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| | Address | | 6688 North Central Expressway, Suite 1000 | | Dallas, Texas 75206 | | (Collin, Dallas & Denton Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Products Liability, Toxic Tort, General Civil Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Employment Litigation, Patent Infringement, Class Actions. | | Year Established: 1994 | | Firm Size: 47 |
Other Office Locations of Hartline, Dacus, Barger, Dreyer & Kern, L.L.P.
Corpus Christi, Texas, U.S.A.
| | Jeffrey J. Cox (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May 18, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas;. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1988); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Phi Delta Phi. Named Texas Rising Star by Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, Rising Star Edition, 2006 and 2007. Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1990-1991. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Class Actions; Patent Litigation; Trademark Litigation. Email: Jeffrey J. Cox | | John C. Dacus (Partner) born Pittsburg, Texas, August 18, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1979, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1980, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas A. & M. University (B.S.E.E., cum laude, 1972); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1976). Order of the Coif. Named Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2005, 2006 and 2007. Notes and Comments Editor, Southwestern Law Journal, 1974-1975. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: John C. Dacus | | Melissa A. Dorman (Partner) born Nashville, Tennessee, January 4, 1967; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Christian University (B.S., 1989); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Recipient, Jurisprudence Award, Public Education Law, Law and Language, Texas Tech School of Law. Named as: Outstanding Young Lawyer, El Paso Bar Association, 1999; Texas Rising Star by Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, Rising Star Edition, 2007. President, Kappa Alpha Theta Alumnae Chapter, El Paso, Texas, 1997-1998. Member: State Bar of Texas (Council Member, Women and The Law Section, 2006—); Texas Women Lawyers Association (Director, 1999—; Treasurer, 2000-2003). Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense. Email: Melissa A. Dorman | | Kyle H. Dreyer (Partner) born Louisville, Kentucky, September 16, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2005, Oklahoma. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1980; J.D., cum laude, 1984). Named Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2006 and 2007. Managing Editor, 1983-1984 and Notes and Comments Editor, 1983-1984, Baylor Law Review. Author: Comment, "Duncan vs Cessna Aircraft Company: 'Sooner or Later' Is Now," 36 Baylor Law Review 429, 1984. Member: Dallas, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; Product Liability Advisory Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Kyle H. Dreyer | | Scott G. Edwards (Partner) born Temple, Texas, February 7, 1963; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1985; J.D., cum laude, 1988). National Order of the Barristers. ABA-TYLA Mock Trial Regional Champion. National Semi-Finalist. National Moot Court Regional Champion, National Quarter-Finalist. Member: Dallas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Tort Defense. Email: Scott G. Edwards | | David H. Estes (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, January 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1993); Texas Tech University (J.D., magna cum laude, 1999). Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif. Member, Texas Tech Law Review, 1997-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation. Email: David H. Estes | | Larry D. Grayson (Partner) born Sulphur Springs, Texas, October 11, 1956; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1983, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1991, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: East Texas State University (B.S., 1976); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1979). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Toxic Torts. Email: Larry D. Grayson | | C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, November 5, 1944; admitted to bar, 1973, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1996, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1968; J.D., 1973). Member, Order of Barristers. Named Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2005, 2006 and 2007. President, Baylor Law Alumni Association, 1993-1994. Member: Dallas (Chairman, 1987, Judiciary Committee) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Chairman, Jury Service Committee, 1988-1989); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocacy. Fellow: Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Dallas Bar Foundation (Charter Member);. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Patent Litigation. Email: C. Vernon Hartline, Jr. | | Kurt C. Kern (Partner) born Cleveland, Ohio, January 1, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas; 1985, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1986, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Hillsdale College (B.L.S., summa cum laude, 1981); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1984). Order of the Coif; Omicron Delta Kappa; Barristers. Staff Member, 1982-1983 and Tax Editor, 1983-1984, Southwestern Law Journal. Named Texas Super Lawyer by Law & Politics, as published in Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, 2006 and 2007. