Of Counsel

Russell W. Heald :

Admitted to Bar, 1983; Texas Education: B.S., Louisiana State University, 1973, Business Administration; Master of Science, Troy State University, 1980, Management; St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1983); Published St. Mary's Law Journal, Vol. 13, No.2; Law Journal Staff Editor.

 

Member : Jefferson County and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas. Admitted to Practice in United States District Court, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas. Admitted to practice in the United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

 

Practice Areas : Insurance Disputes, Insurance Litigation, Commercial Disputes, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury matters and Consumer matters. Mr. Heald's primary practice area involves the representation of Plaintiffs and Defendants in complex civil matters. Mr. Heald is board certified in both personal injury trial law and civil trial law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

 

Mr. Heald has represented both Plaintiffs and Defendants over the past 26 years and has taken well over 125 jury verdicts. As defense counsel, Mr. Heald has served as lead counsel in cases involving construction law, tortious interference, contracts, deceptive trade practices, personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, negligence, premises liability, and sexual assault. As plaintiff's counsel, Mr. Heald has served as lead counsel in cases involving insurance bad faith, deceptive trade practices, wrongful death, mass toxic torts, stock option disputes, real estate disputes, nuisance cases and class actions. Outside the practice of law, Mr. Heald serves as an adjunct professor at Lamar University -- Beaumont.