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Bradley E. Bartlett, born Bethesda, Maryland, February 20, 1962; admitted to bar 1988, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas and The U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Preparatory education, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, Texas (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); legal education, University of Houston, Texas (J.D., 1987). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi, American. Member: State Bar of Texas and San Antonio Bar Association.  He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Insurance Defense-Personal Injury.

Mr. Bartlett has handled a wide variety of cases during his career, including premises liability, insurance bad faith, first-party property damage, automobile accidents, products liability and civil rights actions. He has tried cases in both large cities and in small communities.

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Mr. Biechlin, who graduated first in his law school class, has, in the past, litigated an assortment of general liability cases. He is the head of the firm’s Health Law Section and currently focuses his practice on the defense of medical malpractice, nursing home and other health care liability cases, and additionally handles selected complex products liability and construction accident suits.

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Christopher M. Blanton, born Walnut Creek, California, December 7, 1970; admitted to bar 1996, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A. Government, 1992); legal education, University of Houston Law Center (J.D., 1996). Texas Rising Star Lawyer Under 40 - 2007. Member: State Bar of Texas - Construction Section; Dallas County Bar Association, Grayson County Bar Association and Tarrant County Bar Association.

Mr. Blanton concentrates his practice in the areas of construction and commercial litigation.

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Scott F. Cline (av), born Houston, Texas, July 2, 1956; admitted to bar 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A., in Finance, 1978); legal education, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (J.D., 1981). Assistant City Attorney, Wharton, Texas, 1981-1983. County Attorney, Wharton County, Texas, 1983-1992. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas. Scott has been selected by his peers to be listed among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in real estate litigation.

Mr. Cline now concentrates on the defense of claims and ethics complaints against real estate agents, real estate litigation, and non-medical professional liability after having litigated and defended a variety of personal injury, liability, and criminal suits, as well as having a real estate transactional practice and working with a family-owned title company.

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W. Randall Hutton, born Bryan, Texas, April 14, 1961; admitted to bar 1992, Texas. Preparatory education, Alvin Community College, Tyler Jr. College; University of Texas, Tyler (B.S., with honors, 1988); UTT Distinguished Student Award (1988), Who's Who Among Students in American Colleges and Universities (1986, 1987), Presidential Scholar (1985-1987). Fraternity: Alpha Chi Honor Society; legal education, Texas Tech School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1991). Board of Regents Scholar (1990-1992), American Jurisprudence Award: Products liability. Fraternity: Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. Member: State Bar of Texas.

Mr. Hutton concentrates his practice primarily in the area of workers’ compensation. Mr. Hutton serves as liaison to the Texas Department of Insurance and oversees the accreditation concerns of the firm's continuing education programs which are offered to clients. Mr. Hutton also lectures on contemporary workers’ compensation and consumer protection topics.

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Keith A. Kendall (av), born Dallas, Texas, September 10, 1952; admitted to bar 1981, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Preparatory education, Trinity University (B.A., 1974); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1981). Fraternity: Delta Theta Phi. Speaker, St. Mary's Law School Trial Seminar, 1992. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; American Board of Trial Advocates; Texas Bar Foundation.

Mr. Kendall concentrates his practice in the areas of professional liability, health care liability and products liability, including the defense of physicians, hospitals, nursing homes, long-term care facilities for the mentally retarded, medical devices and prescription medications.

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Robert Sean Page (av), born Frankfurt, Germany, September 25, 1964; admitted to bar 1992, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Western District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas A&M University (B.S., 1987); Southern Methodist University (M.B.A., 1989); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1992). University Honors Program, Distinguished Student, National Economics Award. Board of Advocates. Member: State Bar of Texas.  He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Insurance Defense-Personal Injury.

Mr. Page concentrates his practice in the trial of personal injury and property damage cases, including automobile and trucking litigation, products liability litigation and construction injury claims as well as the trial of commercial disputes.

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Richard  J. Reynolds, III (av), born Glen Ridge, New Jersey, December 2, 1951; admitted to bar 1978, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Christian University (B.A., 1974); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1978). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: San Antonio and American (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute; William S. Sessions Inns of Court.  Richard has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in America®, Best Lawyers in Texas®, and Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Professional Liabilty-Defense.

