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David Harrell has extensive first and second-chair trial and arbitration experience in the areas of energy litigation, commercial litigation and land use/permitting litigation. Mr. Harrell's energy litigation experience includes representations of operators, producers, transporters, marketers and royalty owners. He has litigated contract disputes, royalty disputes, environmental claims, throughput and processing claims, and permitting claims, both onshore and offshore. His commercial litigation resume includes representations of plaintiffs and defendants in contract disputes, fiduciary relations issues, usury claims, real estate litigation, fraud, securities collection, deceptive trade practices, Lanham Act and first party insurance defense. In the areas of land use and permitting, Mr. Harrell has represented landowners, operators and permit applicants in land use, permitting and zoning situations. He has appeared before city councils, zoning boards, and administration agencies on behalf of clients, and he has represented clients in litigation against state agencies, municipalities and municipal boards. Education J.D., cum laude, Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1995 Order of the Coif Phi Delta Phi Research Editor - Southern Methodist University Law Review B.B.A., magna cum laude, University of Houston, 1992 Bar Admissions Texas, 1995 Admitted To Practice U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1996 U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 1999 Reported Decisions IQ Products Co. v. Pennzoil Products Co., 305 F.3d 368 (5th Cir. 2002) (Lanham Act) Dinger v. Hornbeck Offshore Servs., Inc., 968 F. Supp. 1185 (S.D. Tex. 1997) (admiralty) TH Investments, Inc. v. Kirby Inland Marine, L.P., 218 S.W.3d 173, (Tex.App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2007, pet. filed) (ownership of submerged property). H2 Genesis L.P. v. Cederquist, 2005 WL 1771922, (Tex.App.-Houston. [14 Dist.] 2005, no writ) (special appearance). Radiator Specialty Co. v. Pennzoil-Quaker State Co., 207 Fed.Appx. 361, (5th Cir. 2004) (Lanham Act). In re Ray Bailey Architects, Inc., 2004 WL 115119, (Tex.App.-Houston. [14th Dist.] 2004, no pet) (discovery rulings). Publications & Presentations Authored or co-authored numerous articles in the areas of litigation (both procedural and substantive), real estate, and consumer finance. Co-presenter with Derrick Carson: Selected Issues in Texas Trade Secret Litigation, 2007 Texas Conference for Judicial Studies, Austin, Texas, April 26, 2007 Author/Speaker: Thinking Globally Means Thinking Ahead: Planning Dispute Resolution Strategies for Global Business (forthcoming-October 2006). Author/Speaker: Fiduciary Relationships in Texas Business Entities. Presented at the State Bar of Texas 2005 Judicial Section Conference, September 22, 2005, Austin, Texas. Author/Speaker: Drafting Arbitration Clauses that Work: Considerations for Counseling Clients and Developing Alternative Dispute Resolution Provisions. Presented at the State Bar of Texas Advanced Business Law Seminar, October 14, 2004, Dallas, Texas. Author/Speaker: Does it Belong in My Court? Personal Jurisdiction, Venue, Arbitration Clauses, and Statutes of Limitations in Business Litigation. Presented at the Texas College for Judicial Studies, April 29, 2004, Austin, Texas. Author (with Garcia), Work Product, Privileges, and Objecting to Discovery under the New Rules, Advanced Civil Trial Course, April 4, 2000. Author/Speaker, Application of Daubert and Robinson to Engineering Experts. Presented at the Texas Association of Defense Counsel Summer Meeting, July 1999, Ruidoso, New Mexico. Author (with Williams), Civilized Procedure, The Practice Act of 1846. 36 Houston Lawyer 21 (Feb. 1999). Author (with Sheehan), Legislative Update: Business Law. 60 Tex. Bar. J. 744 (September 1997). Author (with Tudzin and Felder), Texas Survey: Real Property, 50 SMU L. Rev. 1455 (1997). Author (with Sheehan), Arbitration Clauses: Are They Enforceable in Loan Agreements? Texas Association of Bank Counsel, 20th Annual Convention, October 1996, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Author (with Tudzin and Felder), Texas Survey: Real Property, 49 SMU L. Rev. 1282 (1996). Author (with Tudzin & Felder) Texas Survey: Real Property, 48 SMU L. Rev. 1530 (1995). Author, Difficulty Counting Backwards from Three: Conflicting Interpretations of the Statute of Limitations on Civil Copyright Infringement, 48 SMU L. Rev. 670 (1995). Press Release Locke Liddell & Sapp Elevates Five Associates to Partnership Status 12/30/2003 Professional History Partner in the law firm of Locke Liddell & Sapp Professional Affiliations Member, State Bar of Texas Section of Litigation (1995-present) Antitrust & Business Litigation Section (1997-99) Business Law Section, Secretary-Treasurer (1997-99) Chairman Information & Technology Committee (1998-2001) Oil, Gas and Energy Law Section (2004-present) Council Member (2001-present) Litigation Committee (2003-05) Contract Law Committee (2005-present) Member, Houston Bar Association. |
