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Perspectives

More on how we do what we do.

John has written about negotiation, settlement, and dispute resolution for more than two decades. A selection of his articles, presentations, and other materials appears below, with additional writing at Mediate.com and his old blog, Settlement Perspectives.

Six presentations that offer insight into how John approaches problems include:

Mediating Franchise Disputes

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Negotiation Creativity

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What I Wish My Mediators Knew

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Ethics in Negotiation

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Dallas Bench / Bar Presentation

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Arbitration 10 Ways

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Notes

Dallas Commercial Mediator John DeGroote Earns Dallas-Fort Worth Lawyer of the Year Honor from Best Lawyers

Best Lawyers honor reflects continued professional recognition of DeGroote’s work in complex commercial mediation DALLAS – DeGroote Partners founder John DeGroote, who has helped resolve significant disputes around the country

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John DeGroote Named ‘Lawyer of the Year’ for Mediation by The Best Lawyers in America

DALLAS – DeGroote Partners is pleased to announce that The Best Lawyers in America has named firm founder John DeGroote as 2024 Dallas-Fort Worth “Lawyer of the Year” for mediation.

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Book Review of Holding the Calm: The Secret to Resolving Conflict and Defusing Tension

How do mediators do what they do? How do you approach conflict, and what can you do better when the next dispute arrives? In Holding the Calm: The Secret to

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Speeches and Presentations

John DeGroote, Noise in Mediation: It’s More Than You’ve Heard, Litigation, Spring 2026, at 47. 

“Missed Opportunities and More: 3 Mediators’ Perspectives on Advocacy at Mediation,” Dallas Bar Association (March 2019) (Panelist).

“The Mediator’s Proposal – An Advanced User’s Guide,” TexasBarCLE (January 2019) and ABA Committee on Women in Dispute Resolution (October 2018).

“Advanced Settlement Techniques & The Use of Mediation & Arbitration to Resolve Disputes”, Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois (October 2004) (Panelist). (presenting “Break that Impasse: Practical Suggestions to Eliminate Deadlock in Settlement Negotiations”, Association of Corporate Counsel’s 2004 Annual Meeting.)

Book Chapters

High-Low Agreements and More: Definitive Tools to Break Impasse in Mediation, in Definitive Creative Impasse-Breaking Techniques in Mediation, 177-94 (New York State Bar Association, 2011).

Negotiation, Mediation and Settlement, in Texas Litigator’s Guide to Departing Employee Cases (Mark A. Shank, 2022). 

Early Case Assessments, in Inside Counsel: Practices, Strategies, and Insights (Marc I. Sternberg and Stephen B. Yeager, 2d ed. 2020). 

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