|   | | Law Firm in Houston, Texas | |
| (Formerly Cook & Roach, LLP) |
| | Address | | Heritage Plaza, 1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2650 | | Houston, Texas 77002 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Roach & Newton, LLP practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Litigation, Federal Civil Practice, Civil Appeals, Complex Commercial Litigation, Class Actions, Insurance Coverage, Insurance Litigation, Construction Litigation, Products Liability Defense. | | Year Established: 1993 | | Firm Size: 7 | Representative Clients:
Alcoa; American Petroleum Institute; Chevron; CB&I; Coinmach; Dupont; El Paso; Euclid-Hitachi; General Electric Capital; Johnson & Johnson; Lyondell Petrochemicals; Marriott; Mastex Industries; Michelin; Odfjell; Phillips Petroleum; Product Liability Advisory Council; Raytheon Engineers and Constructors; Republic Waste; Shell Oil; S&B Constructors; Schrader Wine Cellars; Sulzer Orthopedics; Temple-Inland; True Value; Volvo; Vopak; Waste Management. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:00 PM
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Other Office Locations of Roach & Newton, LLP
Austin, Texas, U.S.A.
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.A.
| | PARTNERS OF FIRM | | Robert M. (Randy) Roach, Jr. (Partner) born Bronxville, New York, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas. Education: University of Texas; Georgetown University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1977); University of Texas (J.D., 1981). Listed: Texas Super Lawyer, 2004-2008; Top 100 Houston Region Super Lawyers-Appellate, 2007-2008; Chambers Leading Business Lawyers-Insurance, 2005-2008; Best Lawyers in America-Insurance, 2006-2008; Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who in the World; Who's Who in Academia. Member, Texas Law Review, 1979-1981. Hildebrand Moot Court Champion, 1980-1981. Staff, U.S. Senate Select Committee on Nutrition, 1975-1977. Staff, U.S. Supreme Court, 1977. Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy, University of Texas School of Law, 2000-2008. Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy, Insurance Appeals, University of Houston Law Center, 1990-2008. Author: Over 125 CLE and law journal articles on topics including appellate advocacy and procedure, pre-trial and trial procedure, insurance coverage litigation, and ethics for the State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, and the University of Texas, University of Houston, South Texas and SMU Schools of Law. Member: State Bar of Texas (Chair, Appellate Section, 2006-2007); (Chair, Council of Chairs, 2007-2008); Houston Bar Association (Chair, Appellate Practice Section, 2000-2001); (Chair, Juror Orientation Subcommittee of Administration of Justice Committee, 2005-2006); Austin Bar Association (Member, Appellate Section); Fifth Circuit Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar Survey of Texas Appellate Judges (Chair, 1995-1997); Product Liability Advisory Council; International Association of Defense Counsel; Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; U.S. Supreme Court Historical Society; American Arbitration Association; College of the State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Guevara v. Ferrer, 247 S.W.3d 662, 2007 WL 2457760, 50 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 1182, Tex., August 31, 2007 (No. 05-1100); GuideOne Elite Ins. Co. v. Fielder Road Baptist Church, 197 S.W.3d 305, 2006 WL 1791689, 49 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 877, Tex., June 30, 2006 (No. 04-0692); Coastal Transport Co., Inc. v. Crown Cent. Petroleum Corp., 136 S.W.3d 227, 2004 WL 1091423, 47 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 559, Tex., May 14, 2004 (No. 01-0301); Global Octanes Texas, L.P. v. BP Exploration & Oil Inc., 154 F.3d 518, 1998 WL 611129, 36 UCC Rep.Serv.2d 633, C.A.5 (Tex.), September 14, 1998 (No. 97-20588); Aluminum Co. of America v. Bullock, 870 S.W.2d 2, 1994 WL 6716, Tex., January 12, 1994 (No. D-3404); Bullock v. Aluminum Co. of America, 843 S.W.2d 640, 1992 WL 259526, Tex. App.--Corpus Christi, October 08, 1992 (No. 13-91-386-CV); Fairfield Ins. Co. v. Stephens Martin Paving, LP, 246 S.W.3d 653, 2008 WL 400397, 51 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 491, Tex., February 15, 2008 (No. 04-0728); Citizens Ins. Co. of America v. Daccach , 105 S.W.3d 712, 2003 WL 1922502, Tex. App.--Austin, April 24, 2003 (No. 03-02-00524-CV); 217 S.W.3d 430, 2007 WL 623799, Blue Sky L. Rep. P 74,622, 50 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 474, Tex., March 02, 2007 (No. 03-0505); Leonard v. Aluminum Co. of America, 767 F.2d 134, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P 10,607, C.A.5 (Tex.), August 02, 1985 (No. 84-1467); National Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, PA v. CBI Industries, Inc., 907 S.W.2d 517, 1995 WL 584675, 41 ERC 1279, 39 Tex. Sup. Ct. J. 7, Tex., October 05, 1995 (No. D-4353); C.M. Asfahl Agency v. Tensor, Inc., 135 S.W.3d 768, 2004 WL 169737, Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.], January 29, 2004 (No. 01-01-00692-CV); Texas Disposal Systems Landfill, Inc. v. Waste Management Holdings, Inc., 219 S.W.3d 563, 2007 WL 1028828, Tex. App.