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Since 1993, I have focused my trial practice on tort defense involving personal injury, products liability, contractor liability and premises liability claims. Early in my career, my practice primarily focused on asbestos, benzene, silica and other products liability litigation. For 23 years, I developed substantial experience in the state-of-the-art defense, medical causation and epidemiology related to toxic tort cases. During this time, I represented numerous manufacturers, premises owners and construction contractors in asbestos, benzene and silica cases. I also served as National Coordinating Counsel for a respirator manufacturer in asbestos and silica cases across the country. Additionally, I was also part of the national trial team for a Fortune 500 medical device company involved in MDL Litigation. Finally, I served as state trial counsel for multiple asbestos defendants and was a member of the national trial team for two major asbestos manufacturers. As lead and co-counsel, I have obtained defense verdicts in numerous asbestos personal injury and wrongful death cases, as well as general personal injury and products liability cases across Texas.Since joining MDJW in October 2016, I have been focusing my career on a broader variety of cases involving automobiles, trucking, dram shop, construction and many other types of personal injury cases. I also handle construction defect and professional liability cases. Over my career, I have had opportunity to represent clients in many other types of litigation including: pesticides, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, Jones Act and maritime personal injury and death, clinical drug trials, medical malpractice, employment discrimination cases. I have defended manufacturers of stoves, washing machines, oxygen concentrators and other products in fire-cause-and-origin cases. I have served as Texas trial counsel for a Fortune 100 multi-national company in products liability lawsuits for claims involving personal injury, wrongful death and property damage related to household appliances, commercial equipment and medical devices. Additionally, I have defended insureds and self-insured companies in employment cases involving claims of wrongful termination and employment discrimination.Finally, I have had the pleasure of handling appellate work at both the state and federal level including a victory in the US Supreme Court.

Listed skills include Litigation, Product Liability, Civil Litigation, Toxic Tort, and 30 others.