Disp. Resol. L.J. 193 (2016).

Harry L. Munsinger & Donald R. Philbin, Jr., Why Can’t They Settle? The Psychology of Relational Disputes, 18 Cardozo J. Conflict Resol. 311 (2017).

• Cited in:
  • Louis M. Solomon, Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts (Robert L. Haig ed.) at 5th ed. 2021 & Supp. 2025 § 7:25.
  • Laura A. Frase, Impasse as an Opening: Reframing a Negotiation Barrier into a Pathway for Insight & Learning, 76 Syracuse L. Rev. 525 (2026).
  • Emily Rothkin, How to Create a Better Mediation: Using Divorce Mediation Outcomes to Assess Gender's Effect on Mediation, 102 B.U. L. Rev. 631, 644 (2022).
  • Laura Frase, Refining Our Thinking About Thinking: Battling the Sway of Cognitive Biases in Negotiation, 51 Cumb. L. Rev. 347, 362 (2021).

Justice Frank Evans, Don Philbin & Colin Rule, The Future of ADR, in ADR Handbook (State Bar of Texas, 2018).

Don Philbin, Bexar County by the Numbers – Updated Trends and Graphs, San Antonio Lawyer, July-Aug. 2018, at 5.

Don Philbin, Bexar County by the Numbers: Recent Bexar County District Court Statistics, San Antonio Lawyer, July-Aug. 2016, at 8.

Don Philbin, How "Tomorrow’s Lawyers" are Using Technology Today to Improve Outcomes, 31 Alternatives 81 (June 2013).

Don Philbin, Comprehensive Trial Preparation Includes ADR Process Design, 11 Conflict Mgmt. 17 (ABA, Fall 2007).

Don Philbin, Litigators Needed to Advise Transaction Lawyers on Litigation Prenups, 56 Texas Bar Advocate 36 (Fall 2011).

Don Philbin & Mike Schless, Loser Pays Rules May Exclude Mediation in Some Small Cases, 21 Alternative Resol. (State Bar of Tex. ADR Sec.) 16 (Spring 2012).

Don Philbin, SABA Pioneers Shape Development of Alternative Resolutions, San Antonio Lawyer, Jan.-Feb. 2017, at 10.

Don Philbin, Audrey Lynn Maness & Philip J. Loree, Litigating Arbitration Slows as Mediation Becomes More Popular, 43 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 757 (2011).

Don Philbin & Audrey Lynn Maness, Still Litigating Arbitration in the Fifth Circuit, 42 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 551 (2010).

• Cited in: Thomas J. Stipanowich, The Third Arbitration Trilogy: Stolt-Nielsen, Rent-A-Center, Concepcion and the Future of American Arbitration, 22 Am. Rev. Int'l Arb. 323, 384 n.458 (2011).

Don Philbin & Audrey Lynn Maness, Litigating Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Fifth Circuit, 41 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 739 (2009).

Don Philbin & Audrey Lynn Maness, Alternative Dispute Resolution, 40 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 445 (2008).

Don Philbin & Audrey Lynn Maness, Litigating Arbitration: A 2007 Texas Arbitration Review, 60 Baylor L. Rev. 613 (2008).

• Cited in: Robert P. Schuwerk & Lillian B. Hardwick, Handbook of Texas Lawyer and Judicial Ethics, 48 Texas Practice Series § 1:8 (West 2022).

Don Philbin, Thankful for Unanswered Prayers? Unconscionability ‘Equilibrium’, 27 Alternatives 145 (2009).

Don Philbin, Trends in Litigating Arbitration: Using Motions to Compel Arbitration Awards, 76 Def. Couns. J. 338 (2009).

• Cited in: Lawrence G. Cetrulo, Toxic Torts Litigation Guide § 17:1 (Thomson Reuters 2021).

Don Philbin (moderator), Issues with Royalty Valuation, Adv. Oil, Gas and Energy Resources Law Course (2024).

Don Philbin & Pamela J. Minetto, Chief Justice Rehnquist’s First Bout with Classroom Instruction, 58 Okla. B.J. 817 (1987).

Don Philbin & Pamela J. Minetto, Off the Bench: William Rehnquist Became a Laid-Back Professor in Malibu, LA Times Magazine (1986).