Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

C. Thomas Kruse heads the firm’s Complex Commercial Litigation group. He has experience trying cases in court and in arbitrations in many areas, including international commercial disputes, securities litigation, energy litigation, construction contracts, commercial arbitrations, intellectual property, technology issues and complex “mass tort” litigation. Mr. Kruse practices in federal and state courts, including trial and appeals, and he handles arbitrations before national and international bodies such as the American Arbitration Association (domestic and international cases), the ICC Court of Arbitration, and the London Court of Arbitration.

Areas of Practice

• Appellate Litigation
• Class Action Defense
• Commercial Litigation
• Environmental and Energy
• International Litigation
• Emergency Response and Crisis Management

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Houston Bar Associations
• American Bar Association

Honors and Awards

• Top Lawyer in Commercial Litigation, H Houston Magazine, 2005 - 2006

Classes and Seminars

• Alliances and Tactics Involving Multiple-Parties: From No-Deal Deals to Dismissals with Side Agreements, University of Houston CLE Litigation and Trial Tactics Conference
• E-Discovery, Document Retention and Maintaining the Attorney-Client Privilege, Annual Meeting: Business Law and Corporate Counsel CLE for the State Bar of Texas

Past Employment Positions

• Honorable Ricardo H. Hinojosa, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division, Law Clerk, 1989 - 1990

Education

• Vanderbilt University Law School, Nashville, Tennessee, 1989
  J.D.
• Emory University, 1985
  B.A.

Published Works

• Expert Witness Update and Attorneys as Testifying Experts, State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial course book, September 25, 2007
• Prepare Clients for the New Rules of Electronic Discovery, Texas Lawyer, August, 2006

Address

1000 Louisiana
Suite 2000
Houston, TX 77002-5009

Phones

(713) 646-1365

Faxes

(713) 751-1717

Emails

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Websites

http://www.bakerlaw.com