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203 East Colorado Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75203 (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.8
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(Main Office) For complete listing of Attorneys, visit our website www.burtbarr.com. Statement of PracticeGeneral Civil Trial and Appellate practice in State and Federal Court. Defense Practice involving Premises Liability Claims, Bad Faith, Products Liability, Worker's Compensation. General Liability Coverage Issues, Environmental Claims, Commercial Litigation, Matrimonial Law Matters. Construction Litigation, Probate Litigation, Maritime Law, Agricultural Law, Personal Injury, Entertainment Law, Inheritance. Year Established: 1933
Firm Size: 12
Languages: English and Spanish.
Rate InformationFixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
Address203 East Colorado Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75203, (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.)
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 223667
Dallas 75222-3667
PhonePhone: 214-943-0012
Telefax: 214-943-0048
Website
http://www.burtbarr.com
Office HoursMonday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Firm/Affiliate OfficesHouston, Texas Affiliated Office: Burt Barr & O'Dea, LLP. 5300 Memorial Drive, Suite 375, 77007. Telephone: 713-650-8700. Fax: 713-650-8383.
Burt Barr (1907-1988).
John Holman Barr (Member) born Dallas, Texas; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: St. Mary's University of San Antonio (B.B.A., Finance, 1978; J.D., 1980). Nominated and selected as a Super Lawyer. U.S. Exterior Council to Secretary of Energy of Mexico. Member: Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Trial Lawyers Association; Fifth Circuit Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association; Ft. Worth Bar Association; Mexican Bar Association; National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association. Fellow: St. Mary's Alumni Association. (Board Certified Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Litigation; Appeals; Personal Injury (Defense and Plaintiff).Email: John Holman Barr
M. Forest Nelson (Member) born Corpus Christi, Texas, August 15, 1952; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1974); University of Houston (M.B.A., 1976); University of Texas (J.D. with honors, 1984). Phi Delta Phi. Certified Public Accountant, Texas, 1981.Email: M. Forest Nelson
M. Joseph Fogelman (Member) born Dallas, Texas, July 21, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1985); Tulane University (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Portuguese and Spanish.Email: M. Joseph Fogelman
John Howell House (Member) born Ft. Worth, Texas, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas. Education: Texas Christian University (B.B.A., Finance); South Texas College of Law (J.D.). Member: State Bar of Texas.Email: John Howell House
Leonard H. Plog II (Member) born Monterey, California, November 4, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1978, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Sixth and Eleventh Circuits; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas, Arlington (B.A. with high honors, 1973; M.B.A., 1983); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Phi Delta Phi; Alpha Chi. Author: "Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 6 (e) and 72 (a): How Poor Draftsmanship Makes For Bad Law," 34 South Texas Law Review 277 (August 1993); Case Note, "American Airlines v. Department of Revenue," 312 N.E. 2d 28, (Ill. 1974), 41 Journal Air L. & Com. 347, Spring, 1975. Co-Author: Legal Article "Texas Financial Institutions and the Consumer's Right to Privacy," 24 Texas Tech Law Review 832 (1993); Legal Article "Honorary Directors of Financial Institutions: More Liability, Less Honor," 109 Banking Law Journal 233 (May-June, 1992). Lecturer, University of Texas at Arlington, Business Law, 1978-1982. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: Leonard H. Plog II
Bryan D. Wendt (Member) born Port Arthur, Texas, May 30, 1960; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.S., 1982); Texas Tech University (J.D., 1988). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas.Email: Bryan D. Wendt
L. Darlene Mitchell (Member) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 1989, California; 1992, Hawaii; 1999, Texas. Education: Dallas Baptist University (B.A., 1974); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1989). Member: Hawaii State Bar Association; State Bar of California; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Construction Defects; Insurance Defense.Email: L. Darlene Mitchell
John J. Mongogna (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Dean's Honor List, 1994; J.D., 1997). Advisory Board for Total Home Health Care. Member: Italian Bar Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Civil Litigation; Business Transactions; Business Formation.Email: John J. Mongogna
Marilyn Nettleton (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 28, 1948; admitted to bar, 1975, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Rutgers University (B.A., magna cum laude, History, 1972); University of Denver School of Law (J.D., 1975); Texas Christian University, Harris School of Nursing (B.S.N., summa cum laude, 1998). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Alpha Theta; Sigma Theta Tau. Golden Key National Honor Society. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Evidence and Land Transfer and Finance. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense.
