|   | | Law Firm in Houston, Texas | Including a Professional Association |
| | Address | | 808 Travis Street, Suite 1303 | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | | Branch Law Firm practices in the following areas of law:
Practice Primarily Limited to Trial and Negligence Law, Medical Malpractice, Products Liability, Aviation, Railroad and Wrongful Death Law. | | Year Established: 1966 | Firm Profile:
The Branch Law Firm was founded by Turner W. Branch in 1966, and was later joined by his wife, Margaret. Mr. Branch graduated from Baylor Law School, and has offices in Durango, Colorado, as well as Albuquerque, New Mexico and Houston, Texas. Consisting of eleven lawyers (two partners, nine associates), the firm encourages continuing professional development and all partners and associates participate in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs. Since its inception, the firm has continued its commitment to provide quality services to each personal injury, products liability, insurance bad faith and medical malpractice case it handles. The Firm is involved in MDL and class action litigation and has been active in the Plaintiffs' Steering Committees in the L-Tryptophan, Breast Implant, Amtrak, Omniflox, Norplant, Pedicle Screws, Asbestos, Fen-Phen and Baycol MDLs, as well as firm members on the Executive Committee for the Castano Tobacco Litigation. Firm is listed in Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers in the sections of Civil Litigation, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice and Toxic Torts. | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Provided on request. | References:
NationsBank; Wells Fargo, N.A.; Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque. |
Other Office Locations of Branch Law Firm
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A. (Main Office)
| | Turner W. Branch, (P.A.) (Member) born Houston, Texas, August 22, 1938; admitted to bar, 1966, New Mexico, U.S. District Court, District of New Mexico and U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit; 1968, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1988, Texas, Colorado, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado and U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1989, District of Columbia; 1990, Laguna Indian Tribal Courts; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Education: The Marist School, Atlanta, Georgia; University of New Mexico (B.A., 1960); Baylor University (J.D., 1965). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Sigma Alpha; Omicron Delta Kappa. Section Editor, Baylor University Law Review, 1964-1965. Recipient, T. R. McDonald Outstanding Student Award, Baylor University, 1965. Author: "Rule 167-Production, Privilege and Waiver,": "Probate of a Subsequent Will is Not a Will Contest," and "Book Review: Render Unto Caesar, the Flag Salute Controversy," Baylor Law Review, 1964-1965; "Release-After Discovered Injury," Defense Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1970; Closing Arguments, Callahan & Company, 1970—; "Wrongful Death of a Minor in Police Custody," 28 American Jurisprudence Trials, 307, 1981; American Jurisprudence Trial, "Handling a Bad Faith First Party Insured Case," "Medical Misdiagnosis Damages and the 'So What?' Defense," New Mexico Trial Lawyer, January, 1983 and Michigan Trial Lawyer, March, 1983; "Misdiagnosis of Cancer," 30 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1983; "Obstetrics and Gynecology Malpractice," 40 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1, 1990; "The Trial of An Ophthalmology Case," 32 American Jurisprudence Trials, 1985; "Failure to Protect the Public From Intoxicated Drivers," 34 American Jurisprudence Trials 499; Branch on Construction Site Accidents, Wiley Law Publications, 1987; "Using Lay Opinion Testimony," Vol. 36 Issue 3, March 1987; Trial Talk, Colorado Trial Lawyers Association Publication, 1987; "Silicone Breast Implant Litigation," New Mexico Trial Lawyer, April, 1994. Co-Author with Margaret Moses Branch "Seeking Recovery for Loss of Enjoyment of Life," Trial Magazine, April, 1994. Contributor, "Exemplars of Cross-Examination of Lay Witnesses," Matthew Bender, Cross-Examination of Lay Witnesses, 1988. Editor and Contributing Author: Construction Accident Pleading and Practice, Wiley Law Publications, 1988. Director of Liquor Control, State of New Mexico, 1966-1968. City Attorney, City of Gallup, 1970-1972. Member, House Judiciary Committee and House Corporation and Banking Committee, New Mexico House of Representatives, 1968-1974. Co-Chair, Cartwright Memorial Endowment Fund, 1988—. Member of Faculty: National Advanced College of Advocacy, University of Nevada-Reno, 1984; Kansas Trial Lawyers CLE Lecturer on Trial Tactics, Keystone, Colorado, 1988; The National College of Advocacy, University of Washington School of Law, 1985; The National College of Advocacy, "Maximizing Damages," Snowmass, Colorado, 1985; The National College of Advocacy, Basic Trial Advocacy Course, San Diego, California, 1986; The National College of Advocacy, Specialized Course in "Premises Liability," Vail, Colorado, 1986; Kansas Trial Lawyer CLE Santa Fe, Lecturer, Final Arguments, 1989; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Specialized Course in Evidence, 1986; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association "CLE Durango, Colorado Hedonic Damages," 1990. Lecturer, 40th Annual ATLA Convention, "Proving Economic Damages in FELA Cases," New York City, 1986. Lecturer: National Business Institute, Trial Technique, September, 1990; New Mexico Defense Lawyers Association, Hedonic Damages, April, 1991; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Maximizing Settlement Techniques, Washington, D.C., April, 1991; Kansas Trial Lawyers Association, Damages and Arguing Damages, Durango, Colorado, 1990; Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Voir Dire and Jury Selection, Steamboat Springs, Colorado, 1990; Legal Education Institute, Using Rule 26 at Trial, Vail, Colorado, January, 1991; National Business Institute, Handling Automobile Cases, the Aspects of Crashworthiness, June, 1991; Masters Program, Hastings College, University of California Advanced Trial Techniques and Strategy, San Francisco, August, 1991. Author: "Lessons from Unsuccessful Trials," Trial Magazine, 1993. Lecturer: ABOTA, Masters in Trial, "Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages," Tulsa, Ok., Oct. 1993; Nebraska Trial Lawyers, "Rise of Hedonic Damages and Fall of Punitive Damages," 1993; Iowa Trial Lawyers, "Hedonic Damages," 1993; National Business Institute, "Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in New Mexico," Albuquerque, NM, Sept. 1993. Lecturer: Masters in Trial, BNA/PEI, Albuquerque, New Mexico, "Using Jury Instructions to Your Advantage," LEI, "Lawyer Storytelling," Vail, Colorado, 1993; LEI, "Lawyer Storytelling," Palm Springs, California, 1993; ATLA 1993 Conference in Redondo Beach, CA, "Preparing Witnesses for Direct and Cross-Examination," South Dakota Trial Lawyers, "Closing Arguments," 1993; ATLA Summer Convention, San Francisco, CA, "Using Video Settlement Brochures in L-Tryptophan Cases," August, 1993; BNA/PEI, Albuquerque, New Mexico, "Handling Catastrophic Premises Liability Cases," 1993; BNA, "Products Liability," Albuquerque, New Mexico. Member, Negligence Advisory Committee, American Arbitration Association, 1968—. Law Education Institute CLE - Hedonic Damages; Trial Diplomacy Journal Volume 15, No. 2 March/April, 1992, "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages; Instructor at The Ultimate Trial Advocacy Program, Georgetown Law School, ATLA/NCA, March, 1992. ATLA's Damages & Settlement Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, May, 1992; New Mexico Trial Lawyer Seminar, January, 1992, "Cross-Examining the Expert,"; National Business Institute/BNA Seminar on Damages"; "Scheduling and Taking Depositions under the Hague Convention," - ATLA Mid-Year Convention, Boca Raton, Florida, January, 1992; Charter Member Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers - ABA; "'11-16-26-37 Hike' Use of Federal Rules to Settle Cases," - presented to Georgia/Florida Trial Lawyers in Orlando, 1992; ATLA - Tort Track Annual Convention, 1992; ATLA - L-Tryptophan Section - Annual Convention, Washington D.C., 1992. Faculty, "Obstetric Malpractice, Legal, Medical and Nursing Perspectives," Texas Trial Lawyers at CLE in Steamboat Springs, Colorado on Trial Tactics, 1990; A BMW Seminar, 1988. Member: New Mexico Medical-Legal Grievance Committee, 1984—; Judicial Selection Committee, 2nd Judicial District, 1989-1991; Plaintiff's Steering Committee, Amtrak "Sunset Limited Train Disaster," MDL 1003. Vice Chairman, Steering Committee, Multi-District Litigation L-Tryptophan Cases, MDL #865; U.S. District Court, Columbia, South Carolina, 1991—. Master Bencher, The H. Vearle Payne American Inns of Court, 1992. ABOTA, Masters in Trial, New Orleans, LA. Liaison Counsel for New Mexico, MDL #926 (Breast Implant Litigation, Northern District of Alabama, U.S. District Court). ATLA Midyear Convention, Acapulco, Mexico, Moderator, "Successful Lessons from Unsuccessful Trials," January, 1993; "Video Settlement Brochures," - New Mexico Legal Assistants, October, 1993; "11-16-26-37 Hike - How to Get Your Case Settled Under These Federal Rules," - California Legal Assistants, November, 1993; "Video Settlement Brochures and the Paperless Trial," - Mega Masters, Tucson, Arizona; "Winning in Court," - National Education Network, August, 1993; "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages," - South Carolina Trial Lawyers; " The Breast Implant Global Settlement," - ATLA Winter Convention, Chicago, Illinois, 1994; "The Rise of Hedonic Damages and the Fall of Punitive Damages," - Iowa Trial Lawyers, Des Moines, Iowa, November, 1993; "Rule 26 Changes - A New Look at the New Rules," - LEI, Vail, Colorado, March, 1994; "Advanced Evidence at Trial Seminar," - National Education Network, March, 1994. Advocate, National College of Advocacy, Kansas City Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1993, Wichita, Kansas. Co-Chair, Equal Access to Justice Fund Committee (New Mexico), 1993-1994. Lecturer: Breast Implant Seminar in Atlanta, Georgia, January, 1995; LEI Law Education Program, February, 1995; State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Litigation Seminar, Santa Fe, New Mexico; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Paralegal Convention, Orlando, Florida, March, 1995; Multi-District Litigation, A Step Beyond Class Action, The Paralegal Role, May, 1995, National Federation of Paralegal Associations, Inc; Annual Convention of Association of Trial Lawyers of America in New York City; Panelist: How Much Should We Know About the Jury? The Use of Trial Consultants, July, 1995; Direction and Status of Norplant Implant Litigation. Post Ultimate Trial National College of Advocacy, ATLA Speaker; Moderator, Mealey Publication on Norplant, Houston, Texas, June, 1995; Insurance Update in Maui, Western Trial Lawyers Association, June, 1995. Co-chair, PSC for MDL 1038, Norplant National Litigation, Eastern District of Texas, January, 1995. Recognized as a Diplomate of Trial Advocacy by the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National College of Advocacy. Member, Board of Directors and Owner, Sunrise Bank of Albuquerque. Master Bencher, American Inns of Court. Senior Counsel, American College of Barristers. 1st. Lt., USMC, active duty, 1960-1963}. Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. (New Mexico Board of Legal Specialization Recognized Specialist in Civil Trial). Reported Cases: Hicks v. State of New Mexico, 88 NM 588, 544 P2d 1153 (1975), (doctrine of sovereign immunity abolished); Harrell v. City of Belen, 93 NM 612, 603 P2d 722 (Ct.App.) reversed on other grounds, 93 NM 601, 603 P2d 711 (1979), (minor has a cause of action against city for custodial care); Jessen v. National Excess Insurance Co., 108 NM 625, 776 P2d 1244 (1989), (addressing standard for punitive damages); Salazar v. Otis Elevator Co., No. 12, 354 (Jan., 1993), (Trial court did not abuse its discretion in not permitting "other" on the special verdict). Practice Areas: Catastrophic Injury; Wrongful Death; Civil Jury Trials; Multi-Party Litigation (Mass Torts). Email: Turner W. Branch, (P.A.) | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Albuquerque, New Mexico Office: 2025 Rio Grande Boulevard, N.W. Telephone: 505-243-3500. Fax: 505-243-3534. New Mexico Toll Free: 1-800-562-3456. Nationwide Toll Free: 1-800-828-4529.
| (For complete Biographical data see Albuquerque, New Mexico) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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