Kate Sampsell 2026
Please Note
After more than 30 years of full-time mediating, I retired effective January 1, 2026. I am deeply grateful to everyone I was privileged to work with over the years. I had a ringside seat as good lawyers made a real difference in people’s lives.
I retire for the customary reasons, but also to devote more time to civic activities—especially those undertaken to meet the moment with fellow citizen-lawyers. Hope we can work together.
I look forward to seeing you down the road.
Best regards,
Michael Curry
Background, Training & Experience
Michael Curry earned a B.A. degree (with honors) from UT Austin (1970-73) and a J.D. degree (with honors) from the UT School of Law in 1976. After working as a Briefing Attorney for Texas Supreme Court Justice Thomas Reavely, he served as an Assistant Attorney General in the Texas Attorney General's Office. Mr. Curry entered private practice in Austin, Texas, in 1980, handling civil litigation. He has served on the Pattern Jury Charge - Volume IV Committee (1995-96) and as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the UT Law School from 1985 to 1998. Mr. Curry has authored or co-authored numerous articles and one book and has taught a graduate course on Alternative Dispute Resolution at Texas State University. When he practiced law, he was admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is a member of the Travis County and San Antonio Bar Associations. Mr. Curry is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and the Austin Bar Foundation. He is rated by Martindale-Hubbell as an AV Preeminent lawyer.
Mr. Curry is an AAM Certified Mediator.
A full-time mediator (1994-96), Mr. Curry mediated over 5,000 cases. He was a member of the Association of Attorney-Mediators (President of the Central Texas Chapter, 1996-97). In the public policy dispute arena, he served as both a mediator and a facilitator and is a Fellow of the Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution. He spoke at seminars for lawyers and mediators on mediation, ethics, and negotiation.
Mr. Curry is now retired, having transitioned to a citizen lawyer.
Contact Information
Michael Curry
P.O. Box 301646
Austin, Texas 78703
512-474-5573
Email: mcmediate@msn.om