|   | | Law Firm in Houston, Texas | A Registered Limited Liability Partnership |
| | Address | | 1301 McKinney, Suite 2700 | | Houston, Texas 77010 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Ebanks Taylor Horne, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. Accident and Personal Injury, Accounting Malpractice, Adjuster Liability, Agents Errors and Omissions, Alcohol Beverage, Appellate Practice, Architectural Malpractice, Arson and Insurance Fraud Defense, Auto Products Liability, Automobile Negligence, Bad Faith Bicycle Products Liability, Breach of Contract, Breach of Warranty, Business Torts, Casualty Insurance, Common Carrier Law, Complex and Multi District Litigation, Complex Litigation, Construction Accidents, Construction Defect Litigation, Deceptive Trade Practices, Defamation, Defective Products, Defense Litigation, Defense of Legal and Medical Malpractice, Dental Malpractice Law, Directors and Officers Liability, Dram Shop Law, Drug and Medical Device Litigation, Employers Liability, Engineering Malpractice, Excess Insurance Law, False Imprisonment Law, Fire Loss Litigation, General Practice, Industrial Accidents, Insurance Agents Errors and Omissions, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Defense Law, Insurance Fraud, Invasion of Privacy Law, Legal Malpractice Law, Libel and Slander, Life Insurance Death Claims, Liquor Liability, Litigation, Litigation Defense, Malpractice, Defense, Malpractice Law, Medical Litigation, Medical Malpractice, Negligence, Officers and Directors Liability, Personal Injury, Plaintiffs Trial Practice, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Professional Malpractice, Real Estate Errors and Omissions, Regulated Professionals, Third Party Wrongful Death, Tort Law, Toxic Torts, Truck Liability, Unfair Trade Practices, Vehicular Accident, Veterinary Malpractice, Workers Compensation and Wrongful Death Law. | | Year Established: 2003 | | Firm Size: 14 | Representative Clients:
Great American Insurance Companies; American Empire Insurance Company; Bristol West Insurance Company; Arch Insurance Group. | Office Hours:
Monday: 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Tuesday: 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Wednesday: 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Thursday: 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
Friday: 07:30 AM - 06:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
| | James David Ebanks (Partner) born Houston, Texas, April 19, 1959; admitted to bar, 1984, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and Central District of Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court; 2004, Tennessee. Education: University of Kansas (B.A., 1981); University of Houston (J.D., 1984). Delta Theta Phi. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Defense Research Institute; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel (Level 1 Member); Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: James David Ebanks | | Deanna Dean Smith (Partner) born Houston, Texas, April 18, 1961; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 2004, Tennessee and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Oklahoma State University (B.S., 1982); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. National Champion American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition, 1990. Speaker: "Advanced Personal Injury Law," South Texas College of Law, May 1994; "Fen Phen Medical Aspects and Potential Liability," Law Journal Seminars, 1998; "Texas Nursing Home Negligence," PESI, January 1999; "Advanced Personal Injury Law," State Bar of Texas, August 2001; "Choosing and Courting a Jury," State Bar of Texas, April 2002; "Nursing Home Liability," State Bar of Texas, November 2002; "Texas Nursing Home Negligence," PESI, January 2003; "Choosing and Courting a Jury," State Bar of Texas, April 2003; "Nursing Home Negligence," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, June 2003. Adjunct Professor: University of Houston, 2003; South Texas College of Law, 1990-1999. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Bar Foundation; American Board of Trial Advocates. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Trial Practice; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Premises Liability; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Products Liability. Email: Deanna Dean Smith | | A. David Carlson (Partner) born Tampa, Florida, August 27, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; 1981, Florida; 1992, Colorado, U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Florida State University (B.S., 1977); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Phi Delta Alpha Delta. Assistant District Attorney, Harris County, 1980-1982. Member: Houston, and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Florida Bar; The Colorado Bar; National District Attorneys' Association; National College of District Attorneys; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Email: A. David Carlson | | Marvin C. Moos (Partner) born Wilmington, Delaware, February 26, 1959; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, First, Fifth, District of Columbia and Federal Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Colorado School of Mines (B.S., 1981); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1990). Order of the Lytae. Regional Champion, Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1989. Member, Law Review, 1998-1990. Briefing Attorney, Hon. Joe Draughn, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, Houston, Texas, 1990-1991. Speaker: ADC Contracts and Risk Management Conference, "Cleere vs. Dominion: Lessons Learned from the Fifth Circuit's Decision" (November 2004). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice (Appeals); Litigation. Email: Marvin C. Moos | | Gregory C. Rota (Partner) born Greenwich, Connecticut, August 21, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Eastern, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts. Email: Gregory C. Rota | | Chastiti N. Horne (Partner) born Hemphill, Texas, March 28, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Stephen F. Austin State University (B.A., 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). National Order of Barristers. Officer, Board of Advocates, 1997-1998. National Champion, Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 1998. Semi-finalist Texas Invitational Mock Trial Competition, 1997. Quarterfinalist, San Diego National Criminal Procedure Moot Court Competition. Quarterfinalist, Judge John R. Brown National Admiralty Moot Court Competition. Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 1998—. Speaker: "Texas Nursing Home Negligence," PESI, January 2003; "Documentation: Safe Passage in Healthcare," ARC 2003 Healthcare Conference. Volunteer: Child Advocates, Inc.; Board of Directors 2001-2003, Justice for Children; Harris County Adult Volunteer of the Year 2001. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability. Email: Chastiti N. Horne | | Tory F. Taylor (Partner) born Dallas, Texas, August 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Rollins College (B.A., 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Participant: Texas Invitational Mock Trial Competition, 1996; National Mock Trial Competition, 1997; Georgetown Invitational Mock Trial Competition, 1997; American Trial Lawyers Association National Mock Trial Competition, 1998; Board of Advocates, 1996-1998. Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 2003—. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Trucking Law; Premises Liability. Email: Tory F. Taylor | | —————————— | | Bridgett M. Matthes (Associate) born Chillicothe, Ohio, November 30, 1973; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.S., Journalism/Public Relations Sequence, 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Order of the Barristers, 1999. Recipient, Dean T. Gerald Treece "Heart of the South Texas Advocate Award," 1999. Finalist: Illinois State University National Health Law Moot Court Competition, 1998; John Marshall Law School National Information and Technology Moot Court Competition, 1998; Best Team, Best Advocate, Best Appellant's Brief, Nova Southeastern National Moot Court Competition, 1998. Finalist, Best Brief, 3rd Place Speaker, Texas State Bar Moot Court Competition, 1999. Finalist, Speaker Award, American Bar Association National Moot Court Competition, 1999. Finalist, 2nd Place Speaker, American Bar Association Regional National Competition, 1999. Author: "The Euro: A Trojan Horse for Europe or Real Rival for the U.S. Dollar," CURRENTS International Trade Law Journal, winter 1998. Speaker: "Documentation: Safe Passage in Healthcare," ARC 2003 Healthcare Conference, June 2003. Director, Board of Advocates, 1999. Adjunct Professor, South Texas College of Law, 2003—. Member, CURRENTS International Trade Law Journal, 1997-1998. Member, Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management. Member: Houston Bar Association (Chairperson, IDEA Committee; Committee Member, Speakers Bureau); State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation. Email: Bridgett M. Matthes | | Patrick B. Larkin (Associate) born Richardson, Texas, May 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Economics, 1994); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999). Articles Editor, CURRENTS International Trade Law Journal, 1997-1999. Author: "International Antitrust: A Comparison of United States and European Union Antitrust Law," CURRENTS International Trade Law Journal, Summer, 1998. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Medical Malpractice; Premises Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Law. Email: Patrick B. Larkin | | Joshua C. Anderson (Associate) born Texas, September 10, 1974; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1997); Tulane University (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Intern for Hon. David Hittner, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1998. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Email: Joshua C. Anderson | | Joshua K. Davis (Associate) born Austin, Texas, January 20, 1973; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Southwest Texas State University (B.A., 1997); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Sigma Alpha Epsilon. National Champion, Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 2000. Texas Administrative Law Moot Court Tournament, 2000 . Director, Board of Advocates, 2000-2001. Member: Houston (Committee Member, John J. Eikenburg Fun Run) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability; Personal Injury; Toxic Torts. Email: Joshua K. Davis | | Jennifer Monday Leman (Associate) born Houston, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Southern Methodist University (B.A., 1993); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Kappa Kappa Gamma. Phi Alpha Delta. Hippard Mock Trial; Blakely Moot Court. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association (Member, Tort and Insurance Practice Section); Texas Young Lawyers Association; Houston Young Lawyer's Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability. Email: Jennifer Monday Leman | | Caroline Clinton (Associate) born Canton, Ohio, December 7, 1976; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.B.A., 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). Delta Delta Delta. Quarterfinalist, Evan A. Evans Constitutional Law Moot Court Competition, 2002. Octofinalist, Leroy Jeffers Intramural Moot Court Competition, 2001. Finalist, Garland R. Walker Memorial Intramural Mock Trial Competition, 2001. Semifinalist, State Bar of Texas Administrative and Public Law Moot Court Competition, 2002. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Medical Malpractice Defense; Products Liability; Premises Liability. Email: Caroline Clinton | | Benjamin B. Leibman (Associate) born Bronx, New York, July 30, 1976; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., Psychology, 1999); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi (Member, 2002-2004). Member, Law Review, 2002-2003. Recipient: Finalist, Pepperdine University National Moot Court Competition, Malibu, Ca., 2003; Best Brief, Pepperdine University National Moot Court Competition, Malibu, Ca.; Third Place, Scribes-American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects-National Appellate Brief Award, 2004; Semifinalist, Judge John R. Brown National Admiralty Moot Court Competition, New Orleans, LA., 2004; Finalist, Leroy Jeffers Intramural Moot Court Competition, 2002; Best Brief, Leroy Jeffers Intramural Moot Court Competition, 2002; Quarterfinalist, Dunn, Kacal, Adams, Pappas & Law Mock Trial Competition, 2002. Varsity Advocate/Brief Captain, Evans National Moot Court Competition, 2003. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Email: Benjamin B. Leibman |
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