Panelist Profile: Boyce, III, Esq., John K

Boyce, III, Esq., John K

San Antonio, TX

Attorney; Mediator; Arbitrator

University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1978; University of Texas at Austin, B.A. Economics, with high honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1975.

30 years in a commercial transaction and litigation practice in state and federal trial and appellate courts. Extensive experience in the formation, maintenance, merger, and acquisition of a variety of business entities: corporations, limited liability corporations, limited partnerships and preparation of various agreements connected therewith: cross-purchase, buy-sell, redemption, sale and leaseback transactions; preparation of securities memoranda and related compliance work; extensive commercial litigation for both lenders and borrowers involving financial transactions, lending agreements, guaranties, mortgages, and contracts; creditors’ rights representing large publicly-held equipment lessors and financiers in collection matters; representing oil and gas independent producers in lease, title, contract, and regulatory disputes; Alternative Dispute Resolution Experience: arbitration panelist since the early nineties; participated in hearings lasting several days to several weeks; over the last five years has handled cases including: served as panel chairman in multimillion dollar dispute involving 80+ parties growing out of the sale of series of interrelated limited partnership interests in high tech ventures which turned on issues of federal and state securities laws, breach of fiduciary duty, and complex accounting claims; member of three person panel involving claims between former owners and management team under a leveraged buy-out and redemption agreement concerning issues of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, officer and director liability and accounting claims; sole arbitrator in case involving claims of breach of contract and FDA regulations in the manufacturing of oncology drugs by pharmaceutical firm; panelist on three person panel to determine "fair value" of dissenting minority interest in bank holding company resulting from "squeeze out" and involving technical issues of appraisal methodology; sole arbitrator in claims involving breach of contract, fiduciary duty, and accounting between physicians under limited partnership agreement; chair of panel to determine breach of covenant not to compete between physician and radiology group; panelist in to determine claims of fraud, breach of contract, professional negligence, and conspiracy in connection with “abusive” tax shelters; and, extensive additional experience involving negotiable instruments, investment securities, including initial public offerings, lending agreements, guaranties, foreclosures, real estate, oil and gas operations and other contract and partnership disputes, accounting fraud, and customer and investment manager disputes as well as construction and products liability claims

Business, corporate, commercial, financial, and securities disputes

Council member/Chair-elect, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Bar Association; College of the State Bar; Texas Bar Foundation; Arbitration and Mediation panelist, American Arbitration Association (AAA)(Large Complex Case and Securities panels), International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR Institute), American Health Lawyers Association(AHLA), Financial Institutions Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (f/k/a NASD), National Arbitration Forum (NAF).

"A-V" Rating by Martindale-Hubbell

Two Party Arbitrations/Mediations: $175/Hour Per Party; All Other Arbitrations/Mediations: $150/Hour Per Party; Reduced Fee Arbitrations/Mediations: $75-$100/Hour Per Party Regardless of Number of Parties