What People are Saying

I have known Phil to be a very competent litigator for several decades and now know him as a very competent mediator. In a recent mediation the parties started very far apart and the negotiations moved slowly but Phil kept nudging and pushing us along toward the middle until we were able to settle one of those cases where you’re not sure it will ever settle. I will use Phil again and recommend his decades of experience as a trial attorney and mediator.

Phil did a phenomenal job for my client. She was driving down Fredericksberg Rd. when a little old lady pulled out in front of her. Both USAA insureds. My client was an adjuster at USAA for 20 years. She called them for help and they treated her like dirt so she got a lawyer. Total loss. Conservative treatment chiro/esi. $33k in medical. Earle surgical rec for lumbar and cervical discectomies.
USAA lawyers discounted Earle’s surgical rec. Phil worked on them until they just gave up and requested a mediator’s proposal. The proposal was accepted for a sum well in excess of what they brought to the mediation. Thank You Phil! See you soon.

I want to thank you for the great job you did for us as a mediator. You moved heaven and earth to obtain and offer for the defendant. Your getting one party and its board to participate was key to our being able to settle the case. Thanks for your tenacity and skill. I look forward to working with you again in the future.

I want to add to the previous comments about Phil as a mediator. He recently mediated a case for me that reached an impasse when the parties were $400,000.00 dollars apart. Phil managed to convince a reluctant client and a reluctant defendant to accept a mediators proposal that resolved the case. He also kept my impatience in check long enough for the case to settle. I highly recommend that you add him to your list of the many fine mediators we have here in Bexar County.

Thank you very much for your hard work in our mediation today.
Your many years of experience definitely made the difference in settling this difficult case.

Phil Watkins strikes again! I highly recommend you book him for your next mediation. Phil mediated a pre-suit commercial case in Bell Co. with a surgical rec only and did a fantastic job. Phil was able to get the case settled on a mediator’s proposal the same day for a significant amount. I would definitely use him again.

Phil was recommended as a mediator by several San Antonio defense lawyers I trust. He proved to be extremely capable. We presented him with a complex, multiparty lawsuit with different defenses and counterclaims among the defense side of a wrongful death case. He kept negotiations moving along and we were able to get the case settled fairly. Now I know why he was so highly recommended.

As a defense lawyer I want a mediator to be fair to my side and experienced enough that the other side will listen to him. In a difficult, multiparty case I found that Phi did just exactly that. He understood my client’s legal and factual defenses and was able to convey those matters to the plaintiff side of the mediation because we were able to settle the case by defendants paying more than we first expected and plaintiff taking less than initially demanded. I’ll use Phil again if and when the occasion arises.

Finished a mediation with Phil Watkins recently and he got the carrier to pay significant money on a very, very difficult case.
I cannot recommend him enough.

We have some fine mediators on this list but I wanted to put in a good word for Phil. He worked a case really hard this afternoon where carrier had made a puny offer before I inherited the case. He got it settled for very good money. It is always good when an adjuster has to call more than once for more money or so it appears to me. I suggest Phil Watkins as a mediator every time. He is excellent and stays after it until the case settles.  Check him out.