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| | Address | | 4 Houston Center, Suite 1560, 1331 Lamar Street | | Houston, Texas 77010 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-654-1560 | | Telecopier: 713-654-7930 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.frvf-law.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli practices in the following areas of law:
Admiralty and Maritime Law, Business Law, Insurance, International Trade, Natural Resources, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Appellate Practice, Bankruptcy, Banks and Banking, Cargo Damage Claims, Charter Parties, Civil Practice, Class Actions, Commercial Law, Complex and Multi-District Litigation, Construction Law, Contracts, Corporate Law, Employment Litigation, Entertainment and the Arts, Environmental Criminal Law, Environmental Law, Equipment Finance and Leasing, Family Law, Fidelity and Surety, Finance, General Practice, Historic Preservation, Immigration and Naturalization, Insurance Coverages, Insurance Defense, Intellectual Property, International Law, Investments, Leases and Leasing, Litigation, Longshore & Harbor Workers' Compensation Claims, Marine Insurance, Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures, Mortgages, Negligence, Occupational Safety and Health, Offshore Rig Casualties, Partnership Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Property Law, Real Estate, Resorts and Leisure, Securities, Shipbuilding/Repair, Salvage Demurrage, Sports Law, Trademarks, Transportation, Trusts and Estates, Vessel and Shipping Disputes, Vessel Arrest and In Rem Claims. | | Year Established: 1988 | | Firm Size: 50 | Languages:
English, Spanish, French and Italian. | Representative Clients:
The American Club; American International Underwriters; AON Risk Service of Texas, Inc.; Associates Commercial Corporation; Astilleros y Talleres Del Noroeste, S.A.; AXA Corporate Solutions; Board of Commissioners of the Port of New Orleans; BP Amoco Corporation; The Britannia Steam Ship Insurance Association Limited; British Marine Mutual; Burlington Resources; Cal Dive International, Inc.; Carnival Corporation; Carnival Cruise Lines, Inc.; Chilean Line, Inc.; Commerce and Industry Insurance Company; Commonwealth Insurance Company; Commonwealth of Puerto Rico; Crescent Ship Service, Inc.; Cunard Cruise Lines; Daewoo Corporation; ERC Frankona Reinsurance Ltd.; Equitas Ltd.; Fireman's Fund McGee & Co., Inc.; First City National Bank of Houston; Formosa Plastics Corporation; Gard Service AS; General Reinsurance Corporation; Gjensidige Forsikring; Global Marine, Inc.; Global SantaFe; Hibernia National Bank; John W. Stone Oil Distributors, LLC; KFC National Management Co.; Maritime Guardian, Ltd.; Markel; MasTec Corporation; Members of The International Underwriting Association; McDonnell Douglas Finance Corp.; McDonough Marine Service; McGriff, Seibels & Williams of Texas, Inc.; Moran Towing & Transportation Company, Inc.; Mutual Marine Office, Inc.; Neare, Gibbs & Company; North of England P&I Association Limited; Norwich Union; OMI Corp.; Orleans Private Industry Council, Inc.; Riverway Company; Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd.; St. Paul Surplus Lines Insurance Company; Schlumberger Offshore Services; Skandia International Insurance Corporation; SKULD; Somerset Insurance Servies of Texas, Inc.; The Steamship Mutual Underwriting Association (Bermuda) Limited; The Swedish Club; Tidewater Marine; TMS (America), Inc.; Total Minatone Corporation; Transocean Offshore, Inc.; The United Kingdom Mutual Steam Ship Assurance Association (Bermuda), Limited; Underwriters Indemnity; Underwriters at Lloyd's, London; Underwriters Marine Services, Inc.; Venezuelan Line; Westfeldt Bros., Inc.; Whitney National Bank; Zurich Global Energy. |
Other Office Locations of Fowler Rodriguez Valdes-Fauli
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Mobile, Alabama, U.S.A.
Miami, Florida, U.S.A.
