AREAS OF EMPHASIS

  • Insurance Coverage Litigation
  • Tort Litigation
  • Professional Liability Litigation
  • Appellate Litigation
  • Class Action
MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS
  • Member, State Bar of Texas
    • Insurance Law Section
  • Member, Dallas Bar Association
    • Tort and Insurance Practice Section
  • Admitted to practice in the United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
  • Admitted to practice in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
  • Admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of the United States
PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
  • "Extracontractual Litigation in Texas: A Primer for Claims Professionals" Presentation for claims officers with insurance carrier client, October 2010
  • Authored "In the Cross-Hairs: Current Status of Agent/Broker Liability", Presented at Fourth Annual Advanced Insurance Law Course, March 2007.
  • Presented speech entitled "Misrepresentation by an Insured" to the Fourth Annual Insurance Law Conference, Fall 1999.

NOTEWORTHY MATTERS

  • Represented clients in civil trial litigation and civil appellate litigation.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on cases involving class action and complex commercial litigation.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on cases involving complex products liability.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on cases involving breach of contract.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on construction defect cases.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on appellate litigation.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients in cases involving property disputes, premises liability claims and nuisance claims.
  • Represented and provided counsel to clients on cases involving professional liability claims against accountants, attorneys and insurance agents.
  • Author of numerous coverage opinions with an emphasis on analysis of commercial general liability policies and automobile policies.
  • Represented and provided counsel to insurers and policyholders on issues involving:
    • Duty to defend under liability policies
    • First-party coverage under all-risk policies
    • Insurance coverage disputes
    • Declaratory judgment litigation
EDUCATION
  • The University of Texas School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1998)
  • The University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1995, Phi Beta Kappa)