Patricia Kay Dube (Member) born 1950; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: The University of Texas at Austin (B.S., Certified in Secondary Education, 1972); Sam Houston State University (M.A., Political Science, 1973); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1979). Order of Lytae. Responsible for placing Houston office of Kroll & Tract as Client Choice Law Firm as recognized by the American Lawyer, 1995. Listed in Strathmore's Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders, 1996-1997. Member, Law Review. Legal Publications: Author, "Contribution and Indemnity: Does the Right Exist Among Joint Tortfeasors When One is Liable on a Theory of Strict Products Liability," 18 South Texas Law Journal 3 (1979); Contributor, "Statutory Damages Recovery: Uninsured Motorist Statute," 18 South Texas Law Journal 2 (1979); Cited in Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes Annotated and Texas Jurisprudence. Adjunct Professor of Law: Products Liability, South Texas College of Law, 1998; Legal Communications and Research, University of Houston Law Center, 1985-1987. Certified Mediator, A. A. White School of Alternative Dispute Resolution, University of Houston Law Center, 2002. Certified Ad Litem in Guardianship Cases, 2000, 2007. Professional Affiliations: Patricia Kay Dube, P.C., Houston, Texas, 1997-2007; Partner, Kroll & Tract LLP (aka Kroll, Rubin & Fiorella, LLP), Houston, Texas, 1992-1997 (New York based firm. Houston office dissolved 1998, New York office dissolved 2000); Partner (1986), Griggs & Harrison, Houston, Texas, 1981-1992; Staff Attorney, Houston Lighting & Power Company (n/k/a Reliant Energy), Houston, Texas, 1979-1981; Licensed All Lines Adjuster - Claim Department, Houston Lighting & Power Company (n/k/a Reliant Energy and Center Point Energy), Houston, Texas, 1974-1979. Member: Board of Directors, YWCA of Houston, 2004; Gulf Coast Chapter, Lupus Foundation of America, 2006. Rated "Very High" by Martindale-Hubbell in the Legal Ability and General Recommendations categories, 1987. Recognized by Martindale-Hubbell in Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, 2000. Member: Houston (Fellow; Past Chairman, Vice Chairman, Treasurer and Director, Corporate Counsel Section; Member, Sections on: Corporate Counsel; Litigation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Family Law) and American (Member, Sections on: Insurance; Litigation) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member, Sections on: Alternative Dispute Resolution; Animal; Appellate; Construction; Consumer; Corporate Counsel; Entertainment and Sports; Family; General Practice and Small Firm; Health; Insurance; Litigation; Oil-Gas-Energy Resources; Women in the Law); Defense Research Institute (DRI); National Association of Subrogation Professionals (NASP); Defense Research Institute; Houston Young Lawyers Association (Past Member and Chairman, Corporate Counsel Section). Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Transactions: Experience includes insurance and commercial contracts, negotiation, and extensive general civil complex litigation in both federal and state courts, including, but not limited to, insurance coverage, subrogation and commercial litigation, products liability and mass torts, pharmaceutical, premises liability, professional malpractice, toxic tort and environmental, construction litigation, maritime and admiralty, and complex transportation. Litigation experience includes representing domestic and international insurance companies, adjusters, agents, and brokers in litigation involving bad faith and coverage related disputes. Practice also includes handling of excess and reinsurance matters, negotiation of insurance contracts and manuscript provisions, negotiating complex cost sharing agreements and related insurance matters on a domestic and international basis, including complex coverage issues. Experience in London market and in handling certain catastrophic losses and subrogated matters. Represented foreign underwriters in evaluation, coordination, and supervision of all product liability claims of well-known international corporations throughout North America, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Fundamentally responsible for the development of the domestic insurance defense/self insured litigation and complex insurance coverage practice at Kroll & Tract, L.L.P., the Houston office of a New York law firm that was an all service firm as respects the insurance industry on a domestic and international basis, including corporate and regulatory matters, winding down and/or creating of insurance companies, reinsurance matters, and broad range litigation and coverage matters.
Christine Y. Duperroir (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, Texas. Education: St. Mary's College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1987); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1990). Member: State Bar of Texas.
ASSOCIATEKatherine R. Ruesch (Associate) born 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Samford University (B.A., Business Administration, 2002); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2005). Alpha Kappa Psi; Delta Zeta. Recipient, Varsity Tennis Scholarship, Samford University. Tennis Team Captain, Samford University. Participant, Texas Tech Family Civil Clinic. Law Clerk: Lisabeth Mims, Attorney-at-Law, Dallas, Texas, 2002; Turner & Lybrand, P.C. (now Robert D. Lybrand, P.C.), Coppell, Texas, 2001. Assistant Tennis Pro, Dallas Country Club, Dallas, Texas, 1998-2002. Assistant Figure Skating Pro, America's Ice Garden, Dallas, Texas, 2002-2003. Associate Attorney, Robert D. Lybrand, P.C., Coppell, Texas, 2005-2007. Member, Park Cities Presbyterian Church. Member: State Bar of Texas.
OF COUNSELWilliam B. Lofland (Of Counsel) born Dallas, Texas, July 23, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: Austin College (B.A., 1976); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1981). Beta Beta Beta; Order of Lytae. Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Texas College Law Review, 1980-1981. County Judge, Rockwall County. District Judge, 382nd Judicial District, State of Texas. Municipal Judge, City of Rockwall. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Regional Councils (President, 1994-1995); North Central Texas Council of Governments (Board Member, 1988-1992; President, 1990-1991); National Association of Regional Councils (Board Member, 1994-1995); North and East Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association. Practice Areas: Wills; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Estate Planning.
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