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| | Address | | 2301 Moores Lane, P.O. Box 6297 | | Texarkana, Texas 75505-6297 | | (Bowie Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 903-838-6123 | | Facsimile: 903-832-8489 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.cbplaw.com | | |
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| Crisp, Boyd, Poff & Burgess, L.L.P. practices in the following areas of law:
General Trial and Civil Practice, Class Actions, Products Liability, Personal Injury, Environmental Litigation, Insurance Defense, Medical/Dental Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence Litigation. | Firm Profile:
The law firm of Crisp, Boyd, Poff & Burgess, L.L.P. was formed in 1993 for the purpose of establishing a premier litigation/business law firm in the northeast Texas/southwest Arkansas area. The founding partners had enjoyed many years of legal experience negotiating, preparing and trying lawsuits prior to founding this firm. Almost all of the partners are board certified in their practice specialties. The firm has attained Martindale-Hubbell's highest Rating for legal ability and ethical standards. Crisp, Boyd, Poff & Burgess, L.L.P. is dedicated to legal excellence in all fields of litigation, including class actions, securities, product liability, nursing home negligence, medical malpractice defense, serious personal injuries and wrongful death, toxic tort, environmental, asbestos, mold, insurance defense, commercial trucking, business and commercial litigation. The principals of the firm are well-established, respected and experienced attorneys. David Crisp, Jack Boyd and Mark Burgess are board certified within their practice specialties. All attorneys of the firm are licensed to practice in Texas and Arkansas state and federal courts. Crisp, Boyd, Poff & Burgess, L.L.P. is committed to meeting the legal needs of its local, regional and national clients in Texas and Arkansas. | | Firm Size: 9 | Representative Clients:
ABF Motor Freight; A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc.; AI Transport; American International Insurance Group; American Optical Corporation; Barium & Chemicals, Inc.; Apac-Texas, Inc. d/b/a Buster Paving; Barrick Gold Corporation; Bituminous Insurance Company; BritWill HealthCare Corporation; BWI Companies, Inc.; Carolina Casualty Insurance Company; City of Redwater, Texas; CNA Insurance; Columbia Casualty Insurance Company; Continental Loss Adjusting Service; Corporate Management, Inc.; Crane Lincoln-Mercury, Inc.; Credit Control Company, Inc.; Cumis Insurance Society; Cutler-Hammer; East Texas Coatings Inc.; Eldorado Chemical Company; Employers Mutual Casualty; Farmers Insurance Group; Farmers Texas County Mutual Insurance Company; Fire Insurance Exchange; General Refractories Company; General Reinsurance Corporation; Grefco, Inc.; Guaranty Bank; Guardian Royal Exchange; H&S Sealing, Incorporation; Humco Holding Group, Inc.; Hibernia National Bank of Texas; Imo Industries, Incorporation; ITT Hartford Company; K-Mart Corporation; Lexington Insurance Company; Kelly-Moore Paint Company, Incorporation; Lumbermen's Mutual Insurance Association; Mid-Century Insurance Company; Mid Continent Casualty Company; Miller-Bowie Supply Co.; Mobil Oil Corporation; Murray, Thomas & Griffin, Inc.; Nelson Distribution, Inc.; Northbrook Insurance Company; Overture, Inc.; Pleasant Grove Independent School District; PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ltd.; Progressive Insurance Companies; SAIA Motor Freight Lines; RainTree HealthCare Corporation; Ranger Insurance Company; Red River Parts & Equipment Company, Inc.; Red River Redevelopment Authority; SAFECO American States Insurance Company; Sepco Corporation; Special Counsel for Bowie County, Texas; Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc.; Sulphur River Basin Authority; Tango Transport Company; Temple Memorial Rehabilitation Center; Texana Tank Car & Manufacturing Company, Inc.; Texas Farmers Insurance Company; The Dick Corporation; The Silvey Companies; Truck Insurance Exchange; Unison HealthCare Corporation; United Insurance Companies; Urology Associates of Texarkana, P.A.; Walden Book Company; Walsh Distribution, Inc.; W.F. Taylor Co., Inc.; Yahoo; Zurich-American Insurance Group. | | MEMBERS OF FIRM | | J. David Crisp (Managing Partner) born Ft. Hood, Texas, July 22, 1953; admitted to bar, 1978, Texas; 1979, Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 1981, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit; U.S. Tax Court; 1984, U.S. Court of Federal Claims; 1991, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: San Diego State University and Ouachita Baptist University (B.A., summa cum laude, Valedictorian, 1975); University of Texas (J.D., 1978; permanent class officer). Recipient: Jack K. Currey Law Award and Delta Theta Phi Sam Houston Award for Outstanding Senior Law Student; Alpha Chi; Delta Theta Phi (Vice-President, 1977-1978). Certified, Attorney Ad Litem, Texas. Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Texarkana (Treasurer, 1983-1984; President Elect, 2004-2005; President, 2005-2006), Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified as a Civil Trial Advocacy Specialist by the National Board of Trial Advocacy) (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Class Actions; Patent and Trademark Infringement Litigation; Civil Trials; Personal Injury Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Defense; Environmental Coverage Actions; Environmental Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability Law; Commercial Truck Accident Litigation; Automobile Negligence Law; Bad Faith Litigation. Email: J. David Crisp | | Jack N. Boyd, Jr. (Partner) born Texarkana, Texas, May 12, 1958; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas, U.S. Claims Court, U.S. Tax Court and U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1990, Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and Western District of Arkansas. Education: University of Houston (B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1981); University of Houston College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Barons; Order of the Coif. Member: Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Nursing Home Malpractice Defense and Prosecution(40%, 200); Medical Malpractice Defense and Prosecution(5%, 20); Civil Trials(15%, 35); Insurance Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation; Insurance Defense; Environmental Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Products Liability Law(15%, 40); Automobile Negligence Law; Bad Faith Litigation; Commercial Litigation(25%, 35). Email: Jack N. Boyd, Jr. | | Franklin A. Poff, Jr. (Partner) born Hot Springs, Arkansas, September 27, 1956; admitted to bar, 1982, Arkansas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, U.S. District Court, Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas and U.S. Court of Military Appeals; 1988, U.S. Supreme Court; 1990, Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Education: Hendrix College (B.A., History and Political Science, 1979); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1982). Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Honor Council (Chief Justice, 1981-1982); Student Bar Association (Vice-President, 1981-1982). Certified Mediator in Arkansas. Qualified Mediator in Texas. Member: Texarkana (President, 2003-2004), Northeast Texas, Southwest Arkansas, Arkansas (past Delegate) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (Life Fellow); Arkansas Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Personal Injury Law; Civil Trial; Insurance Litigation; Insurance Defense; Environmental Torts; Toxic Tort Defense; Automobile Negligence Law; Products Liability. Email: Franklin A. Poff, Jr. | | Mark C. Burgess (Partner) born Houston, Texas, April 5, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, Texas; 1993, Arkansas; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas. Education: Baylor University (B.B.A., 1987); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1992). Recipient, Top Paper, Uniform Commercial Code, Art. Member: Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Personal Injury Litigation; Automobile Negligence Law; Products Liability Law; Environmental Tort; Insurance Coverage Litigation; Insurance Bad Faith Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: Mark C. Burgess | | —————————— | | Jason L. Horton (Senior Associate) born Kilgore, Texas, October 27, 1977; admitted to bar, 2003, Texas and U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas; 2004, Arkansas, U.S. District Court Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; 2005, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas Lutheran University (B.A., cum laude, 2000); Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2003). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Texarkana Bar Association (Treasurer, 2005-2006 and 2006-2007); Arkansas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texarkana Young Lawyers Association; American Association For Justice. Practice Areas: Insurance Litigation; Contract Disputes; Class Action Defense; Class Actions; Insurance Defense; Consumer Protection; Secured Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation. Email: Jason L. Horton | | Kelley Gossett Crisp (Associate) born Fort Smith, Arkansas, May 21, 1978; admitted to bar, 2007, Arkansas. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Arkansas (B.A., 2002; M.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: Texarkana and Arkansas Bar Associations; Texarkana Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Residential Real Estate; Commercial Real Estate; Probate; Commercial Law; Plaintiffs Personal Injury. Email: Kelley Gossett Crisp | | Mark Duch (Associate) born Little Rock, Arkansas, November 11,1981; admitted to bar, 2007, Arkansas. (Not admitted in Texas). Education: University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (B.S.B.A., 2004; J.D., 2007). Member: Arkansas Bar Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Texarkana Bar Association; Texarkana Young Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Class Actions; Class Action Defense; Commercial Law; Toxic Torts; Plaintiffs Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Medical Malpractice. Email: Mark Duch | | OF COUNSEL | | David P. Cotten (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, July 23, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; 1996, Arkansas, U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas and Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas. Education: Wheaton College, Baylor University (B.A., 1986); Oklahoma City University (J.D., 1989). Phi Delta Phi; Phi Kappa Delta; Order of the Barristers. National and Jessup Moot Court Teams. Oklahoma City University Law Review, 1987-1989. Member: Texarkana, Northeast Texas, Arkansas and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Practice Areas: Civil Trial; Personal Injury Litigation; Products Liability Law; Toxic Tort; Environmental Litigation; Insurance Litigation; Business Litigation; Construction Litigation. Email: David P. Cotten | | R. David Freeze (Of Counsel) born Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, August 19, 1955; admitted to bar, 1981, Arkansas; 1982, Texas, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, U.S. District Court, Western District of Arkansas and U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit. Education: University of Arkansas (B.S.B.A., 1978); University of Arkansas at Little Rock (J.D., 1981). Certified Mediator. Member: State Bar of Texas; Arkansas Bar Association (Past Chair, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section); Texas Bar Foundation; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Arkansas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Civil Trial Practice; Toxic Torts; Environmental Litigation; Personal Injury; Insurance Defense; Business Litigation; Products Liability. Email: R. David Freeze |
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