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EDUCATION & PRACTICE RECOGNITIONS
| Oklahoma University, 1961; Harvard Law School, 1964 |
| American College of Trial Lawyers |
| American Board of Trial Advocates |
| Included for litigation in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995; Law Business Research Limited The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers since 2002; Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers since 2003 (named one of Texas' leading litigation lawyers); Chambers Global The World's Leading Lawyers since 2004; PLC Which Lawyer? Yearbook, 2007 & 2008; "Texas Super Lawyer" since 2003; Incisive Media and Best Lawyers Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009 Edition (first publishing) |
WORK SUMMARY
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National litigation practice before federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and arbitration panels representing individual, group and class action claimants and respondents in substantial and complex civil disputes and investigations that have included the following subject matter areas:
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| Antitrust Claims |
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Banking Disputes |
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Constitutional Law |
| Employment Law |
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Energy Issues |
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Environmental Law |
| Election Contests |
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Fiduciary Duty Issues |
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Fraud Claims |
| General Business |
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Malicious Prosecution |
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Malpractice Claims |
| Mass Tort Claims |
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Municipal Law |
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Parnership Law |
| Personal Injury |
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Product Liablility |
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RICO |
| Securities Law |
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Technology Issues |
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Will Contests |
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Over the past two years, neutral and litigation consultant services work only:
(i) mediator for about fifty matters;
(ii) panel member for seven arbitrations;
(iii) work as special master (with scheduling, discovery, and substantive issue responsibilities) in a substantial insurance coverage lawsuit involving more than forty parties, close to one hundred lawyers, and complex questions of first impression regarding asbestos coverage issues and over 9,000 underlying asbestos-related personal injury cases;
(iv) argued as advocate counsel and participated in theme and presentation critiques in mock Texas Supreme Court argument exercises;
(v) and several expert witness assignments regarding legal professional responsibility and attorneys fee issues.
LAW FIRM ASSOCIATIONS
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The Bristow Law Firm (Current);
Baker Botts (Senior Trial Partner), 1999- October 2008;
Bristow, Hackerman, Wilson & Peterson, 1991-1999;
Miller Keeton, Bristow & Brown, 1984-1991;
Baker Botts, 1964-1984
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