Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 210-227-3331
- Fax: 210-227-3334
- Website: www.chamberlainmchaney.com
Established: 1984
Practice Areas
- Insurance Defense
- Litigation
- General Liability
- Product Liability
- Employment Law
- Commercial Law
- Medical Liability
- Health Care
- Professional Liability
- Environmental Law
- Casualty
- Coverage Issues
- Automobile
- Bad Faith
- Subrogation
- Arbitration
- Mediation
- Administrative Law
- Business and Real Estate Transactions
- Personal Injury
- Business Litigation
- Appellate Litigation
- Oil and Gas Litigation
Additional Locations
- Austin, Texas
- 901 South Mopac
- Building 1, Suite 500
- Austin, Texas 78746
- Telephone: 512-474-9124
- Fax: 512-474-8582
- E-Mail: info@chmc-law.com
Personnel Information
Partners
David E. Chamberlain
Senior Partner
San Antonio, TX
- E-Mail: dchamberlain@chmc-law.com
Years of Experience: 43
Admitted
- Texas, 1978
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1988
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1990
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1998
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 1999
Additional Biographical Details:
Named Outstanding Defense Bar Leader in Nation by DRI, the Largest International Association of Defense Lawyers, 2006; Best Lawyers in America (2012-present); Texas Super Lawyer (2004-present); National Super Lawyer, Corporate Counsel Edition (2008-present), Texas Monthly Magazine; Course Director: 2013 & 2014 Business Disputes Law Course, 2014 Advanced Civil Trial Law Course, and 2007 Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas (Chair of the Board of Directors, 2015-2016; Executive Committee 2014-2017; Frequent Speaker, Course Director, and Planning Committee Member; 2014 Standing Ovation Award; 2014 Presidential Citation)
- Austin Bar Association (President, 2012; Outstanding Board Director, 2008)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (President, Texas Chapters 2014-2015); President, Austin Chapter 2016-present)
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (President, 2005; Founder's Award, 2009)
- Defense Research Institute (National Board of Directors, 2009-2011)
- Austin Bar Foundation (President, 2013)
- State Bar Insurance Trust (Chair, 2014-2016)
- Association of Defense Trial Attorneys
- Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
Certifications:
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization (over 10 years)
Education:
- The University of Texas at Arlington, B.A., 1975
- Oxford University, England
- St. Mary's University, J.D. (with distinction), 1978
J. Gordon McHaney
Managing Partner
San Antonio, TX
- E-Mail: gmchaney@chmc-law.com
Years of Experience: 35
Admitted
- Texas, 1986
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, 1997
- U.S. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, 2005
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 2005
Additional Biographical Details:
AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell (highest rating)
Memberships:
- State Bar of Texas
- Austin Bar Association
- Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Certifications:
- Certified Mediator
Education:
- The University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1983
- St. Mary's University, J.D., 1986
Born: 1960
Senior Associate
Marcelo Garcia
San Antonio, TX
- E-Mail: mgarcia@chmc-law.com
Years of Experience: 6
Admitted
- Texas, 2018
Education:
- University of the Incarnate Word, M.S., 2014
- University of the Incarnate Word, B.B.A. Accounting, 2014
- St. Mary's University School of Law, J.D., 2017
Born: 1990
Service Areas
New Braunfels, Texas, USA 35 miles
Seguin, Texas, USA 36 miles
(This firm also appears in the Subrogation section of this publication)
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