Tim represents plaintiffs in class actions and other litigation matters. He has prosecuted many consumer class actions, along with commercial and tort disputes, in state and federal courts throughout the nation. He is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Tim has worked extensively with attorneys around the country in coordinated joint venture arrangements to prosecute cases on a national scale.

Representative Experience

• Counsel for plaintiffs in class action involving the marketing and sale of Inside Wire Maintenance Service to consumers
• Counsel for class of customers subjected to cancellation provisions in subscription contracts of cellular service providers
• Counsel for nationwide class of vehicle owners alleging defective rear lift-gate latches in family minivans
• Counsel for class of vehicle owners alleging diminution in value of pickup trucks as a result of defective sidesaddle fuel tanks
• Counsel for class of property owners alleging property value diminution stemming from leaking pipelines
• Counsel for nationwide class of homeowners alleging defective smoke detectors
• Counsel for nationwide class of persons alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with currency exchange rates related to money transfers to Mexico
• Counsel for class of property owners alleging property value diminution stemming from leaking underground storage tanks
• Counsel for nationwide class of consumers of defective polybutylene plumbing pipe which class action was successfully resolved through the creation of a nationwide settlement fund worth more than $1 billion

Practices

Bar Admissions

Education

• Member, State Bar of Texas
• Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Associate Director, 1988; Director, 1988-present
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, American Association of Justice
• Member, Pattern Jury Charge 3 Committee, 1990-1992
• Chairman, District 4A Grievance Committee, Houston, State Bar of Texas, 1998-1999

• Co-authored, Class Action Lawsuits and Product Liability Litigation, Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced product Liability Seminar, Houston 1995
• Co-authored, Pushing the Envelope of Damages in Class Actions, Houston Bar Association Damage Control Seminar, Houston 1997