--Austin, April 03, 2007 (No. 03-03-00631-CV); Aluminum Co. of America v. Alm, 785 S.W.2d 137, 1990 WL 6469, Prod.Liab.Rep. (CCH) P12, 360, Tex., January 31, 1990 (No. C-7889); Parks v. Dowell Div. of Dow Chemical Corp., 712 F.2d 154, , C.A.5 (Tex.), August 15, 1983 (No. 82-2213); Mi-Jack Products, Inc. v. Braneff, 827 S.W.2d 493, 1992 WL 44644, Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.], March 12, 1992 (No. 01-90-00002-CV); Motiva Enterprises, LLC v. St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co., 445 F.3d 381, 2006 WL 774926, C.A.5 (Tex.), March 28, 2006 (No. 05-20139) and 457 F.3d 459, 2006 WL 2037328, C.A.5 (Tex.), July 21, 2006 (No. 05-20139); Transoceanic Shipping Co., Inc. v. General Universal Systems, Inc., 961 S.W.2d 418, 1997 WL 474448, Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.], August 21, 1997 (No. 01-96-00531-CV); Perenco Nigeria Ltd. v. Ashland Inc., 242 F.3d 299, 2001 WL 121815, C.A.5 (Tex.), February 13, 2001 (No. 00-20209); Gonzalez v. McAllen Medical Center, Inc., Not Reported in S.W.3d, 2003 WL 21283132, Tex. App.--Corpus Christi, June 05, 2003 (No. 13-00-296-CV; Goldfarb v. El Paso Corp., 156 Fed. App. 678, 2005 WL 3293998, C.A.5 (Tex.), December 06, 2005 (No. 05-20078); United Nat. Ins. Co. v. Hydro Tank, Inc., 525 F.3d 400, 2008 WL 1799963, C.A.5 (Tex.), April 22, 2008 (No. 06-20335); Beech Aircraft Corp. v. Jinkins, 739 S.W.2d 19, Tex., July 08, 1987 (No. C-4807; Century Marine, Inc. v. Vaglica, 27 S.W.3d 703, 2000 WL 1526116, Tex. App.--Beaumont, October 05, 2000 (No. 09-98-044 CV); Pratho v. Zapata, 157 S.W.3d 832, 2005 WL 253900, Tex. App.--Fort Worth, February 03, 2005 (No. 2-03-051-CV). Practice Areas: Civil Appeals; Insurance Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Construction Litigation; Products Liability Defense. Email: Robert M. (Randy) Roach, Jr. | | John W. Newton, III (Partner) born Beaumont, Texas; admitted to bar, 1979, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Southern District of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1975); University of Houston (J.D., cum laude, 1978). Order of the Barons. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Evidence. Named to Texas Monthly Super Lawyers, 2003-2008. Member: Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization) (Also at Beaumont Office). Email: John W. Newton, III | | Robert J. Cunningham (Partner) born Redwood City, California, December 20, 1953; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Yale University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); Boston College (M.A., 1978); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1981); A.A. White Dispute Resolution Institute, University of Houston (A.A., Mediation Certificate, 1999); Colorado State University (Certificate in Business Ethics, 2005). Listed: Texas Super Lawyer-Insurance, 2006-2008; Best Lawyers in America-Insurance Law Specialty, 2008; Program Planning Committee: University of Texas School of Law, Insurance Law Institute, 1999-2004. Contributing Editor: Texas Annotated Insurance Code, Lexis-Nexis, 2007 Edition; Chambers USA, Leading Lawyers-Insurance, 2006 and 2007. Author: "Strategic Pretrial Choices in Coverage Cases," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 1998; "Declaratory Judgment Actions," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 1999; "Claims-Made Policies: Current Issues," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2000; "Holding the Insurer's Feet to the Fire: How to Get the Coverage You Deserve," (co-author), Preventing & Responding to the Maritime Emergency Seminar, South Texas College of Law, 2000; "Fundamentals of Marine Insurance," (co-author), Admiralty & Maritime Conference, University of Texas, 2000; "Additional Insured and Indemnification Issues in the Oil Patch and Offshore," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2001; "Choice of Law Issues in Insurance Disputes," Texas Insurance Law Symposium, South Texas College of Law, 2002; "The Enron Collapse: A Case Study of Insurance Implications Beyond D&O Coverage," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2002; "Insurance Red Flags: Post-9/11, Corporate Governance, etc.," Representing Corporations in a Changed Legal Environment, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2002; "Duty to Defend: The Eight Corners Rule," Advanced Insurance Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation, 2003; "Insurance for Trial Attorneys," Advanced Civil Trial Practice, State Bar of Texas, 2003; "Duty to Indemnify," Insurance Law Institute, University of Texas, 2003; "Impact of Offers of Settlement Under H.B. 4 on Stowers Issues," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2003; "Insurability of Punitive Damages: Policyholders' Perspective," South Texas, 2004; "Fifth Circuit Developments on Duty to Defend: Northfield Ins. v. Barrows," Tort and Insurance Section, Dallas Bar Association, 2004; "Recent Developments in Texas Insurance," Advance Civil Trial Practice, State Bar of Texas, 2004; "Duty to Defend: The Eight Corners Rule," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2004; "Recent Developments in Insurance Coverage Litigation," 40 Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Law Journal 521, 2005; "Sea-Change: Excess Underwriters v. Frank's Casing, Inc.," State Bar of Texas Audiocast, 2005; "Coverage Disputes After Frank's Casing: New Problems and Issues," Insurance Law for Attorneys Representative Insurers, University of Houston, 2005; "Frank's Casing and Reimbursement, South Texas, 2006; "Ins. and Ethical Issues Arising from Frank's Casing," Admiralty and Maritime Law Conf., University of Texas, 2006; "Current Issues in Liability Coverage," South Texas, 2007; "Lamar Homes: The New Supreme Court Decision," State Bar of Texas Webcast, 2007; "Hot Topics in Insurance Law - What Every Business Lawyer Should Know," Advance Business Law, State Bar of Texas, 2007; "Notice, Prejudice, Conditions Precedent and Consent to Settle Issues," South Texas, 2008; "No Prejudice, No Harm: The Supreme Court Takes on Conditions Precedent and Allocation of Settlement Among Carriers," State Bar of Texas Webcast, 2008. Member: State Bar of Texas (Member: Insurance Law; CLE Subcommittee and Liaison to Insurance Law Institute; Consumer Law; Aviation); Houston (Member: Construction Law; Consumer Law Sections) and American (Member: Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Excess, Surplus Lines and Reinsurance; Admiralty and Maritime Committees) Bar Associations; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Houston Mariners Club; Greater Houston Business Ethics Roundtable. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Complex Commercial Litigation; Maritime Litigation; Offshore Energy Litigation. Email: Robert J. Cunningham | | OF COUNSEL | | Ronald E. Cook (Of Counsel) born McAllen, Texas, 1946; admitted to bar, 1976, Texas. Education: U.S. Naval Academy (B.S., 1968); University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1976). Listed: Texas Super Lawyer, Business Litigation, 2007-2008. Sustaining Life Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Member: State Bar of Texas (Minimum Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1994-1999); Houston and Fifth Circuit Bar Associations. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Complex Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Practice; Civil Appeals; Construction Litigation; Class Actions. Email: Ronald E. Cook | | Mary L. Harrell (Of Counsel) born Houston, Texas, December 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Political Science, 1994); University of Houston (J.D., 1997). Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Section). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice. Email: Mary L. Harrell | | Debra Donaldson Hovnatanian (Of Counsel) born Springfield, Missouri, September 24, 1969; admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1989); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1993). Delta Theta Phi; Order of Lytae; Order of Barristers. Director, Board of Advocates, 1991-1993. Assistant Research Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1991-1992. Adjunct Professor: South Texas College of Law, 1993-1997; University of Houston Law Center, 1997-1998. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Section). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals. Email: Debra Donaldson Hovnatanian | | ASSOCIATE | | Daniel W. Davis (Associate) born Harvey, Illinois, 1971; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas. Education: University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (B.S., 1992); Keller Graduate School of Management (M.B.A., with honors, 2000); University of Houston Law Center (J.D., magna cum laude, 2003). Member: Order of Barristers; Order of Barons; Order of Coif. Coach, Jessup International Moot Court Team, 2004—. Associate Editor, Houston Law Review, 2002-2003. Adjunct Professor of Law, Appellate Advocacy: University of Houston Law Center, 2006-2008. Briefing Attorney to Justice Wanda McKee Fowler, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 2003-2004. Member: Houston Bar Association (Member, Appellate Section); State Bar of Texas (Member, Appellate Section). Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Litigation; Civil Litigation. Email: Daniel W. Davis | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Beaumont, Texas Office: 2905 Toccoa Street, 77703. Telephone: 409-832-0347. Facsimile: 409-838-0167.
Austin, Texas Office: 201 Lavaca Street, Suite 717, 78701. Telephone: 512-656-9655. Facsimile: 512-474-5800. (By Appointment Only).
| | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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