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College: Texas A&M University
Law School: South Texas College of Law
Admitted to the State Bar of Texas in: 2000
Practice Area(s):
Litigation
Insolvency and Creditor Rights
Oil and Gas and Other Investment FraudProfile:
Mr. Bath, an associate of the Firm, practices in the Litigation Section. He has substantial experience representing individuals, small businesses and large corporations in a wide range of civil litigation matters in state and federal courts across the state of Texas and around the country.
Scope of Practice:
Complex commercial and business litigation; insurance defense; creditors' rights; banking; financial services litigation; employment litigation; products liability; premises liability; auto liability; inadequate security; bad faith; liquor liability (dram shop); wrongful death; as well as general civil litigation.
Representative Cases:
Representation of fuel distributor against breach of contract and various DTPA claims.
Successfully defended commercial landowner for oil spill and remediation claims sought by the EPA.
Representation of major financial institution against various commercial entities for default of promissory notes.
Successfully negotiated favorable settlement for general contractor of forty-four video stores across eight different states regarding construction defects.
Represented railroad regarding the transportation obligations in a contract dispute for carriage of polypropylene.
Assisted in defending and prosecuting multiple claims arising from the failure of turbine blades.
Represented national insurer in first party litigation against its insureds for fraud, conspiracy and breach of contract claims.
Successfully defended major retail department store regarding an alleged defective child car seat.
Successfully prosecuted breach of contract and DTPA claim against franchisor.
Defended multiple cases involving personal injuries caused by oil field equipment failure.
Successfully defended real estate agent malpractice case.
Professional Affiliations:
State Bar of Texas, Federal Bar Association, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Houston Bar Association, Houston Young Lawyers Association, Trucking Industry Defense Association.
Admissions:
State Bar of Texas; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas.
Education:
South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2000; Managing Editor of Corporate Counsel Review; Texas A&M University, B.S. in Economics, 1996. | 