Brown, Brit T.

Current Employment Position(s)

Managing Partner

Lawyer Overview

Brit Brown is the Managing Partner of Beirne, Maynard & Parsons. He provides marketing assistance and other pre-dispute advice, and represents clients in trial, arbitration, administrative proceedings, and pre-trial issues. His practice focuses on both commercial and tort-related disputes in the energy and automotive industries.

Areas of Practice

• Administrative
• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Chemicals
• Commercial Litigation
• Consumer Products
• Electronic Discovery
• Energy Litigation
• Franchise and Distribution
• International
• Investigations
• Maritime Litigation
• Products Liability
• Technology Litigation
• Transportation / Motor Vehicles
• Insurance

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• International Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
• Institute for Energy Law (Advisory Board)

Honors and Awards

• Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly

Classes and Seminars

• Serves as faculty member for the Beecher Carlson TopBoardsTM program, ISS-accredited training for corporate board members
• A Day in the life of an E-Discovery Case, T3: Trial Tactics and Technology, ALM Events, London
• Why You Need To Avoid Costly & Unnecessary Litigation, Pipeline Opportunities Conference: Pipeline Outlook '07, Pipeline & Gas Journal
• Avoiding Litigation, Pipeline Opportunities Conference, Pipeline & Gas Journal
• "Flashpoints in Master Service Agreements", Association of Corporate Counsel Houston Chapter Luncheon, 2011
• "The Energy Industry", International Lawyers Network Meeting of the Americas, Houston, Texas, 2010

Education

• University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Phi Delta Phi
  Law Review: Houston Law Review, Executive Editor, 1988
• University of Houston, 1986
  M.B.A.
• University of Houston, 1985
  B.B.A.

Published Works

• Co-author: Wind Power: Generating Electricity and Lawsuits, Energy Law Journal, Volume 28, No. 2, 2007
• Co-author: Massachusetts v. EPA and Global Warming: Path to a Coherent Policy, National Law Journal, June 18, 2007
• Co-author, More Regulation of Carbon Emissions in the Cards, Executive Counsel, May/June, 2007
• Co-author, Resolving Measurement Disputes, Pipeline and Gas Technology, August, 2006
• Co-author, The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy Sector: What to Expect and How to Be Prepared for Potential Litigation, Energy, Winter, 2005
• Put Out the Sparks that Fly When Two Energy Companies Tangle, Houston Business Journal Energy Magazine, October 8, 2004
• Economic and Regulatory Factors Agitate Relations Between Automobile Manufacturers and Dealers, Enterprise Magazine, September, 2004
• Automotive Manufacturer/Dealer Litigation Expected To Increase, Michigan Lawyers Weekly, August 30, 2004
• Common Sense Tips for Avoiding Litigation, FindLaw.com Corporate Counsel Center, Litigation Section

Address

1300 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77056

Phones

(713) 871-6715

Faxes

(713) 960-1527

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bmpllp.com