Robert F. Eichelbaum

Biography

Robert F. Eichelbaum (J.D. ’97) began serving as an Adjunct Professor at St. Mary’s University School of Law in 1997 and became Faculty in Residence in 2024. He received his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas at San Antonio, his J.D. from the St. Mary’s University School of Law, and his certification in conflict resolution from Harvard University. He currently teaches Torts, Mediation, Family Law Mediation, Law Practice Management, and Bar Success for Credit. Eichelbaum serves as Acting Director of Bar Success.

He is a native of San Antonio. In addition to working at St. Mary’s, he is a Benefits Review Officer for the Texas Department of Insurance and is the owner of San Antonio Mediation and the Law Office of Rob Eichelbaum.

Eichelbaum was the 2021 recipient of the San Antonio Bar Foundation Peacemaker Award, which recognizes an individual or entity that promotes non-violent resolutions to community conflicts.

He is a past president of the San Antonio Bar Association ADR Section and past Vice-President of the San Antonio Bankruptcy Bar Association. Eichelbaum has been recognized both as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly magazine and Best Attorney in San Antonio by Scene in SA.

He is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at both the state and national level, including serving as the featured presenter at the National Workshop and Law Institute for the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators, the National Association of Elder Law Attorneys and Texas Department of Insurance.

• San Antonio Bar Foundation, Class of 2021
• San Antonio Bar Foundation Peacemaker Award, 2021
• Scene in SA – Best Lawyer’s Survey, 2007-2013
• Texas Monthly – Texas Super Lawyer, 2012 and 2023-2025
• College of the State Bar of Texas, 1998-2013

Presentations

• Building Blocks of Mediation – A 40 Hour Mediation Training Course
• Advanced Building Blocks of Mediation – A 24 Hour Mediation Training concentrating on areas of Family Law Disputes
• Selecting a Mediator in a Guardianship Matter – National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys 2009 Annual Conference
• Mediation and Bankruptcy – State Bar of Texas Advanced Consumer Bankruptcy Conference
• Not Just Tilting at Windmills – Consumer Litigation on Behalf of the Bankruptcy Debtor
• Harry Potter and the Grievance Committee – What the Wizarding World can teach us about Legal Ethics
• The Choices We Make – Decision Influencers, How We Make Choices & What Mediators Should (or Should Not) Do to Impact Those Choices – Alamo Area Mediators Association
• What to Expect when you are Facilitating – How to Facilitate a Title IX Claim – Texas Title IX Administrators Conference (2020)