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GREGORY R. AVE
Managing Partner
900 Jackson Street
Founders Square, Suite 600
Dallas, Texas 75202
Telephone: (214) 347-8310
Fax: (214) 347-8311
 Email
www.wbclawfirm.com
Secretary:
Virginia Villareal
Phone: 214-347- 8312
Email
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Current Scope of Practice
General litigation practice with primary focus on civil appellate matters, complex litigation, and insurance coverage. Extensive experience before Texas intermediate courts of appeals, the Supreme Court of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Practice also includes representing corporate, institutional, and individual clients in federal and state district courts across Texas. Nature of cases handled include insurance law and coverage, personal injury, contractual indemnification, construction defects, bad faith, contract disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, first amendment, patent infringement, antitrust, complex commercial matters, and general business disputes.
Education
- University of Texas School of Law at Austin; J.D. 1989
- Georgetown University, Washington; Cum Laude, B.S.B.A. 1986, Major: Accounting, Minor: Government
Honors and Awards
- Texas Rising Star 2004
- Texas Super Lawyer 2005
Past Employement
- Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall, Smith & Stollenwerck, L.L.P., Partner, 1992 - 2006
- Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Associate, 1989 - 1992
Professional Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas, 1990
- State Bar of California, 1989
- District of Columbia Bar, 1991
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 1989
Fifth Circuit
Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts of Texas
Northern District
Southern District
Eastern District
Western District
- U.S. District Courts of California
Northern District
Eastern District
Central District
Southern District
- Texas Bar Foundation (Fellow)
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
- Texas Association of Young Lawyers
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Practice Areas
Representative Cases
- Nationwide Ins. Co. v. Elchehimi, 249 S.W.3d 430 (Tex. 2008)
- Energy Servs. Co. of Bowe, Inc. v. Superior Snubbing Servs., Inc., 236 S.W.3d 190 (Tex. 2007)
- Trinity Universal Ins. Co. v. Brainard, 216 S.W.3d 809 (Tex. 2006)
- Richmond Condominiums v. Skipworth Commercial Plumbing, Inc., 245 S.W.3d 646 (Tex. App - Fort Worth 2008, pet. denied)
- Crooks v. MI Real Estate Partners, Ltd., 238 S.W.3d 474 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2007, pet. denied)
- American Home Sheild Corp. v. LaHorgue, 201 S.W.3d 181 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2006, pet. denied)
- Ramirez v. Hariri, 165 S.W.3d 912 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2005, no pet.)
- Stroop v. Northern County Mut. Ins. Co., 133 S.W.3d 508 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2004, pet. denied)
- Walker Engineering, Inc. v. Bracebridge Corp., 102 S.W.3d 837 (Tex. App. - Dallas 2003, pet. denied)
- In re Trinity Universal Ins. Co., 64 S.W.3d 643 (Tex. App. - Amarillo 2001, orig. proceeding)
- D.S.A., Inc. v. Hillsboro Indep. School Dist., 973 S.W.2d 662 (Tex. 1998)
- RRR Farms, Ltd. v. American Horse Protection Ass'n, 957 S.W.2d 121 (Tex. App. - Houston[14th Dist.] 1997, pet. denied)
- Dallas Market Center Dev. Co. v. Liedeker, 958 S.W.2d 382 (Tex. 1997)
- Vanderlinden v. USAA Property & Cas. Ins. Co., 885 S.W.2d 239 (Tex. App. - Texarkana 1994, writ denied)
Representative Clients
- Scottsdale Insurance Company
- Stevens transport, Inc.
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
- Farmers Insurance Group
- Safeco Insurance
- Nationwide Insurance
- Southern Farm Bureau
- United States Automobile Association
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Walters,
Balido & Crain, L.L.P.
900 Jackson Street, Suite 600
Dallas, TX 75202
(214) 749-4805 |
Austin Office
610 West Lynn Street
Austin, Texas 78703-4742
(512) 472-9000 |
Houston office
2077 South Gessner
Suite 230
Houston, Texas 77063
713-335-0285 Phone |
Northwest Texas Office
601 West Main Street
Decatur, Texas 76234
(940) 626-8254 |
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