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| | Address | | 153 Treeline Park, Suite 200 | | San Antonio, Texas 78209 | | (Bexar Co.) | | | |
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| O'Connell & Benjamin, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
Civil Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts, including Insurance Defense, Product Liability, Construction Litigation, Transportation, Labor and Employment Litigation, Defamation, Commercial Litigation, Professional Liability, Premises Liability, Insurance Litigation and General Negligence. | Firm Profile:
O'Connell & Benjamin, L.L.P. is a eight (8) attorney firm in San Antonio, Texas. The firm has achieved the highest rating for legal ability in Martindale-Hubbell. Additionally, our firm has been placed in the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers by Martindale-Hubbell. O'Connell & Benjamin, L.L.P. was organized in February of 1998 by a small group of attorneys previously practicing in one of the largest defense firms in San Antonio. The firm was formed with the intent to provide excellent and responsive advocacy for our clients.In our practice, we represent national and multi-national businesses, insurers and self insurers. Our firm presently consists of seven partners and one associate, each highly qualified and actively involved in advocacy and consulting work. | | Firm Size: 8 | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | Keith B. O'Connell (Member) born San Antonio, Texas, January 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas, U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Notre Dame (A.B., 1978); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1981). Delta Theta Phi. Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1980-1981. Author: "Products Liability: Manufacturer's Liability for Products Not Unreasonably Dangerous When Originally Marketed," A Commentary on Bell Helicopter Company v. Bradshaw, 1981. Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, St. Mary's Law School, 1980-1981. Member: San Antonio, Federal and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas (Member: Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Vol. IV, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000; Personal Injury Trial Manual Committee); International Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Vice President); Defense Research Institute; Defense Counsel of San Antonio (Director, 1997-1998, 1998-1999, 1999-2000). Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation; San Antonio Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Products Liability; Insurance Defense; Professional Malpractice; Construction Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Libel, Slander and Defamation; Personal Injury; Civil Litigation. Email: Keith B. O'Connell | | David P. Benjamin (Member) born Brooklyn, New York, June 27, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, Texas; 1988, U.S. District Court, Western and Southern Districts of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.B.A., 1984); Southern Methodist University (J.D., 1987). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas (Member, Grievance Committee, 1994-1997); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Fidelity and Surety; Insurance Defense; Construction Litigation; Professional Malpractice; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Torts; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy Litigation. Email: David P. Benjamin | | Ernest F. Avery (Member) born Augusta, Georgia, April 25, 1956; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; 1990, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas; 1999, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: University of Arkansas at Little Rock (B.A., 1981); University of Arkansas (J.D., 1985). Phi Kappa Phi. Articles Editor, Arkansas Law Review, 1984-1985. Author: Note, "Article IX and the Noncomplying Secured Party's Quest for a Deficiency Judgment," 38 Arkansas Law Review 200, 1984. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Counsel of San Antonio; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury; Premises Liability; Premises Security; Products Liability. Email: Ernest F. Avery | | Dan Vana (Member) born Hallettsville, Texas, February 11, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern and Western Districts of Texas. Education: University of Houston (B.S., cum laude, 1986; J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi. Co-Author: "Bench Book of Bexar County," 1st Ed.; "Guide to the Civil District Courts of Bexar County," San Antonio Bar Association, June 2004. Contributor, "Jury Selection and Voir Dire Examination in Civil District Courts of Bexar County," September-October, 2003. Member: San Antonio Bar Association (Member: District Courts Committee; Chair, Practice Manual Subcommittee; Jury Selection Subcommittee); State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Co-Chair, Bexar County Bench Book; Member, Board of Directors, Litigation Section; Defense Counsel of San Antonio; Defense Research Institute, Inc. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense. Email: Dan Vana | | Brent A. Biggs (Partner) born Midland, Texas, February 2, 1965; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas. Education: University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1987); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1991). Member, St. Mary's Law Review, 1989-1991. Author: "Insurance-ERISA-ERISA Preempts All Texas Causes of Action, 1991." Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Arbitration. Email: Brent A. Biggs | | Valerie Leigh Cantu (Partner) born Columbus, Georgia, December 28, 1970; admitted to bar, 1999, Texas. Education: University of Georgia (B.B.A., 1992); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 1999). Staff Writer, 1997-1998 and Comment Editor, 1998, St. Mary's Law Journal. Member: State Bar of Texas. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Valerie Leigh Cantu | | Cathrin J. Martinez (Partner) born Trier, Germany, November 30, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: St. Mary's University of San Antonio (B.A., Political Science, 1995; J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: San Antonio and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; San Antonio Young Lawyers Association; Defense Counsel of San Antonio (Director); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Child Advocates San Antonio (Director). Languages: German. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Construction Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Premises Liability. Email: Cathrin J. Martinez | | ATTORNEY | | Michael M. Gavito (Associate) born Brownsville, Texas, February 26, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, Texas. Education: University of Texas at San Antonio (B.A., Criminal Justice, 2000); St. Mary's University of San Antonio (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Member: State Bar of Texas; San Antonio and American Bar Associations; Texas Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense. Email: Michael M. Gavito |
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