Andrew M. Tolchin
Top rated Alternative Dispute Resolution attorney in Houston, Texas
713 Mediator, LLC
Practice areas: Alternative Dispute Resolution; view more
Licensed in Texas since: 2007
Education: South Texas College of Law Houston
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026 Call today:
713-633-4286
Virtual Appointments 713 Mediator, LLC
3207 Mercer StHouston, TX 77046 Visit website
Andrew M. Tolchin is well-regarded by his peers for exemplary talent in helping disagreeing parties reach resolution in their complex cases. At 713 Mediator, LLC, in Houston, Texas, he helps parties work toward resolution in such fields as:
- Business divorce / contract disputes / commercial disputes / trade secrets / non-competition
- Personal injury / property damage
- Real estate / commercial and residential / lease dispute / landlord-tenant / partition / boundary
- Residential and commercial construction / RCLA / contractor / general contractor / subcontractor
- Collection disputes
- Labor and employment
- Consumer matters
Mr. Tolchin attended Vassar College and graduated with his B.A. in political science in 1995. He graduated from South Texas College of Law Houston, in 1999, he was admitted to practice law in New York (2000) and later in Texas (2007).
Mr. Tolchin has been ingrained in the Texas legal community from his tireless efforts to provide for the attorneys in the state. He served on the board of directors of the State Bar of Texas (2020-2023) and (2015-2018). Most recently, he represented Harris County to the State Bar Board of Directors. He serves also on the board of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association (TMCA) and as the TMCA Grievance panel chair. He also serves on the Council of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section of the State Bar of Texas.
For his many contributions to the legal field, Mr. Tolchin has been bestowed with many honors and awards. These include recognition in Rue Ratings’ Best Attorneys of America, The Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel, and receiving both the Outstanding Third Year Director Award and the Judge Sam Williams Award from the State Bar of Texas. Furthermore, he has been named a Top Lawyer by H Texas Magazine and Houstonia Magazine on many occasions. He is peer-review rated AV Preeminent* through Martindale-Hubbell and holds a perfect “10.0” rating on Avvo.
Within the Texas legal community, Mr. Tolchin is a fixture of leadership, hard work, and strong ethics. He is a sustaining Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation. As part of the State Bar of Texas’ board of directors, he served many years on both the Nominations and Election Subcommittee and in capacity as board advisor to the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.
*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer-review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.
Practice areas
Alternative Dispute ResolutionFocus areas
Mediation
- 100% Alternative Dispute Resolution
First Admitted: 2000, Texas
Professional Webpage: https://713mediator.com/bio/
Bar / Professional Activity
- Treasurer, ADR Section, State Bar of Texas, 2025
- Member, CLE Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2024
- Member, CLE Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2025
- Director, Association of Attorney Mediators, 2025
- AAA Roster of Arbitrators for Consumer Matters, 2025
- Regularly mediated to resolution disputes, suits, and conflicts in state court, arbitration, as well as prelitigation matters. , 2025
- Chair, Grievance Committee, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, 2025
- Chair, Grievance Committee, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, 2024
- Secretary, ADR Section, State Bar of Texas, 2024
- Regularly mediated to resolution disputes, suits, and conflicts in state court, arbitration, as well as prelitigation matters. , 2024
- Member, CLE Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2024
- Chair, Bylaws Committee, ADR Section, State Bar of Texas, 2024
- AAA Roster of Arbitrators for Consumer Matters, 2024
- Disciplinary Committee Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, 2024
- Director, Association of Attorney Mediators, 2024
- Course Director, 2025 Advanced Alternatives Dispute Resolution CLE, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, State Bar of Texas. (There are two Course Directors). , 2024
- Member, CLE Committee, State Bar of Texas, 2023
- Association of Attorney Mediators, Member
- Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, Council of the State Bar of Texas, 2018-2021
- Chair, Technology Oversight Committee, State Bar of Texas Board of Directors (2022-2023), 2022
- Chair, Disciplinary Committee, Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, 2023
- Director, State Bar of Texas, District 5., (Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston) June 2015-June 2018
- Director, State Bar of Texas, District 4 (Harris County) June 2020 - June 2023
Verdicts / Settlements (Case Results)
- Regularly mediated to resolution disputes, suits, and conflicts in state court, arbitration, as well as prelitigation matters. , 2023
Pro bono / Community Service
- Houston Dispute Resolution Center, Volunteer
Educational Background
- BA, Political Science, Vassar College, 1995
Honors
- Best Attorneys in America, 2015-Present, Lifetime Charter Member
- AVVO attorney peer review ranking scale, Rated 10.0 (out of 10.0)
- Martindale-Hubbell, 2022, AV Preeminent (highest possible rating)
- Recognized as Lifetime Charter Member. Best Attorneys of America, Rue Ratings, 2015
- Outstanding Third Year Director Award, (2018). Andrew Tolchin received this award, presented by the Chair of the Board, for outstanding contribution to the Board of Directors of the State Bar of Texas.
