JEFF KILGORE has always been committed to helping others find a resolution to their problems
and disputes. His ability to obtain results has been accomplished in his 26 years in the areas
of civil trial law, family law, criminal defense, personal injury law and as a public defender,
mediator, volunteer with C. 1. S. programs in Galveston Schools, HOST programs, debate coach,
and father to 3 children. He has also worked as a real estate agent, with Federal Reserve Bank
and in the construction industry prior to becoming a lawyer in 1973.

Jeff graduated from North Texas State University with honors with a BBA degree in Finance in 1970.
He then received his law degree from the University of Houston in June 1973 and was admitted to
the Texas State Bar in April 1973. Since June of 1973, he has tried over 60 cases to a jury
verdict.

He is married to Mary Russell Kilgore and has 3 children, Chris, age 27, Adarn, age 25 and
Kelsey,age 10. He shares interests with his family including photography,bicycling,scuba diving
and offshore sailboat cruising and racing. He has a private pilot license and has an interest in 
sports car racing.

He is active in his community, in his church and other nonprofit organizations and in the past
has served on the Board of Directors of the Lion's Club, St. Vincent's House, Trinity Episcopal
Church, as President of the Irving Bar Association and has served on other special committees
with the State Bar of Texas, and the Galveston Bar Association. He is the 1999-2000 President
of the Mediation Association of Galveston County and also serves on the Galveston Mediation
Services Board. as Chairman in 2000.

He has received his mediator training through a settlement week mediation course sponsored by
the Galveston Bar Association in 1991 and the 40 hour course held at the A.A. Aute Dispute
Resolution Institute located at the University of Houston, School of Business. He has also
received Advanced training sponsored by the State Bar of Texas A.D.R. Section, family Mediation
Training through South Texas College of Law., the Association of Attorney Mediators, NASD
Regulation, Inc. and has taken special training to mediate CPS cases and criminal cases. In 1998
he received a Graduate Certificate in Dispute resolution completing five graduate courses in
Conflict Resolution from the University of Houston School of Business and the Law Center.

He currently helps train new mediators as a facilitator at the A.A. White. Dispute Resolution
Institute located at the University of Houston, School of Business. He has spoken on mediation
topics to local Bar Associations and business groups.

Having participated in over 275 mediations as either an advocate or mediator, Jeff was so
impressed with the process he decided to concentrate on his mediation practice. He will mediate
at the Kilgore Mediation Center in Galveston or provide his mediation services in Houston, the
Clear Lake Area, Beaumont, Angleton and any other location.