Bogotá, Colombia
| | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Michael W. McCoy (Member) born Houston, Texas, October 12, 1955; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., with high honors, 1976); Baylor University (J.D., 1979). Phi Delta Phi. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1977-1979. Member, Texas Bar Foundation, 1996—; Houston Bar Foundation, 2004—. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc.; State Bar College. Practice Areas: Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Coverage and Defense; Products Liability Defense; Premises Liability Defense; Employment Litigation; Civil Litigation; Extra Contractual Insurance Claims. Email: Michael W. McCoy | | Timothy W. Strickland (Member) born Bloomington, Indiana, February 25, 1966; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Texas Tech University (B.S., 1988); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1991). Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; Houston Maritime Arbitration Association; The Houston Mariners Club; Maritime Lawyers Association; Southeastern Admiralty Lawyers Institute. Practice Areas: Admiralty; Marine Subrogation; Marine Pollution; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Arbitration; Marine Law; Marine Environmental Law; Marine Oil Spills; Maritime Contracts; Maritime Personal Injury; Maritime Liens; Maritime Negligence; Recreational Boating Law; Jones Act; International Maritime Law; Inland Marine Law; Charter Parties; Carriage of Goods by Sea; Charter Party Arbitration; Marine Cargo; Marine Insurance; Marine Insurance Defense; Marine Salvage Rights; Marine Liability; Maritime Commercial Law; Maritime Finance; Maritime Law; Maritime Property Damage; Seamens Claims; International Law; Insurance Defense; Construction Arbitration; Construction Claims; Construction Contracts; Clean Water Act; Coastal Environmental Law; Oil Pollution; Oil Spills; Water Pollution; Water Quality; Wetlands Protection; Wetlands Regulation; Wildlife Law; Oil and Gas Contracts; Oil and Gas Litigation; Oilfield Drilling; Oilfield Personal Injury. Email: Timothy W. Strickland | | Luis Enrique Cuervo Ponton (Member) born Bogota, Colombia, May 27, 1964; admitted to bar, 1989, Colombia; 1990, Louisiana; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (J.D., 1988); Tulane University (LL.M., 1990). Fulbright Scholar. Appointed advisor to the Colombia Ministry of Justice. Drafter of Colombian Criminal Procedure Code, 1991. Law Professor: Roman Law, Universidad de la Sabana, 1994-1996; Criminal Procedure, Externado de Colombia, 1991; Oil and Gas Law, Universidad Javeriana, 2001. Adjunct Professor, International Oil and Gas Law, Tulane Law School, 2002—. Author and Lecturer: "Oil and Gas in Colombia: Lessons of the Past, Conditions in the Present and Prospects for the Future" (1996); "Algunos Temas del Derecho de Petróleos en Colombia" (1997); "Cambios Recientes a la Política Petrolera Colombiana" (1998); "Colombia: An Option to be Considered? New Oil and Gas Policies" (2000); "La Importancia del Bloque Samoré para la Industria Petrolera Colombiana" (2000); "Introducción al derecho y la Política de Petróleos" (2001). Program Chair, Tulane Latin American Law Institute, 2002—. Member: Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. (Also at Bogota, Colombia Office). Practice Areas: Energy; Natural Resources; International Law; Admiralty; International Litigation; Oil and Gas Transactions. Email: Luis Enrique Cuervo Ponton | | George A. Gaitas (Member) born Athens, Greece, 1945; admitted to bar, 1975, Kansas; 1977, Louisiana; 1994, Minnesota; 2007, Texas. Education: University of Minnesota (B.A., 1969); Washburn University of Topeka (J.D., 1974); Tulane University, New Orleans (LL.M., 1977). Former In-House Counsel, Bulk Carrier and Tanker Owners. Member: Louisiana State Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Glencore International AG v. Metro Trading International Inc., 1 Lloyd's. Rep. 284, 2001; Caltex Trading Pte v. Metro Trading, 2 Lloyd's Rep. 724, 1999; Glencore International v. Exter Shipping Ltd, EWCA Civ. 524 (Ct. App. 2002); Exter Shipping Ltd. v. Kilakos, 310 F.Supp. 2d. 1301, 2004 AMC 1449 (N.D.Ga. 2004); Athens Sky Compania Naviera S.A. v. The Port Services Corp'n Ltd., (1985) 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 129 (High Court, Admiralty Division) (and on appeal); Athens Cape Naviera S.A. v. Deutsche Dampschiffahrtsgesellschaft, "HANSA" 1 Lloyd's Law Reports 528 (Ct. App. 1985); Sea Calm Shipping Co. SA v. Chantiers Navals d'Esterel SA, (The "Uhenbels" 2 Lloyd's Rep. 294) (High Court), 1986; Petroleum Shipping Ltd. v. Vatis, 2 Lloyd's Law Reports 314 (High Court), 1997. Languages: Greek. Practice Areas: Maritime Transactional; Maritime Contentious; Admiralty and Maritime; Regulatory Law; Contracts; International Litigation; International Bankruptcy; International Insolvency; Maritime Contracts; Maritime Regulation; Marine Pollution; Maritime Personal Injury; Charter Parties; Charter Party Arbitration; International Maritime