• Litigation: Assist in review, management, development, and trial of all litigation matters• Oversee the selection, retention, management, and evaluation of all outside legal counsel • Manage all company-wide insurance renewals and insurance claims recovery and manage outside brokers and TPAs• Plan and execute special projects on behalf of the Legal Department, such as fraud reviews, risk analysis, compliance assessments, and human resources studies• Review legal contracts and documents, including treasury department forms and documentation• Prepare for and participate in bank-level committees• Partner with all lines of business and assist in crafting appropriate policies, procedures, job aids, and risk analysis to support proper risk management of the bank• Draft, negotiate, and manage third party contracts in a manner that comports with regulatory guidance and optimizes strategic results• Assist with transactional matters • Maintain and update the bank’s standard loan documentation and other bank forms• Perform legal analysis for the bank’s investment committees, including analyzing and assisting with underwriting, syndication, including participation in investments in leveraged loans and securities as well as negotiating and documenting direct financing transactions.

Commercial disputes practice including complex commercial litigation, IP defense, product liability defense, class actions, E-Discovery counsel, and employment and labor.

Contran is a privately held corporation that controls numerous publicly traded Metals/Chemicals companies including Kronos Worldwide, NL Industries, Inc., Valhi Corporation and CompX Corporation. Responsible for all litigation including complex commercial matters, product liability, environmental claims, shareholder, insured, landlord/tenant, and employment. Serve as a primary legal advisor to the General Counsel and senior legal advisor to various senior business leaders in the company. Determine strategic goals and plans, manage outside counsel, and ensure outcomes in all disputed matters. Prepare, edit, and file pleadings and respond to discovery. Respond to correspondence and seek to resolve disputes. Manage risk transfer to insurance carriers and other third parties and manage insurance recovery. Prepare SEC audit disclosures and communications. Prepare and ensure compliance with corporate policies, employment agreements, separation agreements, release and indemnity agreements, non-disclosure agreements and contracts of all types including professional services, consulting, license, event, vendor and construction. Advise executive management on state and federal law and other legal, ethical, and public perception considerations. Ensure compliance with statutes, regulations, policies, and best practices. Review requested political and charitable contributions for compliance with law and reporting obligations. Report to auditors in advance of quarterly and annual filings. Work with every business unit, and the Human Resources and Capital Markets departments, to maintain compliance and achieve creative solutions to complex problems.

Commercial litigation defense, insurance defense and subrogation, collectionRepresented corporate and private clients in a variety of cases focused on commercial litigation, insurance defense, collection, and subrogation. Managed over 1,000 cases as the Lead Attorney throughout Texas State District Courts. Successfully drafted pre-trial and trial motions, in addition to facilitating post-trial motions while responding to discovery and argued motions within court. Communicated in collaboration with additional partners and associates to manage all aspects of cases from inception through filing all appropriate documentation to serving as the attorney throughout the court case. Successfully negotiated the largest pre-packaged asbestos bankruptcy settlement for Halliburton. Supervised a staff of 10 attorneys and 2 legal assistants. Served on the toxic tort litigation committee.