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Liz is a board certified civil appellate specialist whose appellate practice involves representing clients in both state and federal courts, including the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit and the Supreme Court of Texas, in both appeals and original proceedings. Matters handled before these courts include a broad range of disputes, including premises liability, medical malpractice, and general commercial and bankruptcy-related matters.
REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
Briefing Attorney
Justice Harvey Hudson, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1994-1995
Justice Sam Robertson, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1993-1994
REPRESENTATIVE CASES
Deloitte & Touche LLP v. Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 951 S.W.2d 394 (Tex. 1997) (orig. proceeding)
In re Amoco Oil Company, No. 14-06-00600-CV (dism’d pursuant to settlement Aug. 17, 2006)
In re Houston Northwest Partners, Ltd., 98 S.W.3d 777 (Tex. App.Austin 2003, orig. proceeding), pet. granted, submitted on oral argument in the Supreme Court of Texas on November 19, 2003 pursuant to consolidation for argument only with Gonzalez v. Reliant Energy, Inc., 159 S.W.3d 615 (Tex. 2005) [In re Houston Northwest Partners vacated and dism’d pursuant to settlement]
In re Sweatman, No. 13-04-0028-CV, 2004 WL 1798022 (Tex. App.Corpus Christi Aug. 12, 2004, orig. proceeding) (per curiam)
Mobil Oil Corp. v. Ellender, 968 S.W.2d 917 (Tex. 1998)
Russell v. Amoco Prod. Co., No. 14-05-00068-CV (dism’d pursuant to settlement Aug. 24, 2006)
Sulzer Carbomedics, Inc. v. Oregon Cardio-Devices, Inc., 257 F.3d 449 (5th Cir. 2001)
ARTICLES / PUBLICATIONS
"Texas Update -- A Flurry Of Year-End Activity, And Then Some" (December 31, 2004)
"Implied Rulings Under Tex. R. App. 33.1: Don’t Bet Your Case On Them," The Appellate Lawyer, Vol. IX, No. 1, p. 3 (Summer 2002)
"Attention Choice of Law Litigants: The Rules of the Foreign Law Game Have Changed," Appellate Advocate, Vol. XIV, No. 2, p. 15 (Summer 2001)
BRIEFINGS, SEMINARS & SPEECHES
"Exemption 4 of the Freedom of Information Act: Use it or Lose the Confidential Status of Your Financial or Commercial Information," 2006 Executive Women's Retreat (October 21, 2006)
"Moving Right Along: Motions and Local Practice in the Court Of Appeals," Civil Appeals for Trial Lawyers, South Texas College of Law, Houston, Texas (December 7, 2001)
"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: A Selective Sampling of 10 Traps," 15th Annual Advanced Civil Appellate Practice Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas (September 21, 2001)
PROFESSIONAL / CIVIC AFFILIATIONS
Member
Austin Bar Association
Austin Lyric Opera
President's Council
The Long Center
Women's Leadership Council
American Bar Association
International Law Section
Law Practice Management Section: ABA Women Rainmakers
Litigation Section
Judicial Division
Fifth Circuit Federal Bar Association
Board Certified - Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization |
