(Main Office)

The Firm manages a general civil trial practice with a special expertise in insurance and insurance defense litigation. The insurance segment involves matters on both primary and excess insurance levels. Insurance matters handled by the firm include primary, excess, subrogation and surplus lines cases, with an emphasis on the defense of personal injury and insurance coverage claims. More particularly, the firm handles a substantial defense practice, automobile, truck and construction accident cases, premises liability, ERISA, errors and omissions claims, legal malpractice, products liability, first and third party claims, bad faith, commercial litigation and general liability matters for its clients.

Bush & Ramirez, L.L.C. strives to give clients an exceptional level of legal services in an ethical, friendly and professional atmosphere. Our most important goal is meeting the clients' needs. This includes returning phone calls immediately, reporting on files regularly, following litigation guidelines, using the same lawyer on a file from beginning to end, and keeping clients promptly informed of any significant changes in the law to minimize or eliminate any risk.

The firm maintains the most advanced computer library available through WESTLAW, which allows for the most up-to-date legal research with typically no outside computer charge. The library includes an extensive collection of insurance materials, treatises, and texts. The firm also keeps a brief bank and legal research file to increase productivity and efficiency.

Statement of Practice

General Civil Trial, State and Federal Practice, Insurance Defense, Products Liability, Professional, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Employment, Coverage, Errors & Omissions, Nursing Home Negligence, Transportation and Commercial Litigation.

Representative Clients:

Berkley Risk Administrators, LLC
Canal Insurance Company
Conair Corporation
David Taylor Cadillac
Demontrond Automotive Group
Demontrond Enterprises
Demontrond Motor Corp.
McM Group
Northland Insurance Company.

Address

24 Greenway Plaza, Suite 1700
Houston, TX 77046-2417, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-626-1555
Fax: 713-622-8077
URL: http://www.lawyers.com/bushramirez

Website

http://www.bushramirez.com

MEMBERS

William S. Bush (Member) born Houston, Texas, July 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Tulane University of Louisiana (B.A., 1972); University of Texas (J.D., 1976). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Trucking Industry Defense Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Dealership Law; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury.Email: William S. Bush

John A. Ramirez (Member) born Corpus Christi, Texas, October 7, 1970; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Transportation Litigation.Email: John A. Ramirez

Keith Wier (Partner) admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1983); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1986). KEITH WIER (Keith Wier, PLLC) received his Bachelor of Business Administration degree in 1983 from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1986. He is admitted to practice before the Texas Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and all four United States District Courts in Texas. He is also a member of the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, and ACA International.

Mr. Wier has been certified as a specialist in Consumer and Commercial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice focuses on the defense of individual and class action suits under state and federal consumer statutes, professional liability defense, and compliance issues for members of the collection industry. He has substantial experience defending collection agencies, law firms, debt buyers, and creditors in consumer litigation in Texas.

Mr. Wier is a frequent lecturer and author on defense and compliance issues facing the collection, credit and debt buying industries. He is a past Board of Director member for ACA International, a national trade group focusing its efforts on the assistance of the credit, third-party debt collection and debt buying industries. Mr. Wier is also the past chairman of the Members' Attorney Program, an internal committee within ACA International.

Charlotte A. Fields (Member) born Austin, Texas, January 8, 1969; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: St. Edward's University (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1998); St. Mary's University (J.D., cum laude, 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Harlan Society. Member: Houston Bar Association; Association of Women Attorneys. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Appellate Practice.Email: Charlotte A. Fields

Christopher C. LeUnes (Member) born Bryan, Texas, December 22, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1996, Connecticut; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1989); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1993). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: V. Garrett Place, Inc. 972 SW 2d 140 (Tex App. - Dallas, 1998). Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate.Email: Christopher C. LeUnes

Jason D. Bath (Member) born Midland, Texas, May 11, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Complex Litigation; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability.

Ken Woodard (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 10, 1961; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1984); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Ins. Co. of North America v. Aberdeen Ins. Svcs., Inc., et al., 253 F.3d 878 (5th Cir. 2001). Practice Areas: Coverage; Coverage Litigation; Bad Faith; Large Loss Subrogation; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Transportation; Trucking Law; Torts.

James J. Thorpe (Member) born Moline, Illinois, August 27, 1951; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Western Illinois University (B.A., 1974); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1986). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association. Practice Areas: Risk Management; Contracts.

Thomas B. Taylor (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 21, 1947; admitted to bar, 1974, Texas; 1975, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1984, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 1987, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas and U.S. Supreme Court; 1992, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas. Education: Texas Tech University (B.B.A., 1972); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1974).

Stephen R. Ricks (Member) born New Orleans, Louisiana, May 12, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; 1994, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Education: Lamar University (B.S., 1988); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1993).

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Amanda R. Keiser (Associate) born Des Moines, Iowa, October 26, 1972; admitted to bar, 2007, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2007). Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston and American Bar Associations; Association of Women Attorneys; Houston Young Lawyers Association.

Megan T. Ardoin (Associate) born Marion, Indiana, February 20, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., 2000); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004). Assistant Editor-In-Chief, Sputh Texas Law Review. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense.Email: Megan T. Ardoin