Mr. Marrs is Managing Partner - Houston Office at AKERMAN LLP. He has over 25 years of experience as a Trial Attorney and Arbitrator providing pre-dispute, trial, and arbitration counseling to clients in business, international, energy, intellectual property, product liability, contractual matters and general commercial matters. REGIONAL MANAGING PARTNER - TEXAS for AKERMAN LLP. 24 Offices. 12 States. Individualized Service. ARBITRATOR: American Arbitration Association (AAA), International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR), International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), Hong Kong Int'l Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Institute for Energy Law (IEL), London Court of Int'l Arbitration (LCIA), British Columbia Int'l Commercial Arbitration Centre (BCICAC).HONORS: 2013-2015 Top Rated Lawyer, Martindale; "Houston's Top Lawyers," H Texas Mag, '07-14; "Texas Super Lawyer," '04-15; "Top 40 Lawyers Under 40," Texas Lawyer, '01; "Outstanding Legal Article of the Year," Houston Lawyer, '93; "Excellence in Insurance Law," Hirsch Award, '89; "Best Article on Real Property," Cecil Cook Award, '88; AV (highest) rating, Martindale.SELECT ARTICLES: “Arbitration Confidentiality," TEX BAR JRNL, Feb 2014; “AAA, JAMS and CPR Comparison Chart," PRACTICAL LAW, Feb 2014; “What You Always Wanted to Know About Arbitration,” TEX BAR JRNL, Sept 2010; "10 Major ADR Issues Recently Addressed," DISPUTE RESOLUTION JRNL, Oct '09; "The Art of (Litigation PR) War,” CORP COUNSEL, April 2013; "Deadly Weapons," BLACK BELT, Aug '07; "What Every Corporate Counsel Should Know About Trade Secrets," IP LITIGATOR, March '05; "Corporate Espionage," ACCA DOCKET, April '04; "Protect Your Firm's Intellectual Capital," HST BUS JRNL, Jan '03;"Inside Story On Trade Secrets," ABA JRNL, Oct '00; "What Insureds Should Know: Protecting Products," CLAIMS MAG, April '00; "Geophysical Trespass," TEX BAR JRNL, Feb '95. BIO: www.bmpllp.com/attorneys/attorney_biography.php?attorney_id=48Specialties: • ADR,• Chemicals,• Commercial Litigation,• Condemnation / Eminent Domain,• Consumer Products,• Energy Litigation,• Intellectual Property,• International,• Mass Tort / Toxic Tort,• Products Liability,• Real Estate
Listed skills include Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and 45 others.