Gary W. Javore

Gary is a principal of Johnson, Christopher, Javore & Cochran, Inc. and has been actively involved in construction litigation since 1981.  Gary has been a frequent speaker for the Construction Law Section of the San Antonio Bar Association and Texas Bar Association.

Gary has mediated over 500 cases and has been appointed as an arbitrator in over 300 cases.  He has been selected by his peers for inclusion in “The Best Lawyers in America” for mediation and arbitration for the past 15 years, was selected as the Mediation Lawyer of the Year for San Antonio in 2015, 2018, and 2023 and as the Arbitration Lawyer of the Year for San Antonio for 2017 and 2022.

Gary sits on the construction/commercial and consumer law panels for the American Arbitration Association and the International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution.

Areas of Focus

• Commercial/Business
• Construction
• Contract Disputes
• Engineering
• Insurance
• Partnership Disputes
• Premises Liability
• Real Estate

Education

• Cleveland Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, J.D., 1978
• Kent State University, B.A., 1975

Memberships & Affiliations

• American Arbitration Association (Commercial, Construction & Consumer Panels)
• Greater San Antonio Builders Association (General Counsel)
• San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1993)
• San Antonio Bar Association (Chair of ADR Section)
• Association of Attorney Mediators (President)
• State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Consumer Law; Construction)
• National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals
• International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution