Law Firm Overview

Attorney with 23 years legal expertise, including an outstanding record of performance in planning, preparing and managing civil litigation with exceptional expertise in the areas of mass tort litigation and toxic tort litigation. Expert analytical, investigative, organizational, negotiation and courtroom litigation skills. Organized, highly trained individual with exceptional follow-through abilities and management skills, able to plan and oversee projects from concept to successful conclusion. As a trial attorney I have tried three medical malpractice cases all with successful verdicts. I have tried personal injury cases against Jack McGeehee, Thomas Brown and Olan Boudreaux, all with defense verdicts. I have tried slip & fall accidents and workers compensation cases to successful defense verdicts. I successfully tried an apartment security case involving the stabbing of a pizza delivery man. Because of my numerous successful defense verdicts I qualified for and successfully passed the Board Certification Tests in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law in 1993 after practicing law for only 6 years.

Areas of Practice

• Admiralty & Maritime Law
• Contracts
• Collections
• Family Law
• Adoption
• Child Support
• Custody & Visitation
• Divorce
• Prenuptial Agreements
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Landlord/Tenant
• Toxic Torts
• Modifications
• Property Settlement

Honors and Awards

• Board Certified In Personal Injury Trial Law Texas Board Of Legal Specilization, 1993
• Board Certified In Civil Trial Law Texas Board Of Legal Specialization, 1993

Published Works

• "Impact Of Recent Legislative Changes On Silicosis Cases Pending In Texas And Mississippi", Harris-Martin Seminar In Atlanta, October, 2003
• "Representing The Respirator Manufacturer: Limitting The Avenues Of Attack", Mealey's National Silicosis Seminar In West Palm Beach, Florida, 2002
• "Impact Of Recent Legislative Changes On Silicosis Cases Pending In Texas And Mississippi", Harris-Martin Seminar Materials, September, 2003
• "Representation Of The Respirator Manufacturer: Limitting The Avenues Of Attack", Mealey's Silica Newsletter. King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania, December, 2002

Classes and Seminars

• Conference Chair, Mealey's National Silicosis Seminar, 2003
• Speaker, Mealey's National Silicosis Seminar, Boston, 2003
• Speaker, Harris-Martin's National Silicosis Seminar, New Orleans, 2003
• Speaker, Harris-Martin's National Silicosis Seminar, Atlanta, 2003
• Speaker, Mealey's National Silicosis Seminar, West Palm Beach Florida, 2002

West Practice Categories

Admiralty & Maritime Law, Contracts, Collections, Family Law, Adoption, Alimony & Spousal Support, Child Support, Custody & Visitation, Divorce, Prenuptial Agreements, Litigation & Appeals, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Landlord/Tenant, Toxic Torts