PENNSYLVANIA – TEXAS
LITIGATION
JOHN C. FENNINGHAM
FENNINGHAM, STEVENS &
DEMPSTER LLP
Five Neshaminy Interplex
Suite 315
Trevose, PA 19053
Tel: 215-639-4070
Fax: 215-639-8995
jfenningham@fsd-law.com
www.fsd-law.com
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
John C. Fenningham, AV-rated, a founding partner, has
practiced law in Bucks County since 1977. John’s practice
includes all facets of corporate, transactional, and litigation
matters; he routinely assists referral and in-house counsel
on complex matters. Since 1993, John has been a member
and Chairman of the Northampton Township Zoning Hearing
Board. He has represented the Commissioners of Bucks
County as Special Litigation Counsel and the Lancaster County
Convention Center Authority in upholding a County Guaranty
Agreement to preserve tax-exempt bond financing. John
has filled court-appointed positions such as Custodian of
Corporations, Provisional Director and Liquidating Receiver, and
Arbitrator of spouse-owned business enterprises.
DAVID E. CHAMBERLAIN
CHAMBERLAIN MCHANEY
301 Congress Avenue
21st Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Tel: 512-474-9124
Fax: 512-474-8582
dchamberlain@chmc-law.com
www.chmc-law.com
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
PROFESSIONAL LIABILIT Y: DEFENSE
CIVIL LI TIGATION DEFENSE
David Chamberlain was recently named the Outstanding
Defense Bar Leader in the nation by DRI, the largest association
of defense trial lawyers in the country. He was President of the
Texas Association of Defense Counsel and is currently President
of the Austin Bar Association and on the Board of DRI. He was
honored as the Outstanding Board Director of the Austin Bar
in 2008 and named Course Director of the 2007 Advanced
Personal Injury Law Course, sponsored by the State Bar of
Texas. He is the founding partner of Chamberlain McHaney,
where he handles a full docket of complex civil litigation, and he
is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board
of Legal Specialization and is an officer of the American Board
of Trial Advocates, Texas and Austin Chapters.
ALAN S. GOLD
GOLD & FERRAN TE, P.C.
261 Old York Road
Suite 526
Jenkintown, PA 19046
Tel: 215-885-1118
Fax: 215-885-5283
asg@goldferrantelaw.com
www.goldferrantelaw.com
CIVIL RIGH TS/FIRST AMENDMEN T
INSURANCE COVERAGE
APPELLATE
Alan S. Gold is a 1973 graduate of Dickinson College, magna
cum laude , with honors in Latin, and a graduate of the University
of Virginia Law School, 1976. Gold clerked for U.S. District
Judge, the honorable Malcolm Muir, of the U.S. District Court
for the Middle District of Pennsylvania from 1976-1978. Gold
has litigated a variety of appeals for both appellants and
appellees in the superior, commonwealth, and supreme courts
of Pennsylvania on a multitude of issues, including novel
questions of law relating to medical malpractice, premises
liability, and commercial litigation. Gold has also appeared
extensively before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third,
Fourth, and Sixth Circuits and in federal and state appellate
courts throughout the nation.
PATRICIA HAIR
PHELPS DUNBAR LLP
700 Louisiana Street
Suite 2600
Houston, TX 77002
Tel: 713-626-1386
Fax: 713-626-1388
hairp@phelps.com
www.phelpsdunbar.com
CONSTRUCTION/SURETY
GENERAL LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Patty is managing partner in the Houston office of Phelps
Dunbar LLP. Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization
in Civil Trial Law since 1983, she has 30 years of experience in
all aspects of commercial litigation, including jury trials in state
and federal courts and arbitrations involving commercial and
residential construction, real property development, oil-and-gas
interests, employment issues, partnerships, contracts, landlord/
tenant relations, trade secrets, and trusts and estates.
Established in 1853, Phelps Dunbar LLP is a regional law firm
of over 280 attorneys with offices in London and throughout
the Gulf Coast.
