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| | Address | | Three Riverway, Suite 500 | | Houston, Texas 77056 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | |  | Free Initial Consultation |
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| | Contact Information | | Phone: 713-623-6868 | | Fax: 713-623-8222 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mckinneycooper.com | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice, Products Liability, Negligence, Insurance, Toxic Tort, Commercial and Employment Litigation. | | Year Established: 2000 | Firm Profile:
Since the formation of this law firm, McKinney & Cooper, L.L.P. has been providing its clients with high quality, aggressive and cost-effective legal services as well as the personal attention that all clients need and deserve. The effectiveness of the firm's philosophy and its commitment to excellence is reflected not only on the quality of work performed on each individual case, but also on the success rate of its cases taken to trial. By way of explanation, in the first 20 years o his practice, Mr. McKinney has prevailed in over 65 fully litigated cases (i.e., by jury verdict or appellate decision). Additionally, in cases involving problematical fact patterns or difficult jurisdictions, Mr. McKinney has either substantially undercut the pre-trial demand or obtained a reversal on appeal (with major assistance from Ms. Cooper). In the remainder of his trials, his clients have paid judgments greater than the settlement demand in only three of more than fifty jury trials. Furthermore, Mr. McKinney and Ms. Cooper have been retained as appellate counsel in a variety of cases achieving favorable results in more than three quarters of their cases.In addition to providing the highest quality of legal service, a deep commitment to public service and support of charitable endeavors have been ingrained in McKinney & Cooper firm culture, working with and sitting on the boards of many organizations that seek to improve and educate for a better life. | | Firm Size: 9 | Languages:
English and Spanish. | Representative Clients:
Church Pension Group; Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services; Fluor Corporation; Gilbert Texas Construction, L.P.; Kiewitt Offshore Services, Ltd.; Pinnacle Finnancial; The St. Paul Travelers Companies; W.P. Engineering; Zurich North America. | Office Hours:
Monday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: By Appointment Only: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
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Free Initial Consultation
| | —————————— | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Andrew T. McKinney, IV (Member) born Oakland, California, April 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: North Texas State University (B.A., 1977); University of Houston (J.D., 1980). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Negligence; Construction Law; Toxic Torts; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Andrew T. McKinney, IV | | Kim Edwards Cooper (Member) born Austin, Texas, January 14, 1970; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas. Education: University of Texas (B.A., 1991); University of Houston (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Email: Kim Edwards Cooper | | OF COUNSEL | | Ron Ramey (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, January 8, 1942; admitted to bar, 1965, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. Education: University of Texas at Houston (B.B.A., Finance, 1962; J.D., 1965). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Construction Contracts; Small Business Corporations; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury; Family Law. Email: Ron Ramey | | Sharon E. Cullen (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, November 24, 1950; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.A., English, 1973); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 1993). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. 2004 TMCA Credentialed Mediator. Adjunct Professor of Law: Civil Trial Advocacy Skills, University of Houston Law Center. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; Houston Trial Lawyers Association. Email: Sharon E. Cullen | | Spencer G. Markle (Of Counsel) born Manhasset, New York, January 14, 1955; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Education: Duquesne University (B.S., 1978); University of Pittsburgh (J.D., 1981). Author: "Voir Dire Examination," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Rookie Seminar, 1990; "Ethical Considerations of Insurance Defense," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Rookie Seminar, 1991-1993; "For the Defense: Limiting Damages in Texas," National Business Institute, 1989; "Head Injury Litigation in Texas," National Business Institute, 1992; "Working with Expert Witnesses," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas PDP, 1992; "Direct and Cross Examination of Experts," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1994; "Trial Skills with the Masters," Trial Advocacy Instructor, South Texas College of Law, 1995; "Dramshop and Liquor Liability," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995 and HBA CLE Series, 1996; "Questioned Documents," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996; "Dramshop and Liquor Liability," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1996 and Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1997; "Premises Liability in Texas - A Current Analysis," Corporate Counsel Review, Vol. XVII, No. 2, November 1998; "Premises, Security and Dramshop Litigation," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1998; "Stowers, Caps and Credits," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, 1999; "Dramshop and Liquor Liability," Corporate Counsel Review, Vol. XVIII, No. 1, May 1999; "Defending the Doctor Against the Hospital's Lawyer," War Stories with a Purpose, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys Annual Meeting, 1999; "Update on Damages," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 2002; "Dramshop and Liquor Liability," Corporate Counsel Review, Vol. XXI, No. 1, May 2002; "Update on Dramshop and Liquor Liability Law in Texas," Texas Restaurant Association, 2003; "An Overview of Texas Medical Malpractice Law and Proposed Tort Reform Legislation," Texas Neurological Society, 2003; "Dramshop Gone MADD," Advanced Personal Injury Course, State Bar of Texas, 2003; "Voir Dire after Proposition 12," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course CLE, 2005. Member: Houston, Pennsylvania and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Houston Trial Lawyers Association; Texas Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Houston Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Harris County Medical Society-Professional Liability Outreach Team; Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists; International Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research and Trial Lawyers Association; Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Diplomate, American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Tort Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Spencer G. Markle | | —————————— | | Valarie J. Eissler (Associate) admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; U.S. District Court, North, East, West and Southern Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Education: University of Evansville, (B.S., magna cum laude, 1978); University of Houston (J.D., 1993). Member, American Society of Clinical Pathologists Registry, 1978. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member: Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1997-2000; Litigation Section, 1998-2000); State Bar of Texas (Intellectual Property Law Section); American Intellectual Property Law Association. | | Carolyn S. Schultz (Associate) born Trenton, Michigan, May 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1996, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Houston Baptist University (B.A., English and Psychology, 1993); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1996). Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Environmental Section). Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Carolyn S. Schultz |
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