Pluchinsky, David A.

Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

David Pluchinsky represents clients in commercial, real property, and products liability disputes in Texas, nationally, and internationally, concentrating largely on the energy and chemical industries. Mr. Pluchinsky's clients are typically Fortune 500 companies with complex litigation that may include trial and appellate work in both federal and state jurisdictions.

Areas of Practice

• Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
• Appellate
• Chemicals
• Class Action Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Construction
• Electronic Discovery
• Energy Litigation
• Intellectual Property
• International
• Investigations
• Products Liability
• Technology Litigation
• Antitrust
• Real Estate

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. District Court District of Colorado
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims

Professional Associations and Memberships

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• American Bar Association (Member)
• Houston Bar Association (Member)
• The Institute for Energy Law Advisory Board (Member)
• Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
• Family Services of Greater Houston (Board of Directors)

Honors and Awards

• Texas Super Lawyer, Texas Monthly, 2006 - 2007

Classes and Seminars

• Panelist, "E-Discovery Basics", The Institute of Internal Auditors, Houston, Texas, February, 2011
• "2010 Cost Savings in E-Discovery", Houston, Texas, May, 2010
• "Technology on Trial", ARMA Houston Conference, Houston, Texas, April, 2010
• "The Necessity for a 'Litigation Readiness and Hold' Program to Protect Yourself and Your Clients," T3 (Trial Tactics & Technology), ALM Events, New York, November, 2007
• "Electronic Discovery After the New Federal Rules: Strategies for Coping with the Latest Challenges and Intricacies", West Legal Works, Austin, TX, September, 2007
• Panelist, "E-Discovery Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Exploring the Day-to-Day Impact for Legal Teams," T3 (Trial Tactics & Technology), ALM Events, New York, December, 2006
• "Electronic Discovery - The Changing Rules of Litigation", (CLE), Encore Legal Solutions, Houston, Texas, August, 2006
• "Litigation Avoidance in the Energy/Pipeline Industry", Pipeline Opportunities Conference, Houston, Texas, February, 2006

Past Employment Positions

• Tennessee Supreme Court Justice William Fones, Intern

Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Law, Nashville, Tennessee, 1987
  J.D.
  Honors: Moot Court Board
  Honors: Vanderbilt Bar Association
• University of Pennsylvania, 1984
  B.A.
  Honors: magna cum laude
  Major: Economics
  Major: Political Science

Published Works

• Climate Change and the Law, (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), Energy Magazine, Fall, 2007
• Energy Bills Make 'Fundamental Shift', (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), The American Oil & Gas Reporter, October, 2007
• Cost-Effective Alternatives for the Management of Commercial Disputes, (Co-Author with Jeffrey A. Kaplan), Houston Business Journal - Business Survival Guide, April, 2007
• "And They're Off!': How Federal Courts are Implementing the December 2006 Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: Allocating Burdens and Costs and Access to Opponents' Systems and Equipment in Electronic Information Discovery," Edited version published as "How the courts are applying new rules", (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), National Law Journal, March, 2007
• The Illusory Safe Harbor of Rule 37(F), (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel, December, 2006
• Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(2)(B) and The 2006 Amendments: How the Federal Courts Will Implement Two-Tier Discovery of Electronic Information, (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), Andrews Litigation Reporter (various industry editions), November, 2006
• The Fear of Alternative Fees, (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), News (Texas General Counsel Forum), May, 2006
• Electronic Information - A Trap for the Unwary in Business Litigation, (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), Houston Business Journal - Business Survival Guide, April, 2006
• Controlling the Cost of E-Discovery Through Preparation and an Organized Response, (Co-Author with Martin D. Beirne), American Lawyer, Supplement, December, 2005
• The Rise of Mergers and Acquisitions in the Energy Sector: What to Expect and How to Be Prepared for Potential Litigation, (Co-Author with Brit T. Brown), Energy Magazine, Winter, 2005
• Exploration in Disputed Territories, Corporate Counsel, October, 2004
• How Does Arbitration Differ from Mediation and Civil Litigation?, Houston Business Journal, May, 2004
• The Basics of Confirming, Vacating, Modifying and Correcting an Arbitration Award Under the Federal Arbitration Act and the Texas Arbitration Act, The Advocate, Winter, 2003
• Texas Business Litigation: Forms and Commentary, (Co-Author), West Group, 1997
• Legal Aspects of Joint Ventures in the Energy Industry, (Co-Author), Texas Lawyer, 1995
• Alternative Dispute Resolution Basics for Those in Business, December, 2004
• "Premises Liability and Terrorism," Terrorism LAw Report, (Co-Author), St. Mary's School of Law Center for Terrorism Law, April, 2009

Address

1300 Post Oak Boulevard
Suite 2500
Houston, TX 77056

Phones

(713) 960-7356

Faxes

(713) 960-1527

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bmpllp.com