Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law & Civil Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
"AV" Rating, Martindale-Hubbell
Experience
1985 - Present - Callier & Garza, L. L. P.
1980 - 1985 - City of Houston, Legal Department
Areas of Expertise
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Deceptive Trade Practices Act
Governmental Liability
Insurance Code/Extra-contractual Litigation
Premises Liability
Vehicular Negligence
Toxic Torts
Employment Litigation
Areas of Experience
Commercial Litigation
Medical Liability
Products Liability
Construction Litigation
Residential Construction Liability Act
Professional Memberships and Affiliations
State Bar of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas
Houston Bar Association
Houston Lawyers Association
Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
Professional Activities
Author/Lecturer
"Winning Your Auto Case in Mediation - Defense Perspective"
South Texas College of Law - 2001
Author/Lecturer
"Texas Insurance Law - Update"
Collections, Consumer Law and Ethic’s Institute - 2001
Author/Lecturer
"Bad Faith Litigation - Update"
University of Houston Law Foundation - 2001
Author/Lecturer
"Texas Insurance Law"
Texas Insurance Law Seminar - 1999
Author/Lecturer
"Bad Faith Litigation -- Update"
University of Houston Law Foundation - 1999
Author/Lecturer
"Texas Bad Faith"
Texas Insurance Law Seminar - 1998
Author/Lecturer
"The Bad Faith Universe According to Giles"
University of Houston Law Foundation - 1998
Author/Lecturer
"The Well-Plead Petition in Insurance and DTPA Actions"
Advanced DTPA/Consumer/Insurance Law Course SBOT - 1997
Author
"Liability for Operation and Use of a Vehicle and Tangible Property Under the Texas Tort Claims Act"
Houston Bar Association's Liability Institute - 1996
Author/Lecturer
"Bad Faith Update: What is it, after Watson, Vail, etc."
Advanced Insurance Seminar SBOT - 1996, 1995
Author/Lecturer
"Ad Litems - A Defendant's Perspective"
Houston Bar Association's Ad Litem Seminar - 1996, 1995
Author/Lecturer
"Trial Tactics in DTPA/Insurance Code Cases - Defense Perspective"
Advanced DTPA, Consumer and Insurance Law Institute SBOT - 1996
Author/Lecturer
"Jury Selection - Defendant's Perspective"
Advanced DTPA, Consumer and Insurance Law Institute SBOT - 1995
Author/Lecturer
"Bad Faith Litigation, Plaintiff's and Defendant's Perspectives"
Advanced DTPA, Consumer and Insurance Law Institute SBOT - 1994
