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Biography

Title:	Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP
Firm:	Susman Godfrey
Law School:	The University of Tulsa - College of Law
Graduation:	1988
List:	Lawdragon's 100 Lawyers you need to know in Securities Litigation

Notable case(s), past or present (include date if possible):
Lauren Beller, et al. v. William Penn Life Insurance Company of New York (2007) Compton, et al. v. Alex Brown, et al. (2006) Shockey, et al. v. Chevron USA Inc. (2005) Joseph Vecchio, et al. v. Waste Management, Inc., et al. (2005) Janay Cargile, et al. v. Baylor Health Care System, et. al. (2005) IMCO Recycling, Inc. v. Zurich Insurance and Twin City Fire Insurance Company (2004) Obtek L.P., et al v. Lucent Technologies, Inc. (2003) Heather H. Appel, et al v. SOS Industries, Inc., William Kane, Champaign National Bank and Trust (2002) Kelly v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc. (1999) Caspary v. Wm. K. Woodruff and Co. (1997) AltairStrickland, Inc. v. Chevron USA Inc. (1996)

Selected clients:
None

More Info

Best moment of career:
A jury victory last year where we were hired just 6 days before trial -- and successfully defended an insurance company in a class action where the plaintiff sought over $100 million in damages.

Worst moment of career:
Being on the plaintiffs’ – and losing side – of the NME jury trial which the National Law Journal characterized as the 1999 defense win of the year.

Attorney you most admire:
I can't decide between Steve Susman and Lee Godfrey.

Favorite activities (besides the Law):
Traveling and dining - not necessarily in that order.

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