Frank Evans

Judge Evans is recognized as the father of ADR in Texas. He is the founder of both Resolution Forum, Inc. and South Texas Center for Legal Responsibility at South Texas College of Law.

Judge Evans served nearly 20 years on the First Court of Appeals in Texas. He was appointed Associate Justice in 1973 and Chief Justice in 1981. Judge Evans was a founding member of the American Bar Association Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution and was the founding chair of both the Houston Bar Association Committee on ADR and the State Bar of Texas ADR Committee.

In the recent Special Commemorative Texas Lawyer Publication, Judge Evans was honored as one of Texas' 100 Legal Legends in a Century of Texas Law and Lawyering.