Mr. Reynolds is the firm’s Managing Partner. Additionally, he heads the firm’s General Professional Liability Section, with a substantial portion of his practice devoted to the representation of lawyers, accountants and other professionals. He works with and defends insurers against a variety of extra-contractual claims and suits. Based on considerable experience in the defense of toxic tort and environmental claim litigation, he continues to handle selected matters in these areas as well.

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Gerald L. Shiely (av), born Fort Lee, Virginia, May 13, 1954; admitted to bar 1982, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A., 1978); legal education, University of Houston (J.D., 1981). Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio and American (Member, Section on Tort and Insurance Practice) Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute.  He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Civil Litigation-Defense, Insurance Coverage and Insurance Defense-Commercial.

In addition to having litigated and defended a variety of personal injury and liability suits, Mr. Shiely has extensive involvement in the defense of products liability suits, commercial accidents and litigation in complex personal injury matters. His area of practice has also extended to and includes defense and litigation of automobile cases involving significant injuries or death, as well as defense of insurers against bad faith and other extra-contractual claims.

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Tim K. Singley (av), born Killeen, Texas, January 12, 1966; admitted to bar 1991, Texas; also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., 1988); legal education, Oklahoma City University School of Law, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1991). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta, Phi Delta Theta. Outstanding Young Men of America 1989, American Inns of Court. Member: State Bar of Texas, State Bar College, Board Certified in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Schools & Education and Worker's Compensation.

Mr. Singley concentrates his practice primarily in the area of workers' compensation and employer liability defense. Mr. Singley is a frequent lecturer and author on workers’ compensation and employer liability topics. Mr. Singley also serves as an Executive Council Member for the Workers Compensation Section of the State Bar of Texas.

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Mary M. Strauss (av), born Cleveland, Ohio, March 16, 1972; admitted to bar 1998, Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.S. with honors, 1994); legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas and San Antonio Bar Association.

Ms. Strauss’ practice includes the preparation and trial of automobile and premises liability cases. Additionally, she assists in the investigation and preparation of other more complex matters, including products liability, insurance coverage and first party bad faith claims.

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Christopher C. Strawn (av), born Munich, Germany, February 17, 1958; admitted to bar 1983, Texas, also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1980); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D. 1983). Member: State Bar of Texas, San Antonio Bar Association and the Texas Association of Defense Counsel.

Mr. Strawn concentrates his practice in the areas of insurance defense, first party insurance, general negligence, construction accidents, construction defect, security, dram shop and product liability cases.

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Vaughan E. Waters (av), born San Antonio, Texas, November 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1981, Texas; 1985, California; 1988, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1997, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit . Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Author: "Adequate Compensation--The Trail From Buffalo Bayou", 55 TEX. BAR. J. 224, March 1992; "The 1991 Property Code Amendments--The Second Time Around", 57 TEX. BAR. J. 14, January 1994; "Serving Two Masters - Insurance Defense Counsel And The Tripartite Dilemma", University of Texas School of Law 4th Annual Insurance Law Conference (1999). Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.A., 1977); legal education, Texas Tech University (J.D., 1981). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Lieutenant, JAG Corps, U.S. Navy, 1981-1986. Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of California.  He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Appellate law.

Mr. Waters' practice consists of civil appeals and the defense of personal injury, professional liability, property damage, and deceptive trade practice cases, as well as insurance coverage and bad faith claims.

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Gerald R. Zwernemann (av), born Kingsville, Texas, March 11, 1947; admitted to bar 1974, Texas; also admitted to practice before U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern District (1977) and Western District (1983) of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas, Austin (B.B.A., 1970); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1974). City Attorney, Brownsville, Texas 1977-79. Fraternity: Phi Delta Phi. Member: San Antonio Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates.  He has also been selected by his peers as among the Best Lawyers in San Antonio in Scene in S.A. magazine for his expertise in Construction Litigation.

Mr. Zwernemann concentrates his practice in the areas of premises liability, motor vehicle and transportation liability, silicosis litigation, and construction accidents.

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