(Main Office)

The attorneys at Adkerson, Hauder & Bezney, P.C. are committed to providing their clients the highest caliber legal services in a responsive and cost-effective manner. Resourceful and aggressive, our attorneys and staff are highly motivated and qualified to provide our clients with the individual attention they deserve.

Statement of Practice

Litigation practice in all areas of commercial litigation, tort liability and civil litigation matters including personal injury, premises liability, professional malpractice, excess liability and coverage issues, workers' compensation, non-subscriber litigation, contract disputes, oil and gas, banking and financial institutions, non-compete agreements, securities, antitrust, construction, contsruction defect defense, real estate, child abuse and neglect, and appellate practice.

Representative Clients:

ABF Freight Systems
Ace Cash Express, Inc.
Aetna Insurance Co.
AEGON Insurance Group
AIG Claim Services
Alpine Industries, Inc.
Alexis Risk Management
American Airlines, Inc.
American Home Assurance Co.
American International Insurance Co.
Aramark
Argonaut Insurance Co.
Benchmark General Agency
Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
Centennial Life Insurance Co.
Century Insurance Company
City of Lewisville
Clayton W. Williams, Jr., Inc.
CNA Insurance Group
Crawford & Company
Crum and Forster Insurance Co.
Denny's, Inc.
Fina Oil and Chemical Company
Freedom General
GAB
Gallagher Bassett Insurance Services, Inc.
The Glidden Company
Harbor Insurance Managers
Hartford SRS
Highlands Casualty Co.
Highrise Concrete Systems, Inc.
Home State Mutual Insurance Co.
Insurance Company of the State of Pennsylvania
International Paper, Inc.
Leaseway Transportation Co.
Legion Insurance Company
Life Investors Insurance Company
Lindsey Morden
Lloyds of London
Material Damage Adjustment of Texas
MEGA Life Insurance Co.
Meridian Aggregate, Inc.
Monumental Life Insurance Co.
National Union Fire Insurance Co.
New Hampshire Insurance Co.
Overnight Transportation Company
Owner/Operator Services, Inc.
Penn America Insurance Co.
Penske Truck Leasing Corp.
PFL Life Insurance Co.
Planet Insurance Co.
Red River Trucking
Reliance Insurance Co.
Safeco Insurance Companies
Scott Wetzel Services
Scottsdale Insurance Co.
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.
Texas Industrial Security, Inc.
Texas Municipal League
Texas-New Mexico Power Company
Trizechahn Properties, Inc.
Valspar Corporation
W.R. Grace & Co.
Waste Management, Inc.
Westin Hotel Co.
Willis-Cor
Willis Rollinson Ward North America
Zurich American Insurance.

Address

1400 Bryan Tower
2001 Bryan Street
Dallas, TX 75201-3005, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 866-812-4524
Fax: 214-740-2501
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Website

http://www.ahblaw.net

MEMBERS OF FIRM

Darrell G. Adkerson (Member) born Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, July 10, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Wesleyan University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1983). Phi Delta Phi. Voted by Faculty, Most Outstanding Senior Student of 1980 Class. Felony Trial and Appellate Attorney, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, 1984-1987. Author: "Texas Justice: The Legacy of Texas Courthouses," 2004. Frequent Speaker: "Nonsubscriber Law in Texas," 2000-2005; "Recent Developments in Premises Liability Law," Texas Bankers Trust Association, 1994; "Texas Bad Faith: DTPA and Article 21.21 et. seq.," Texas Claims Association, 1990. Chairman, Texas Business Advisory Council (Appointed by President George W. Bush), 2002. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates (Member, Dallas Chapter); Defense Research Institute. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Business Litigation.Email: Darrell G. Adkerson

Bernie E. Hauder (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, March 4, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Kearney State College (B.S., 1981); Creighton University (J.D., 1985). Member, Moot Court Board. Member, 1983-1985 and Editorial Staff, 1984-1985, Creighton Law Review. Briefing Attorney, Dallas Court of Appeals, 1985-1986. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Life and Health Insurance; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Oil and Gas Litigation; Workers Compensation.Email: Bernie E. Hauder

Paul A. Bezney (Member) born Rochester, New York, April 23, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 2001, Oklahoma; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1990); St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1993). Briefing Attorney to Presiding Judge Michael McCormick, Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, 1993. Assistant District Attorney, Tarrant County District Attorney's Office, 1994-1996. Member: State Bar of Texas; Oklahoma Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Construction Defects; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Bad Faith; Public Liability; Professional Liability; General Liability; Commercial Vehicle Liability; Workers Compensation Defense.Email: Paul A. Bezney

OF COUNSEL

Sharis Hauder (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.S., with honors, 1979; J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Baylor Law Review, 1981-1982. Author: Comment, "State Regulation of Tender Offers: How Much Is Constitutional," 33 Baylor Law Review 657, 1981. Briefing Attorney to Hon. W. A. Hughes, Jr., Fort Worth Court of Appeals, 1982-1984. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice.

J. Kevin Kindred (Officer) born 1985; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1987); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Tort Liability; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice.

Marlene D. Thomson (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, October 2, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1987); University of Texas (J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Gammill v. Jack Williams Chevrolet. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation; Products Liability.Email: Marlene D. Thomson

Patrick A. Wadlington (Of Counsel) born Naha, Okinawa, 1966; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.B.A, 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1994). Law Review and Editorial Board, 1993-1994. Board of Advocates, National Moot Court Team. Recipient, Most Outstanding Male Graduate of 1994. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Sports Law; Entertainment Law; Insurance Defense; Trademarks; Copyrights; Unfair Competition; Workers Compensation; Landlord and Tenant Litigation; Wills and Trusts Litigation; Corporate Litigation; Partnership Litigation; Employment Litigation; Disability Rights Litigation; Construction Litigation; Commercial Sales Litigation; Deceptive Trade Litigation.

ASSOCIATES

Cynthia Withers (Associate) born Midland, Texas, July 13, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1990); Baylor University (J.D., 1994). Phi Delta Phi. The International Lawyer. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense; Workers Compensation.Email: Cynthia Withers

Ken Daily (Attorney) admitted to bar, State Bar of Texas. Education: Texas Christian University. Practice Areas: General Liability Defense; Personal Liability Defense; Property Damage Defense; Property Insurance Defense.

Steven B. Loomis (Associate) born Waco, Texas, May 31, 1968; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1996, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1991; J.D., cum laude, 1995). Delta Theta Phi; Order of Barristers; Tribune. Recipient, Constitutional Law Scholar Award. Notes & Comments Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1993-1995. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation.

Teresa M. Benitez (Associate) born Austin, Texas, March 29, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Political Science, 1999); St. Mary's University of San Antonio School of Law (J.D., 2003). Member: American Bar Association. Languages: Spanish.