Welcome to Karl Bayer, Dispute Resolution Expert
Karl Bayer has been a sought-after speaker and writer on a variety of legal issues for almost twenty-five years, going all the way back to a 1983 article he wrote for the Vanderbilt Law Review titled "Federal Regulation of Emergent Genetic Technologies."
For the last five or so years, Karl Bayer and Rob Hargrove have co-written a number of CLE papers on topics such as electronic discovery, the potential liability of pharmacists, internet domain-name disputes, and, most recently, the quickly-developing caselaw governing arbitration. These arbitration papers, of which there are currently two with a third on the way, along with a growing practice representing clients in arbitration proceedings, inspired Karl and Rob to start Disputing, their frequently-updated weblog (or "blog") which discusses developments in this area of the law as they happen. Disputing, despite what some would consider a fairly arcane subject matter, has become more popular than Karl or Rob ever anticipated.
Karl and Rob also maintain, along with a couple other Austin arbitration specialists, a wiki which serves as a storehouse for up-to-date caselaw on legal issues surrounding arbitration. It is not available to the public, but if you're interested in contributing or having access please drop us a line.
Karl Bayer Publication Index
Disclaimer: we are happy to make our publications freely-available to you. When reading them, please be careful to note the date on which they were written. We make every effort to ensure that these papers are accurate when written, but unless indicated, these have not been updated since their initial publication. The law changes, every day even. Some, if not much, of what is written in these papers could be wrong, so please make sure to check the citations and make sure the cases are still good law if you take something from any of these papers. Also, remember that nothing on this website should be construed as legal advice or as creating an attorney-client relationship.
All links posted below are to .pdf documents. Karl Bayer's complete c.v. can be downloaded here; if you'd like us to send you a copy of a listed paper that's not available on this site, please call or email us.
- Discovery Issues in Arbitration Proceedings Presented at the State Bar's Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course in Houston and San Antonio, Spring, 2008.
- Arbitration: The Privitization of the Third Branch of Government (UPDATE), Presented at the State Bar's Construction Law Conference in Dallas, October 11-12, 2007.
- Arbitration: The Privitization of the Third Branch of Government (UPDATE), Presented at the Austin Bar Association Bench Bar 007 Conference in Austin, April 20, 2007.
- Arbitration: The Privitization of the Third Branch of Government, Presented at the Page Keeton Civil Litigation Conference in Austin, October 26-27, 2006.
- Standards of Review as Applied to Arbitral Decisions, Presented at the State Bar of Texas Business Disputes and Litigation in the Digital Age Conference in Dallas, May 19-20, 2005.
- Domain Names: Understanding What's New, How to Protect Your Client's Presence, Presented at the State Bar of Texas High Tech Litigation Megacourse in San Antonio, October 18-19, 2001.
- Getting and Protecting Electronic Information, Presented at the South Texas College of Law 10th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference in Houston, February 22-23, 2001.