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The name partners at Harrison, Bettis, Staff, McFarland & Weems, LLP have been named by Martindale-Hubbell and ALM among the Top Rated Lawyers in Texas for 2012. The partners, Cliff Harrison, Jim Bettis, Rick Staff, Mitch McFarland and Jeff Weems, were also featured in a cover story in ALM’s publication “Texas’ Top Rated Lawyers.” In [...]
Cliff Harrison has been elevated to the rank of “Diplomate” in the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is a national association of experienced trial lawyers dedicated to the preservation and promotion of the right of trial by jury in civil cases. Membership is by invitation only, after nomination and election by the local chapter. [...]
D. Mitchell McFarland and James M. Bettis, Jr. successfully represented Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, L.P. and Kinder Morgan Petcoke, L.P. in an arbitration of a $61,000,000 breach of contract claim for damages and lost profits brought by Watts, Guerra & Craft, L.L.P. on behalf of The Premcor Refining Group, Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of [...]
On February 8, 2012 Lee Wertz presented a continuing legal education seminar entitled “A Primer on Herniated Discs: Defending a Herniated Disc Claim” to the monthly meeting of the Woodlands Bar Association. The seminar included a discussion of the anatomy of the spine, the science of disc herniation, and a practical approach to preparing biomechanical [...]
Cliff Harrison will be speaking at the American Conference Institute’s National Forum on Trucking Litigation. The annual conference, which is being held in Orlando Florida in December, features some of the country’s leading trial lawyers and trucking specialists, as well as many key representatives from the trucking and transportation industry. Cliff will speak about effective [...]
In August, 2011 Lee Wertz and Cliff Harrison presented a continuing education course approved by the Texas Department of Insurance to adjusters with Gallagher Bassett Services, Inc. in St. Louis, Missouri. The seminar included issues relating to changes in Texas law, Medicare reimbursement and set-asides, and the art and science of defending personal injury claims.
