Fahl & Donaldson, PLLC
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 346-202-0501
- Fax: 713-255-3511
- E-Mail: gfahl@fahldonaldson.com
Established: 1995
Qualified Member Since: 2000
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Dram Shop
- Personal Injury
- Trucking Law
- Litigation
- Motor Carriers
- General Liability
- Insurance Coverage
- Product Liability
- Premises Liability
- Construction Liability
- Construction Defect
- Commercial Litigation
- Construction
- Construction Law
- Construction Transactions
- Construction Litigation
- Construction Claims
- Contractors Liability
- Contract Disputes
- Contracts
- Design Professionals
- Construction Accidents
- Architects and Engineers
- Arbitration
- Deceptive Trade Practices
- Dispute Resolution
- Engineering and Construction
- Mechanics Liens
- Lien Work, Defect and Delay Claims (Prosecution and Defense)
- Surety Bonds
- Risk Management
- Religious Institutions
- Subrogation
- Warranty
- Trucking Liability
- Trucks/Heavy Equipment
- Trucking Litigation
- White Collar Crime
Cases Gone to Trial: 125
About Us
Many attorneys say they have "handled" many cases. This is "code" for not much trial or arbitration experience. The shareholders of Fahl & Donaldson have 70 years combined litigation with many actual trials and arbitrations in the areas of civil, transportation, general liability, construction, liens, insurance, personal injury, death, paraplegic, quadriplegic, throughout the Texas Gulf Coast Area, from Houston to Beaumont, Orange to Newton, Angleton to Conroe.
Firm Highlights
Over 74 years of litigaton, trial and arbitration experience.
How We Offer Value
Experience and persistence results in great and efficient results.
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- American Reliable Insurance Company
- Assurant Specialty Property
- Harvest Insurance Company
- Mercury Insurance Group
- Zurich Insurance - Special Panel Counsel
Non-Insurance Clients
- BE&K Building Group, LLC
- Chamblee + Associates, LLC Architects
- CivilCorp Engineers, LLC
- Exclusive Furniture
- 4-Horn Properties, LLC
- Orange County Navigation and Port District of Orange County, Texas
Representative Non Insurance Clients
- Aldine Independent School District
- Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston
- H.B. Neild & Sons, Inc.
- LBX Lighting, Inc.
Transportation Clients
- United Logistics
- Western Dairy Transport, LLC
Personnel Information
Firm Members
Glenn J. Fahl
Houston, TX
- Telephone: 713-818-8776
- E-Mail: gfahl@fahldonaldson.com
Years of Experience: 38
Practice Areas
- Trucking
- General Liability
- Personal Injury Defense
- Construction
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Agent Errors & Omissions
- SOAH (State Office Administration) Hearings
Admitted
- Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:
AV Rated, Martindale Hubbell; Top Attorneys of North America; Order of Justicia
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas (Litigation Section)
- Houston Bar Association
- Texas Trucking Association
- Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
- Defense Research Institute
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
- Trucking Industry Defense Association
Certifications:
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
- Diplomate Trial Advocacy Certification, Court Practice Institute
- Certification of Completion Accident Reconstruction for Attorneys, Texas A&M
Education:
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A., 1980
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1984
Fraternity Information:
Phi Delta Phi
Born: 1957
R. Kelly Donaldson
Houston, TX
- Telephone: 346-202-0502
Years of Experience: 36
Practice Areas
- Construction
- Construction Claims
- Construction Defect
- Construction Law
- Construction Litigation
- Construction Liability
- Construction Transactions
- Contracts
- Dispute Resolution
- Architects and Engineers
- Surety Bonds
- Surety
- Mechanics Liens
Admitted
- Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Additional Biographical Details:
AV-Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell; Best Lawyers in America- Construction & Surety Law; Texas SuperLawyers- Construction & Surety Law
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas (Construction Section, Litigation Section)
- Houston Bar Association (Construction Section)
Education:
- Southern Methodist University Law School, J.D., 1986
Born: 1957
Associate Attorneys
Michael W. Cramer
Houston, TX
- Telephone: 346-202-0504
Years of Experience: 39
Admitted
- Texas, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1984
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1986
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1991
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2002
Additional Biographical Details:
AV- Preeminent Martindale-Hubbell
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Houston Bar Association
Education:
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1983
Born: 1955
Scott M. Owen
Houston, TX
Years of Experience: 32
Admitted
- Texas, 1989
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1990
Education:
- Rhodes College, B.A., 1982
- Georgetown University, M.A., 1984
- University of Houston Law Center, J.D., 1989
Born: 1960
Theodore G. Skarbowski
Houston, TX
- Telephone: 346-202-0503
Years of Experience: 30
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Trucking Industry Defense
- Wills and Estate Litigation
- Personal Injury Defense
- Insurance Litigation
Admitted
- Texas, 1992
- U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, 1992
Reported Cases:
Klein v. Hernandez, 260 S.W.2d3d 1, (Tex.App.-Houston[1st Dist.] 2008, aff'd in part, and rev'd in part, Klein v. Hernandez, 315 S.W.3d 1 (Tex.2010); Klein v. Hernandez, 333 S.W.3d 689, (Tex.App.-Houston[1st Dist.] 2010; Williams v. Chatman, et. al., 17 S.W.3d 694, (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1999, pet.denied)
Education:
- Sam Houston State University, B.A. Political Science (cum laude, Dean's List), 1986
- South Texas College of Law, J.D. (Dean's List), 1992
Born: 1955
Jeffry O'Dea
Houston, TX
- Telephone: 346-202-0514
Years of Experience: 38
Practice Areas
- Dram Shop
- General Liability
- Personal Injury Defense
- Construction
- Business Litigation
- Insurance Agent Errors & Omissions
- Premises
- White Collar Crime
Admitted
- Texas, 1984
- Arizona, 2014
Additional Biographical Details:
AV-Preeminent Rated, Martindale Hubbell; Former Harris County Assistant District Attorney; Classes and Seminars Taught: Indemnity after Ethyl; AGC of Texas Summer, 1990
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas (Construction Law Section)
- State Bar of Arizona (Construction Law Section)
- Houston Bar Association
Education:
- State University of New York at Plattsburgh, B.A., 1980
- South Texas College of Law, J.D., 1984
Fraternity Information:
Phi Delta Phi
Born: 1956
Articles
Death Case Verdict 1, Verdict Search
Serious Injury DWI Case Verdict 2, Verdict Search
Death Case Verdict 4, Verdict Search
Serious Injury (Cow Out) Case Verdict 3, Verdict Search
Death Case Verdict 5, Verdict Search
Serious Injury School Bus Case Verdict 6, Verdict Search
TBI Verdict 7, Verdict Search
Retailer Product Liability Verdict 8, Verdict Search
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