Expert Details
Property, Casualty Insurance
ID: 728787
Texas, USA
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1982 | Degree: Doctor of Jurisprudence | Subject: Law | Institution: South Texas College of Law |
| Year: 1971 | Degree: B.S. in Business & Industry | Subject: General Business and Insurance | Institution: Mississippi State University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1983 to Present | Employer: Undisclosed | Title: Owner | Department: |
Responsibilities:He owns and operates a law firm which concentrates in Poperty/Casualty insurance and insurance-related litigation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1997 to 1998 | Employer: Oldenettel & McCabe | Title: Attorney | Department: |
Responsibilities:Attorney responsible for litigating Property/Casualty insurance and insurance-related litigation. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1983 to 1983 | Employer: Shelton & Bien Attorenys at Law | Title: Attorney | Department: |
Responsibilities:Attorney litigating insurance suits. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1973 to 1983 | Employer: Byly Martin & Fay | Title: Insurance Account Executive-Agent | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was responsible for handling the Property/Casualty insurance coverages for large commercial construction companies and oil & gas companies as an agent. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1971 to 1973 | Employer: The Home Insurance Company | Title: Field Representative-Special Risks | Department: |
Responsibilities:He was employed in the Commercial Property/Casualty Underwriting Department eventually being promoted to Underwriting and Production of Property/Casualty accounts with annual premiums over $100,000. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Texas Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Independent Insurance Agents Association of Houston; and American Association of Insurance Management Consultants |
| Licenses / Certifications |
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| Licensed to practice law in all State Courts of Texas; Licensed to practice law before the U.S.Courts of Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; Licensed to practice Law before the U.S. Court of Appeals-Fifth Circuit; and Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial by Texas Board of Legal Specialization |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Insurance Expert for Independent Insurance Agents Association of Texas in their annual "Ask The Expert" program for the years of 1997, 1998, 1nd 1999. Three time Lecturer at Independent Insurance Agents of Houston on "Dodging the E&O Bullet", "Commercial General Liability" and "Contractual Liability Forum". |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell; Appointed by Texas Governor as Moderator of Insurance Panel, Texas State Conference on Small Business; Appointed by Texas Governor to Business Insurance Panel, Houston Small Business Forum |
Additional Experience
| Expert Witness Experience |
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| As an attorney for 27 years Expert has provided untold amount of expert advice to his clients and the Courts in Property/Casualty Insurance matters. Being counsel of record he presented all opinions through the use of his experts whom he prepared for testomony. |
| Training / Seminars |
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| As an attorney he has been required to take on the average of 20 hours a year in Continuing Education for 27 years. Most of that has been in Property/Casualty insurance and litigation. |
| Vendor Selection |
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| As a litigator he has had to interview, screen and select expert witnesses for 27 years. |
Fields of Expertise
accident dispute, broker dispute, casualty insurance, claims made policy, commercial insurance, contract dispute, coverage dispute, damage, dispute, errors and omissions insurance, expert testimony, expert witness, forensics, general liability insurance, insurance, insurance claim, insurance contract, insurance coverage, insurance law, legal liability, liability insurance, negligence, professional liability, statute, experience modification, risk, construction negligence, insurance claim handling, malpractice claim, life insurance claim, deceptive trade practice, professional malpractice, construction dispute, loss of use insurance, excess and surplus insurance, surplus lines insurance, real estate insurance, bad faith insurance, international insurance, house insurance, fire insurance, automotive insurance, Federal Employers Liability Act, insurance agency management, flood insurance, fiduciary duty, legal malpractice, directors and officers liability insurance, workers' compensation, property insurance, marine insurance, builder's risk insurance, auto insurance, general contractor, construction claim, valuation, workers compensation injury, hazard, workers compensation claim management, construction insurance claim, defect, risk management