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Lawyer Overview

Areas of Practice

• Medical Malpractice
• Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
• Products Liability
• Personal Injury
• Insurance Bad Faith
• Civil Litigation

West Practice Categories

Administrative Law, Administrative Hearings & Adjudication, Administrative Investigations, Administrative Officers & Agents, Administrative Rulemaking, Licensing, Regulatory Enforcement, Admiralty & Maritime Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Arbitration, Mediation, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Bad Faith Insurance, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Business Organizations, Closely Held Businesses, Directors' & Officers' Liability, Joint Ventures, Limited Liability Companies, Partnerships, Shareholders' Rights, Civil Rights, Age Discrimination, Disability & Illness Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Police Misconduct, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Advertising, Constitutional Law, Affirmative Action, Discrimination, Eminent Domain, Freedom of Information, Freedom of Press, Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Speech, Grand Jury Proceedings, Search & Seizure Protections, Voting Rights, Construction Law, Housing & Construction Defects, Criminal Law, Criminal Fraud, DUI/DWI, Drug Violations, Federal, Felonies, Juvenile Crimes, Misdemeanor, Parole & Probation, Prosecution, RICO Act, Sex Offenses, Traffic Violations, Victims' Rights, White Collar Crimes, Education Law, Employment Law -- Employee, Affirmative Action -- Employee, Americans with Disabilities Act -- Employee, Employee Rights -- Employee, Employment Contracts -- Employee, Employment Discrimination -- Employee, Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) -- Employee, Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA) -- Employee, Sexual Harassment -- Employee, Wage & Hour Laws -- Employee, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act -- Employee, Wrongful Termination -- Employee, Entertainment, Sports & Leisure Law, Environmental Law, Elder Law, Living Wills, Wills, Ethics, Government Agencies & Programs, Food & Drug Administration, Government Contracts, Government Procurement, Health & Health Care Law, Disability, Hospital Law, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Nursing Home, Social Security -- Disability, Insurance Law, Commercial Insurance, Directors' & Officers' Liability Insurance, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Fidelity, Guarantee & Surety, Insurance Malpractice, Insurance Subrogation, Life & Health, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Reinsurance, Title Insurance, Intellectual Property Law, Copyrights, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, Internet - Cyberspace, Computer Crimes, Labor Law, Labor Arbitration, Litigation & Appeals, Complex Litigation, Federal Trial Practice, Multidistrict Litigation, Patent Litigation, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, US Supreme Court, Military Justice, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration, Trusts, Products Liability Law, Alcoholic Beverages, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Firearms, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Tobacco, Professional Malpractice Law, Dental Malpractice, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Other Professionals Malpractice, Railroad Worker Injury/FELA, Securities Law, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Toxic Torts, Hazardous Waste, Pesticides, Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy, Toxic Mold, Transportation Law, Aviation, Mass Transit, Railroad, Shipping, Trucking, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 1989
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1990
• U.S. District Court District of Arizona, 1999

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified, Civil Trial Advocate Specialist, National Board of Trial Advocacy

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Association for Justice (Member)
• San Antonio Bar Association (Member)
• Federal Bar Association (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Identified as one of San Antonio's Best Lawyers by "Scene in SA" magazine under Plaintiff in Personal Inquiry and Malpractice Law
• Life Member, Million Dollar Advocates Forum & the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, 2008

Education

• St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, 1989
  J.D.
  Honors: Board of Advocates
  Honors: Order of Barristers
  Honors: American Inns of Court (1988-1989)
• University of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, 1986
  B.A.

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• "Bad Faith: History, Elements and Related Causes of Action", NBI Bad Faith Litigation in Texas, 1996
• "Trial Strategy - The Beginning of the End: Voir Dire & Opening Statements", NBI Bad Faith Litigation in Texas, 1999
• "Ethics - Its Legal, But Is It Right?", NBI Bad Faith Litigation in Texas, 1999

Address

310 South Saint Mary's Street
Suite 1850
San Antonio, TX 78205-3138

Phones

(866) 321-1399 (Toll Free)
(210) 807-8165

Faxes

(210) 223-1344

Emails

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Websites

http://www.southtexaslawfirm.com