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Admitted: 1986, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal and Fifth Circuits; U.S. Court of Federal Claims; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas Law School: Southern Methodist University, J.D. Member: Austin Bar Association (Chairman, Judicial Affairs Committee, 2000-2002); State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Court Rules Committee, 2007-2008; Member, Court Rules Committee, 2003-2007; Chairman, Arbitration Subcommittee, Court Administration Task Force, 2007-2008). Biography: Notes and Comments Editor, SMU Law Review, 1985-1986; Author: "Equitable Estoppel as a Basis for Compelling Non-signatories to Arbitrate - A Bridge Too Far?," 21 Rev. Litig. 593, 2002; Enforcing Arbitration Against Non-signatories," 65 Tex. B. J. 802, 2002. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Born: Memphis, Tennessee, November 15, 1960 Cases: In re: Bradle, 83 S.W. 3d 923 (Tex. App. - Austin, 2002); Synergy Center, Ltd. v. Lone Star Franchising, Inc., 63 S.W.3d, 561 (Tex. App. - Austin, 2001); Horseshoe Bay Resort Sales Co. v. Lake Lyndon B. Johnson Improvement Corp., 53 S.W.3d 799 (Tex. App. - Austin, 2001); Howard v. United States, 31 Fed. Cl. 297 (1994); Peterson v. NCNB Texas National Bank, 838 S.W.2d 263 (Tex. App. - Dallas, 1992)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS: Travis County Bar Association (Chairman, Judicial Affairs Committee, 2000 - 2002); State Bar of Texas (Member, Court Rules Committee); Lawyer - Pilot Bar Association; Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; College of the State Bar of Texas
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY: Locke Purnell Rain Harrell 1986 - 1992; Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 1992 - 1994; Harrison & Rial 1994 - 2000; Johnson, Rial & Parker - present
PUBLICATIONS:
Development of Equitable Estoppel as a Basis for Compelling Nonsignatories to Arbitrate - A Bridge Too Far? 21 Review of Litigation 593 (2002).
Enforcing Arbitration Against Nonsignatories, 65 Tex. Bar J. 802 (2002)
SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCE: Representation of claimants and respondents in a wide variety of arbitration matters; Business Litigation; Arbitration; Contractual disputes; Partnership and fiduciary litigation; Business tort litigation; Fraud; Class action proceedings; Commercial and Consumer Law; Contract negotiations; Deceptive Trade Practice claims; Prosecution and defense of consumer claims; Construction and Real Estate Litigation; Representation of owners, contractors, and subcontractors in a variety of construction industry disputes; Lien disputes; Title litigation; Energy Matters; Representation of lessors, lessees, operators and producers in the oil and gas industry; Negotiation and litigation of wind energy and cogeneration contracts; Insurance Litigation; Representation of insureds in a variety of policy disputes; Property and casualty insurance claims; Disability insurance claims; Intellectual Property Litigation; Copyright, trademark, and unfair competition litigation; Securities Litigation; Prosecution and defense of securities matters in state and federal courts, as well as securities arbitration matters before the NASD and other arbitration organizations; Substantial ex
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