Industry Groups
- Business
- Construction
- Estates
- Labor And Employment
- Personal Injury
- Real Estate
These comments were made by fellow attorneys during the annual nomination process.
“Superlative mediator. Very very smart and the clients love him.”
“Excellent mediator. Truly top 5% material. Strongly recommend.”
“Andrew has mediated multiple cases for my clients. I have always been highly satisfied with his outstanding mediation services. He is a consummate professional.”
“I’m writing you to recommend Andrew Tolchin to the Super Lawyers list for ADR. Andrew is a highly accomplished alternative dispute resolution (ADR) practitioner, widely regarded for his impeccable ADR legal skills. I’ve used his services and know he’s as good or better than ADR professionals you do list as Super Lawyers that I’ve also used. Unlike virtually anyone else listed, Andrew is also at the forefront of leadership in both the ADR field and the State Bar of Texas. He is currently an elected Board Member of the State Bar of Texas representing the attorneys of Harris County (Houston), the district with the most attorneys in the state. This is his second elected term on that Board, and he previously represented the attorneys from just south and west of Houston as well. I would venture Andrew is the only two-time director who has never been listed as a Super Lawyer. He serves on the Board of the Texas Mediator Credentialing Association, he served years on the Board of the State Bar’s ADR Section Council, and he now represents the board of the State Bar to that very Council as its advisor. (I cannot name higher level ADR organizations in Texas). He started and manages the largest voluntary bar association in Texas, “Texas Lawyers Bar Association,” a digital platform with approximately 15,000 Texas attorney members. In Andrew’s platform, over the last seven years there have been millions of attorney-to-attorney interactions. It is not a stretch to say that for the thousands of attorneys who use his platform, Andrew revolutionized their law practices. Andrew’s website reflects that he’s presented CLE at some of the most selective ADR CLEs in Texas. Per his website, "He spoke on mediation techniques as a panelist at the 2019 Advanced ADR CLE, on ethics in mediation at the 2019 Texas Bar College CLE, on professional responsibility for the 2020 Houston Bar Association (HBA) Professional Responsibility Committee CLE, and on the topic of Zoom mediation strategy for a 2020 HBA ADR Section CLE.” The Chair of the Board named Andrew the “Outstanding Third Year Director,” which is the single most prestigious award for the entire state bar board of directors. He was similarly recognized at the SBOT Annual Meeting with the Judge Sam Williams Award. (https://www.texasbar.com/Content/NavigationMenu/AboutUs/LocalBarServices/LocalBarServices/JudgeSamWilliamsAwardPastRecipients.pdf). I would venture Andrew is the only recipient of either award who is both eligible yet never named Super Lawyer. To me, he ranks at or near the top in comparison to the fine and accomplished attorneys presently listed as ADR Super Lawyers. I have never seen someone so qualified in their field and bar leadership not listed. Please consider Andrew Tolchin for the list.”
“Exceptional mediator. Andrew has gotten some of the most contentious cases I have had resolved in a day.”
Selections
- Super Lawyers: 2023 - 2026