ROBERT H. HOOD
HOOD LAW FIRM, LLC
172 Meeting Street
PO Box 1508
Charleston, SC 29401
Tel: 843-577-1201
Fax: 843-722-1630
bobby.hood@hoodlaw.com
www.hoodlaw.com
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
Robert H. Hood handles a wide variety of litigation services
in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina and
the U.S. His practice areas include commercial and corporate
litigation, construction, insurance litigation, personal injury,
medical and legal malpractice, product liability, intellectual
property, and general civil litigation. His memberships include
the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’
Association, Association of Defense Trial Attorneys, Federation
of Defense and Corporate Counsel, International Association
of Defense Counsel, American Board of Trial Advocates, and
Defense Research Institute. Mr. Hood is listed in The Best
Lawyers in America, the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers, and
Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys.
RICHARD E. HARRISON
HARRISON & HULL, LLP
1575 Heritage Drive
Suite 204
McKinney, TX 75069
Tel: 214-585-0094
Fax: 214-585-0097
rharrison@hlaw.us
www.hlaw.us
CIVIL LITIGATION DEFENSE
GENERAL LI TIGATION
PERSONAL INJURY DEFENSE: GENERAL
Recognized on the Super Lawyers list for the eighth consecutive
year, Richard Harrison specializes in the defense of complex
litigation. He has a highly varied practice and has obtained
favorable jury verdicts in cases involving trucking accidents,
utility construction accidents, oil field explosions, construction
defects, product liability, catastrophic football injuries, first party
claims against insurers, and will contests. He has been Board
Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in both
Personal Injury Law and Civil Trial Law since 1979 and holds the
rank of Advocate as a member of the American Board of Trial
Advocates. Harrison also practices insurance defense law in
both Oklahoma and New Mexico.
JOHN C. HART
BROWN, DEAN, WISEMAN,
PROC TOR, HART & HOWELL,
L.L.P.
306 West 7th Street
Suite 200
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Tel: 817-332-1391
Fax: 817-870-2427
jhart@browndean.com
www.browndean.com
GARY S. KESSLER
KESSLER & COLLINS, PC
2100 Ross Avenue
Suite 750
Dallas, TX 75201
Tel: 214-379-0722
Fax: 214-373-4714
gkessler@kesslercollins.com
www.kesslercollins.com
PAUL B. LACKEY
LACKEY HERSHMAN, L.L. P.
3102 Oak Lawn Avenue
Suite 777
Dallas, TX 75219
Tel: 214-560-2201
Fax: 214-560-2203
pbl@lhlaw.net
www.lhlaw.net
GENERAL LITIGATION
ALTERNATIVE DISPU TE RESOLU TION
INSURANCE COVERAGE
SECURITIES LITIGATION
GENERAL LITIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
BUSINESS LI TIGATION
John Hart has been practicing commercial and industrial
property insurance litigation for more than 37 years. He is
AV-rated, is licensed in Texas and Minnesota, and has been
involved in litigation matters in substantial cases in 20 different
states, Canada, and the West Indies. He has represented
clients in large property losses, including property and
business interruption claims involving catastrophes such as
fires, explosions, collapses, and structural failures of buildings,
cranes, and other such apparatus and involving mechanical
breakdown or electrical failures of industrial machinery and
power generation equipment. He has extensive experience in
working on losses in the heavy industrial sector, including paper
mills, cement plants, power plants, and refineries.
Gary S. Kessler is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the
Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been listed in the
business litigation section of The Best Lawyers in America for
over ten years. He and his litigation team regularly appear in
state and federal courts across the country in a wide variety of
business and corporate matters. He has extensive experience
handling many types of corporate and securities litigation,
including regulatory matters. He is a member of many industry
organizations, including the Securities Industry and Financial
Markets Association and the Defense Research Institute and is
a regular instructor for the National Institute for Trial Advocacy.
Paul Lackey is the founder and managing partner of Lackey
Hershman, L.L.P. Mr. Lackey represents a number of large
financial institutions in litigation regarding bank and bond debt.
Mr. Lackey is also involved in some of the largest bankruptcy,
D&O, and hospitality litigation in the nation. Mr. Lackey
gathered together attorneys with a century of experience at
firms such as Weil Gotshal, Gibson Dunn, and Paul Weiss to
form Lackey Hershman. The attorneys of Lackey Hershman
have enjoyed success by aligning their incentives with clients’
incentives in placing much of the firm’s compensation in
success fees related to the outcome of the litigation.
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