Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorney in Austin, TX

Scholarly Lectures/Writings

• "Strategic Use of Torts in Construction Cases" - 26th Annual Construction Law Conference, San Antonio, Texas "What Works and Doesn't Work in the World of Arbitration and Mediation" - The Basic Course in Texas Construction Law 2015

Honors/Awards

• A.V. Rating by Martindale Hubbell

Special Licenses/Certifications

• United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit; United States District Court for the Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Oklahoma; United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Bar/Professional Activity

• Dallas Bar Association; Austin Bar Association; Construction Law Section of Austin Bar Association, Chair (2013-14), Vice-Chair (2012-2013), Treasurer (2011-2012); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute

Verdicts/Settlements

• Gabriel Acuna v. Pilgrim's Pride Corp. and Aerofreeze, Inc. - no damages awarded against client, Aerofreeze, Inc., after hearing in traumatic brain injury products liability case (American Arbitration Association); Love v. Ranger Excavating, L.P. and McKenzie Interests, Inc. - defense verdict on behalf of clients where plaintiff claiming construction vibrations from highway construction (heavy equipment) damaged plaintiff's home (Travis County Court at Law - January 2011); Collins Lee Herron v. Donavan Thelwell and C.G. Hinds Logistics, Inc. - defense verdict on behalf of clients in trucking accident (Bexar County District Court - April 2011); D&D Moving and Storage, Inc. v. Brazos Valley Hotel, L.P. - defense verdict on behalf of client where plaintiff claiming continuous underground sewage flowing from defendant's property caused damages by rendering plaintiff's property unusable - counterclaim damages awarded to client (Brazos County District Court - June 2011); Terrence Simms v. Bianca Warnsley - defense verdict on behalf of client in automobile accident (Travis County Court at Law - October 2011); Zapata County v. Satterfield & Pontikes, et al. - no award entered against client (stucco contractor) after arbitrating construction defect envelope case (American Arbitration Association - January 2016); Strong Structural Steel v. Satterfield & Pontikes - successfully defended counter-claims against client (no liability finding), Strong Structural Steel, in multi-million dollar construction delay damages case (American Arbitration Association - March 2016); Cynthia Carrasco v. Performance Contracting, Inc. and Pablo Trevino Cantu - no negligence defense verdict of behalf of both clients (Bexar County District Court - August 2019). 

Educational Background

• B.A., University of California at Davis, 1996