Nancy A. Welsh

Nancy A. Welsh is the Frank W. Elliott, Jr. University Professor, Professor of Law and Director of the Dispute Resolution Program at Texas A&M University School of Law. Professor Welsh is a leading scholar and teacher of dispute resolution and procedural law. She examines negotiation, mediation, arbitration, judicial settlement, and dispute resolution in US and international contexts, focusing on self-determination, procedural justice, due process and institutionalization dynamics. 

Professor Welsh presents nationally and internationally and has written more than 70 articles and chapters that have appeared in law reviews, professional publications and books. She served as co-chair of the Editorial Board of the Dispute Resolution Magazine, conducted research as a Fulbright Scholar in the Netherlands, and served as Chair of both the ABA Section of Dispute Resolution and the AALS Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. She is a member of the American Law Institute and an American Bar Foundation Fellow. 

Before joining the legal academy, Professor Welsh was the Executive Director of Mediation Center in Minnesota and practiced law with Leonard, Street and Deinard. She has advised state legislatures, federal and state agencies, and courts regarding the institutionalization of dispute resolution, conducted empirical research, convened roundtables and symposia on various dispute resolution topics, and served as a mediator, facilitator and arbitrator. She earned her B.A. from Allegheny College and her J.D. from Harvard Law School.