Derek Heath Potts is a lawyer practicing business law, labour and employment, insurance and 8 other areas of law. Derek received a B.A. degree from William Jewell College in 1993, and has been licensed for 30 years. Derek practices at The Potts Law Firm, LLP in Houston, TX and 1 other location.
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Practice Details
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Payment InformationPayment & Cost FeaturesFree initial consultation
Contingency Fee: 33% - 40%
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Firm InformationPositionFounderFirm NameThe Potts Law Firm, LLP
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Representative Cases & TransactionsCasesState of Kansas vs. John Cheek Jury Trial- Wy
otte County District Court 1995. Member of Prosecution Trial Team which obtained 1st Degree murder conviction of an off duty police officer.
Wilburn vs. Bethany Medical Center Jury Trial- Wy
otte District Court, 1995. Member of Plaintiffs Trial Team which obtained a jury verdict for a minor for $4,000,000.
Sgroi vs. St. Louis University Hospital- St. Louis City District Court, 2009. Lead Plaintiffs Trial Counsel which obtained an $825,000 verdict due to medical malpractice
successfully argued appeal before Missouri Supreme Court upholding verdict. See Sgroi vs SLUH, No. SC 89840.
Novogradac vs. Shirshekan- Platte County Circuit Court, 2009. Co-Lead Plaintiffs Trial Counsel which obtained $2,500,000 verdict for estate of deceased nursing home resident. See Novogradac v. Shirsheken 295 S.W. 3d 528
Millard vs. Gard, M.D. –
U.S. District Court of Kansas, 2010. Lead Plaintiffs' Trial Counsel which obtained jury verdict of $12,100,000 for a minor.
Whitfield vs. C.R. Bard- U.S. District Court of Rhode Isl
, 2011. Co-Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel which obtained jury finding that C.R. Bard's Kugel Mesh is unreasonably dangerous.
Callen vs. Heartl
- Buchanan County Circuit Court, 2008. Lead Plaintiffs' Counsel which obtained $2,300,000 settlement during trial due to medical malpractice.
In re: Kugel Mesh Hernia Patch Litigation settlement- Lead Negotiating counsel for thous
s of cases resulting in multi-million dollar settlement as part of global $184,000,000 settlement.
In Re: American Medical Systems Litigation settlement- Co-Lead Negotiation counsel for over 13,000 cases resulting in near global settlement estimated to be over one billion.
In Re: AT&T Mobility Class Action Settlement- Class counsel for consumers in states of New York, New Jersey
Arkansas which participated in a global settlement of $1,200,000,000.
Experience
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Bar Admission & MembershipsAdmissions1996, Missouri
1997, Kansas
2006, Arkansas
2010, Texas
2011, New York
MembershipsAmerican Association For Justice (AAJ/ATLA), 1995-Present
rkansas State Bar
Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association 2008 – present
Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Kansas State Bar
Kansas Trial Lawyers Association changed to Kansas Association for Justice, 2000-Present
Board of Governors, 2009-2014
Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys, 2001-Present
Missouri Bar Professionalism Committee
Missouri State Bar
New York State Bar
Texas State Bar
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
UMKC School of Law's Litigation Advisory Committee, 2008- Present -
Education & CertificationsLaw SchoolUniversity of Missouri - Kansas City
Class of 1996
J.D.
Other EducationWilliam Jewell College
Class of 1993
B.A.
Derek Heath Potts
3737 Buffalo Speedway, Suite 1900Houston, TX 77098U.S.A.
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