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Our firm represents and advises clients who are or might become involved in a lawsuit or appeal as a result of a dispute, including prevention and settlement, in such areas as personal injury and employment claims, contract disputes, and family law and commercial matters.

Statement of Practice

Civil and Criminal Trial and Appellate Practice. Personal Injury, General Civil, Criminal and Appellate Law. General Litigation. Admiralty and Maritime Law, Administrative Law, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Business and Commercial Law, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Education Law, Employment Law, Environmental Law, Estate Planning and Probate, Ethics and Professional Responsibility, Health and Healthcare Law, Insurance Law, Probate and Estate Administration, Products Liability, Professional Malpractice, Toxic Torts.

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Address

5111 Center Street
Houston, TX 77007, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)

Phone

Phone: 713-869-1155
Fax: 713-869-8957
URL: http://www.etrlaw.com

Website

http://www.etlawfirm.com

Office Hours

Monday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:00 AM - 05:30 PM

ASSOCIATES

Frank Daniel (Associate) born Houston, Texas, July 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2005, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1999); Texas Southern University (J.D., 2004); Sam Houston State University (M.B.A., Business Administration). Co-Chair, HBA Special Olympics Committee. Lifetime Member, Sons of the Republic of Texas. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Litigation; Wrongful Death; Consumer Litigation; Commercial Litigation.Email: Frank Daniel

Jason L. Fowell (Associate) born Jacksonville, Florida, March 5, 1973; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., 1996); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2003). Delta Theta Phi. Member, Mock Trial Team, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Member, 2001-2003 and Managing Editor, 2002-2003, Corporate Counsel Review. Licensed Investment Banker, National Association Of Securities Dealers, 1997-1999. Author, "The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: Writ for Certiorari," 44 S. Tex. L. Rev. 809, 2003. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Languages: Spanish.Email: Jason L. Fowell

OF COUNSEL

Charles W. Bailey, Jr. (Of Counsel) born Galveston, Texas, September 29, 1940; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1962; M.D., 1967); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1980). Order of the Lytae. Dean's List. Recipient, Townes Award, 1980. Assistant Lead Articles Editor, South Texas College of Law Review, 1980. Qualified in Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution. Board of Trustees: 1988-1989, and Chairman, 1989, Houston Academy of Medicine/Texas Medical Center Library; Texas Medical Center, 1993-1996. President: Houston Academy of Medicine, 1989; Harris County Medical Society, 1993; Texas Medical Association, 2003. Governmental Appointments: Texas Medical Disclosure Panel, 1988-1991; Jury Task Force, Supreme Court of Texas, 1996-1997. Member: Houston Bar Association; American Society of Law and Medicine; American College of Legal Medicine. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Healthcare Law.

Robert B. Wallis (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, May 4, 1947; admitted to bar, 1971, Texas; 1972, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1971). Phi Kappa Phi. Articles Editor, Houston Law Review, 1970-1971. Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, Bates College of Law, 1974-1975. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Civil Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Product Litigation.Email: Robert B. Wallis

The following is a list of reported cases for Michael Essmyer and Christopher Tritico.

REPORTED CASES: Goodie v. Houston Independent School Dist., 57 S.W. 3d 646, 158 Ed. Law. Rep. 866 (Tex. App.-Hous. 14th Dist. 2001); Gold v. City of College Station, 40 S.W.3d 637 (Tex. App.-Houston, 1st District 2001); Sarsfield v. State, 11 S.W. 3d 326 (Tex. App. Hous. 14th Dist. 1999); U.S. V. McVeigh, 954 F.Supp. 1441 (D.Colo., 1997); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 161 F.3rd 1226, Cert. Denied, 526 U.S. 1099 (1999) (9th Cir. 1998); Nava v. Reddy Partnership/Quail Chase, 988 S.W. 2d 346 (Tex. App-Houston, 1st Dist. 1999); Pressey v. Patterson, 701 F.Supp. (S.D. Tex. 1998); Worthy v. Collagen Corp., 967 S.W.2d 360 (Tex. 1998); Steele v. Collagen Corp., 63 Cal.Rptr. 2d 879 54 Cal.App. 4th 1474 (Cal. App. 3rd District 1997); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 126 F.3rd 902, Cert. Denied, 523 U.S. 1020 (1998) (7th Cir. 1997); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 991 F. Supp. 1185 (N.D. Calif. 1996); Fiore v. Collagen Corp., 930 P. 2d 477, 187 Ariz. 400 (Ariz. App. Div. 1 1996); Green v. Dolsky, 685 A.2d 110, 546 Pa. 400 (Pa. 1996); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 67 F.3rd 1453, Cert. Denied 518 U.S. 1033 (1996) (9th Cir. 1995); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 67 F. 3rd 1268, Cert. Denied, 518 U.S. 1030 (1996) (7th Cir. 1995); Worthy v. Collagen Corp., 921 S.W.2d 711 (Tex. App. Dallas 1995); Garcia v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, 902 S.W.2d 728 (Houston 14th Cir. 1995); Rideau v. Jefferson County, 899 F. Supp. 298 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Rideau v. Jefferson County, 902 F. Supp. 1115 (E.D. Tex. 1995); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 974 F.2d 1342, Cert. Denied 509 U.S. 923 (1995) (9th Cir. 1992); Green v. Dolsky, 641 A.2d 600, 433 Pa. Super. 556 (Pa. Superior 1994); Mitchell v. Collagen Corp., 870 F.Supp. 885 (N.D. Ind. 1994); Anderson v. Collins, 18 F.3rd 1208, Cert. Denied, 511 U.S. 1065 (5th Cir. 1994); United States v. Henderson, 19 F.3rd 917, Cert Denied, 513 U.S. 877 (1994) (5th Cir. 1994); King v. Collagen Corp., 983 F.2d 1130, Cert. Denied, 510 U.S. 824 (1993) (1st Cir. 1993); Stamps v. Collagen, 983 F.2d 1416, Cert. Denied, 510 U.S. 824 (1993) (5th Cir. 1993); Reynolds v. State, 856 S.W.2d 547, 84 Ed. Law Rep. 571 (Tex.App.-Hous., 1st Dist. 1993); Kennedy v. Collagen Corp., 967 F.2d 587 (9th Cir. 1992); Turboff v. Gertner, Aron & Ledet Investments, 840 S.W.2d 603 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 1992); Turboff v. Gertner, Aron & Ledet Investments, 763 S.W.2d 827 (Tex. App.-Houston 14th Dist. 1991); American Medical International, Inc. v. Giurintano, 821 S.W.2d 331 (Tex. App-Houston 14th District 1991); Thomas v. Frederick, 766 F.Supp. 540 (W.D. La.-Lafayette 1991); Pressey v. Patterson, 898 F.2d 1018 (5th Circuit 1990); Phillips v. McIntyre, 783 S.W.2d 261 (Tex.App.-Texarkana 1989); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 814 F.2d 1017, Cert. Denied, 485 U.S. 959 (1988) (5th Circuit 1987); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 814 F.2d 1017, Cert. Denied, 484 U.S. 811 (1987) (5th Circuit 1987); Love v. State, 687 S.W.2d 469 (Tex. App.-Hous. 1st District 1985); Herceg v. Hustler Magazine Inc., 503 F.Supp. 1566 (S.D. Tex. 1984); Reese v. State of Texas, 653 S.W. 2d 550 (Tex. App-Beaumont 1983).