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Negligence. Email: Kurt C. Kern | | Jose M. Luzarraga (Partner) born Baton Rouge, Louisiana, March 23, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; 1995, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Louisiana State University (B.A., with honors, 1991); Columbia University (J.D., 1994). Articles Editor, Columbia Journal of Transnational Law, 1993-1994. Briefing Attorney, Justice Craig Enoch, Texas Supreme Court, 1994-1995. Named Texas Rising Star by Law & Politics, as published in Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, Rising Star edition, 2007. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jose M. Luzarraga | | Abigail A. Mathews (Partner) born Corpus Christi, Texas, February 12, 1974; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1996); Baylor University (J.D., 1999). Leon Jaworski Full Tuition Scholarship for Outstanding Undergraduate Advocate. Fraley and Fraley Mock Trial Scholarship. Member: National Trial Team, 1999; Texas Invitational Trial Team, 1998. Member, 1998 and President, 1999, Harvey M. Richey Moot Court Society. Barrister, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability Defense; Automobile Liability Defense. Email: Abigail A. Mathews | | Wendy D. May (Partner) born Fort Worth, Texas, June 14, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., Political Science, 1992); Baylor University (J.D., 1996). Named Texas Rising Star by Law & Politics, as published in Texas Super Lawyer Magazine, Rising Star edition, 2006. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Premises Liability. Email: Wendy D. May | | Jeffrey S. Patterson (Partner) born Texarkana, Arkansas, October 18, 1959; admitted to bar, 1988, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Dallas (B.A., cum laude, 1982; M.A., 1983); University of Virginia (J.D., 1988). Teaching Assistant, Constitutional Law, University of Virginia, Fall, 1987, Spring, 1988. Honor Counsel, University of Virginia Honor System, 1985-1988. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Bar Association; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Intellectual Property; Commercial Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Jeffrey S. Patterson | | Cary A. Slobin (Partner) born Houston, Texas, April 23, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1997, U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., with high honors, 1993; J.D., 1996). Champion, Products Liability Moot Court Competition, 1996. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Premises Liability; Consumer Litigation. Email: Cary A. Slobin | | David P. Stone (Partner) born Rockford, Illinois, January 5, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1988, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1990, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1986). Order of Barristers. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member, Litigation Section); Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Products Liability Law; Drug and Medical Device Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: David P. Stone | | Suzanne H. Swaner (Partner) born Edina, Minnesota, January 27, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1993); Southern Methodist University (J.D., cum laude, 1997). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Suzanne H. Swaner | | Pryce G. Tucker (Partner) born Tulsa, Oklahoma, February 4, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; 2006, Oklahoma; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Princeton University (A.B., Politics, Program in American Studies, 1992); University of Michigan (J.D., 1997). Member: Honorable Order of the Barristers. Note Editor, University of Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review. Law Clerk To: the Honorable Kathryn H. Vratil, U.S. District Court, District of Kansas, 1997-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: French. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Pryce G. Tucker | | J. Karl Viehman (Partner) born Belleville, Illinois, September 19, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1989, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1990, Tennessee; 1994, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1982); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1985). Author: "Protection of Trade Secrets and Discovery Problems," DRI Trial Notebook. Lecturer: DRI Products Liability Seminar, 1995. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and American (Member: Litigation Section; Products Liability Committee) Bar Associations; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: J. Karl Viehman | | Deron L. Wade (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, December 5, 1967; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; 2003, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1990); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Mass Torts; Civil Litigation. Email: Deron L. Wade | | ASSOCIATES | | Thomas J. Adair (Associate) born Rochester, New York, November 28, 1976; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Dartmouth College (B.A., Government, 1999); University of Texas (J.D., 2005). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Patent Infringement. Email: Thomas J. Adair | | Jason K. Burress (Associate) born Paris, Texas, March 27, 1973; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.B.A., 1996); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2002). Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas and Collin County Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Personal Injury Defense; Toxic Torts; Insurance Defense. Email: Jason K. Burress | | Yesenia E. Cardenas-Colenso (Associate) born Chicago, Illinois, November 4, 1978; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.B.A./B.A., 2001; J.D., cum laude, 2005). Phi Delta Phi. National Champion, Moot Court Competition, National Hispanic Bar Association, 2005. Member: State Bar of Texas; Federal Bar Association; Dallas Hispanic Bar Association; National Hispanic Bar Association. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Yesenia E. Cardenas-Colenso | | Edward A. Davis (Associate) born Nashville, Tennessee, August 12, 1969; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2000, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1992); Baylor University (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability; Breach of Contract; Breach of Warranty; General Civil Litigation. Email: Edward A. Davis | | Holly J. Draper (Associate) born Plano, Texas, December 18, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.A., Public Relations, 2001); University of Texas (J.D., 2004). Teaching Quizmaster, University of Texas. Notes Editor, The Review of Litigation, 2003-2004. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation; Insurance Defense. Email: Holly J. Draper | | Kaimi D. Escobar (Associate) born Brownwood, Texas, September 1, 1982; admitted to bar, 2008, Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2007). Member, Board of Advocates Barrister. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Kaimi D. Escobar | | Abigail Foreman (Associate) born Euless, Texas, April 11, 1982; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., History, 2003); Baylor University (J.D., magna cum laude, 2006). Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Abigail Foreman | | Angela S. Gordon (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, July 22, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1995; M.A., 1997; J.D., 2000). Lead Articles and Research Editor, Baylor Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Civil Litigation. Email: Angela S. Gordon | | Monica A. Guerrero (Associate) born Abilene, Texas, June 12, 1982; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas; 2008, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Abilene Christian University (B.A., Political Science, 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2007). Southern Methodist University International Law Review, 2006-2007. | | Fred C. Huntsman (Associate) born Topeka, Kansas, December 25, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Emporia State University (B.S., 2000); Baylor University Law School (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Fred C. Huntsman | | Lindsey N. Iles (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 13, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., Government, 2004); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 2007). | | Isaac D. Leventon (Associate) born Houston, Texas, April 25, 1980; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Emory University (B.A., Political Science, 2002); University of Texas (J.D., 2005). Order of the Barristers (Secretary, 2004). Endowed Presidential Scholarship at Law, 2002-2003. Co-Author, "Technology Transfer for CDC," Biotechnology Law 2002: Biotechnology Patents and Business Strategies, Intellectual Property Course Handbook Series #G-718. Practicing Law Institute - NY, NY: 2002. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Civil Litigation. Email: Isaac D. Leventon | | Loren B. Lowe (Associate) born Metarie, Louisiana, December 21, 1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., Finance, 2004); Baylor University (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability. | | Gregory C. Mack (Associate) born Pine Bluff, Arkansas, August 6, 1967; admitted to bar, 1995, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Notre Dame, London, England; University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., cum laude, 1992); California Western School of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Gregory C. Mack | | Brian S. Rawson (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, December 3, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; Dallas Association of Young Lawyers. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Brian S. Rawson | | Tanya B. Scarbrough (Associate) born Norristown, Pennsylvania, November 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2006, Texas; 2007, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Dallas (B.A., summa cum laude, 2003); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 2006). Order of the Coif. Phi Kappa Phi. Phi Delta Phi. Teaching Assistant. Research Assistant. Texas Bank Lawyer Comment Writer. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Civil Litigation; Products Liability. | | David S. Snellings (Associate) born Lubbock, Texas, September 14, 1977; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; 2006, U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 2000; J.D., 2004). Order of Barristers. Member, Baylor Law Review. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: David S. Snellings | | Giovanna C. Tarantino (Associate) born San Diego, California, August 31, 1978; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: University of California at San Diego (B.S., 2000); Baylor University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003) Dean's List. Moot Court. Articles Editor, 2001-2002 and Notes and Comments Editor, 2002-2003, Baylor Law Review. Listed in Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Products Liability. Email: Giovanna C. Tarantino | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Corpus Christi Office: Suite 2000, North Tower, 800 North Shoreline Boulevard, 78401. Telephone: 361-866-8000. Fax: 361-866-8039.
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