Law; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Admiralty Law; Marine Environmental Law; Marine Law; Marine Liability; Marine Oil Spills; Marine Salvage Rights; Maritime Accidents; Maritime Arbitration; Maritime Property Damage; Shipping; Shipping Regulation; Fraud; Carriage of Goods by Sea; Cruise Ship Injuries; Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Marine Cargo; Marine Insurance; Marine Insurance Defense; Marine Insurance Salvage; Marine Subrogation; Maritime Administrative Law; Maritime Negligence; Maritime Products Liability; Seamens Claims; Ship Documentation; Ship Finance; Ship Foreclosure; Ship Registration; Ship Sales and Mortgages; Shipbuilding and Repair; Shipyard Litigation; Freight Taxation; General Average Disputes; Maritime International Judgment Enforcement; International Arbitration. Email: George A. Gaitas | | P. Wayne Pickering (Partner) born Lawrenceville, Illinois, 1956; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; U.S. District Court, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Eastern Illinois University (B.S., Business, 1978); University of Houston Law School (J.D., 1989). Certified Public Accountant, Ohio (non-practicing registration). Member: Houston and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Products Liability; Premises Liability; Insurance Coverage. Email: P. Wayne Pickering | | Allison H. Gabbert (Member) born Houston, Texas, April 26, 1971; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; 1998, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., Political Science, 1992); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1995). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Reported Cases: Cale's Clean Scene Carwash, Inc. v. Hubbard, 76 S.W. 3d 784 (Tex. App. -- Houston [14th Dist.] 2002, no pet.); Budgget Indus. v. Faber Eng'g., 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 4117 (Tex. App. Houston [14th Dist.] May 15, 2003, no pet.); J.E.A. v. Allen, 2002 Tex. App. LEXIS 7667 (Tex. App. Dallas October 28, 2002, pet. denied). Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Liability Defense; Business Counseling and Transactions; Employment. Email: Allison H. Gabbert | | Justin W. R. Renshaw (Member) born Houston, Texas, September 1, 1972; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas; U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Emory University (B.A., Philosophy and Religion, 1995); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1999). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish and English. Practice Areas: Admiralty and Maritime Law; Litigation. Email: Justin W. R. Renshaw | | ASSOCIATES | | Stacey Norstrud (Associate) born Pasadena, Texas, September 12, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, Texas. Education: St. Edward's University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1995); Thomas M. Cooley Law School (J.D., 1999). Recipient, Dean's List Honor Roll. Member, Thomas M. Cooley Law School Law Review, 1998-1999. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; The Houston Mariners Club. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Jones Act; Marine Subrogation; Maritime Personal Injury; International Law; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Stacey Norstrud | | Robin Howard Wexler (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, June 3, 1973; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; 2001, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 2004, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1995); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1998). Member, Moot Court. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Coverage; Insurance Bad Faith; Insurance Defense; Labor and Employment. Email: Robin Howard Wexler | | John Richard Todd (Associate) born Greenwood, Mississippi, September 26, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Mississippi (B.A., 2000); Vanderbilt University (J.D., 2003). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty. Email: John Richard Todd | | Kim Elaine Conkey (Associate) born Laredo, Texas, 1969; admitted to bar, 2007, California; U.S. District Court, Northern District of California; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Houston-Clear Lake (B.S., American Jurisprudence, 1992; M.A., Sociology, 2000); New College of California School of Law (J.D., 2006). Member: State Bar of California; American Bar Association. Email: Kim Elaine Conkey | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
New Orleans, Louisiana Office: 400 Poydras Street, 30th Floor, 70130. Telephone: 504-523-2600. Telecopier: 504-523-2705.
Miami, Florida Office: 355 Alhambra Circle, Suite 801 (Coral Gables), 33134. Telephone: 786-364-8400. Telecopier: 786-364-8401.
Mobile, Alabama Office: 56 St. Joseph Street, Suite 1301, 36602. Telephone: 251-344-4721. Telecopier: 251-343-7503.
Bogota, Colombia Office: Carrera 12A #77-41 Oficina 502, Bogota. Telephone: 571-313-4488. Telecopier: 571-313-4677.
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