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Address
1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002-2556 (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
Average Client Review Rating
5.0
out of 5
Average Peer Review Rating
4.9
out of 5
Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP earned its reputation as one of America's best litigation and trial law firms by winning cases and consistently providing clients with sophisticated, result-oriented strategies. Sedgwick is one of the largest firms focusing on corporate litigation. As the firm enters its eighth decade of practice, its representations span the globe. Today Sedgwick provides clients multi-jurisdictional legal services that parallel the global marketplace. Founded in 1933 as a three-person firm in San Francisco, Sedgwick now has over 400 attorneys in offices in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Fort Luaderdale, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York, Newark, Orange County (California), Paris, San Francisco and an affiliated office in Bermuda. Our clients include nearly 100 Fortune 500 companies and other international businesses. Sedgwick attorneys take pride in our long-standing client relationships and in our well-earned reputation for effective and economical representation of some of the nation's largest companies. Statement of PracticeAntitrust and Trade, Appellate, Asbestos, Automotive, Construction and Heavy Equipment, Aviation, Bankruptcy and Creditors' Rights, Business Litigation, Casualty Coverage, Class Actions, Commercial Practices, Construction, Corporate, D&O Coverage, Employment and Labor, Environmental and Toxic Tort, Extracontractual and Commercial Insurance Litigation, Fidelity, General Liability, Healthcare, Healthcare Coverage, Insurance Policy Drafting/Advice, Insurance Practices, Intellectual Property, International Disputes, Land Use and Natural Resources, Life, Health and Disability Insurance, Managed Care, Mass Torts and Complex Litigation, Media, Entertainment and Sports Law, Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Nutritional Supplements, Products Liability, Professional Liability Coverage, Professional Liability Defense, Property Coverage, Real Estate and Finance, Real Estate Litigation, Reinsurance, Specialty and Catastrophic Torts, Surety, and Transportation/Aviation. Year Established: 1933
Firm Size: 408
Address1111 Bagby Street, Suite 2300
Houston, TX 77002-2556, (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.)
PhonePhone: 832-426-7000
Fax: 832-426-7009
Websitehttp://www.sdma.com
Firm/Affiliate OfficesSan Francisco, California: (Main Office) One Market Plaza, Steuart Tower, 8th Floor. Telephone: 415.781.7900. Cabel Address: "Sedma". Fax: 415.781.2635.
Irvine, California: 3 Park Plaza, 17th Floor. Telephone: 949-852-8200. Fax: 949-852-8282.
Los Angeles, California: 801 South Figueroa Street, 19th Floor. Telephone: 213.426.6900. Fax: 213.426.6921.
Fort Lauderdale, Florida: 2400 East Commercial Boulevard, Suite 1100. Telephone: 954-958-2500. Fax: 954-958-2513.
Chicago, Illinois: One North Wacker Drive, Suite 4200. Telephone: 312-641-9050. Fax: 312-641-9530.
Newark, New Jersey: Three Gateway Center, 12th Floor. Telephone: 973.242.0002. Fax: 973.242.8099.
New York, New York: 125 Broad Street, 39th Floor. Telephone: 212.422.0202. Fax: 212.422.0925.
Austin, Texas: 919 Congress Avenue, Suite 1250. Telephone: 512.481.8400. Fax: 512.481.8444.
Dallas, Texas: 1717 Main Street, Suite 5400. Telephone: 469-227-8200. Fax: 469-227-8004.
Hamilton, Bermuda: Sedgwick Chudleigh, Mercury House, Fourth Floor, 101 Front Street. Telephone: 441-296-9276. Fax: 441-296-9277. URL: http://www.sedgwick-chudleigh.com.
London, England: Candlewick House, 120 Cannon Street, EC4N 6LR. Telephone: +44.0.7929.1829. Fax: +44.0.7929.1808. Telex: 927037.
(For complete biographical data on all personnel at Austin, Texas; Chicago, Illinois; Dallas, Texas; Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Irvine, California; Los Angeles, California; London, England; Newark, New Jersey; New York, New York; Paris, France; San Francisco, California; Zurich, Switzerland; and Hamilton, Bermuda, see Professional Biographies at those locations)
MEMBERS OF THE FIRMJulia Marie Adams (Partner) born Dayton, Ohio, November 22, 1959; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth, Tenth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., 1979); South Texas College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1982). Editor, Special Maritime Edition of the South Texas Law Journal, 1981-1982. Order of the Lytae. Briefing Attorney to The Hon. Hugh Gibson, United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, Galveston Division, 1982-1984. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Bar of the Fifth Circuit; Maritime Law Association of the United States; Women's International Shipping and Trading Association; Texas Association of Defense. Practice Areas: Admiralty Law; Personal Injury; Insurance Coverage.
L. Boyd Smith, Jr. (Partner) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, March 19, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., 1983); University of Texas at Austin (J.D., 1986). Order of the Coif. Member: State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates.
SPECIAL COUNSELJoseph R. Larsen (Special Counsel) born Lovell, Wyoming, July 8, 1955; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1996, Louisiana. Education: University of North Dakota (B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1982); University of Houston (M.B.A., cum laude, 1990; J.D., cum laude, 1990). Order of the Coif. Research Editor, Houston Law Review, 1989-1990. Member: Houston, Louisiana State and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas. Practice Areas: Media Law; Access Law; Commercial Litigation; Bankruptcy.
Carrie G. Weitinger (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1988, California (inactive) and Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., 1982); McGeorge School of Law, University of the Pacific (J.D., 1988). Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California. Practice Areas: Tort Law; Insurance Law; Maritime Law.Email: Carrie G. Weitinger
ASSOCIATESMonika Fendler (Associate) born Bryan, Texas, August 29, 1977; admitted to bar, 2002, Texas. Education: University of London (B.A., 1998; M.A., 1999); University of Houston (J.D., 2002). Articles Editor, Houston Business and Tax Law Journal, 2001-2002. Member: Houston Bar Association; Houston Young Lawyers Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. Languages: French and Spanish. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Civil Litigation; Products Liability; Toxic Torts; Commercial Litigation.Email: Monika Fendler
Collin G. Warren (Associate) born Baytown, Texas, August 19, 1975; admitted to bar, 2001, Texas; 2002, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2003, U.S. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.S., Marine Biology, 1998); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 2001). Phi Delta Phi. Articles Editor, Currents: International Trade Law Journal, 2000-2001. Named Texas Super Lawyer Rising Star as published in Texas Monthly (2007). Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; General Liability; Admiralty and Maritime Law.Email: Collin G. Warren
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