Team Members

• G. Byron Sims - Founding Shareholder - Admiralty and Maritime Law(20%); Insurance Defense(20%); Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense(20%); Environmental Law(10%); Toxic Torts; Products Liability(10%); Professional Liability(10%); Premises Liability(10%)
• Amanda M. Gibbens - Associate - Toxic Tort Litigation; Medicare Compliance; Insurance Defense; Environmental Law; Oil and Gas Law
• Catherine A. Loving - Associate - Insurance Defense; Mass Torts; Premises Liability; Fair Labor Standards
• Allen D. Hemphill - Shareholder - Admiralty and Maritime Law; Workers Compensation Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Insurance Coverage Defense; Commercial Insurance Defense
• Christina A. Culver - Associate - Insurance Defense; Workers' Compensation Defense; Defense Base Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act; Texas Workers' Compensation Act
• Andrew J. Pratka - Associate - Insurance Defense
• Elliott W. Taliaferro - Associate - Insurance Defense
• Cynthia A. Galvan - Shareholder - Workers Compensation; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Employment Law; Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense
• Jennifer C. Hancock - Participating Associate - Construction Law; Construction Defects; Civil Litigation; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Toxic Torts
• Collin D. Seipel - Associate -
• John G. H. Davis - Shareholder - Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty Law; Maritime Law
• Kenneth G. Engerrand - President and Director - Admiralty and Maritime Law; Insurance Defense; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury Defense; Toxic Torts; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Premises Liability
• Jennifer L. Malik - Associate - Insurance Defense
• Kristy U. Taylor - Participating Associate - Insurance Defense
• James W. Parker - Associate -
• Matthew A. Copeland - Associate - Insurance Defense; Products Liability; Commercial Litigation
• Monica Fekete Markovich - Director and Shareholder - Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Admiralty and Maritime Law; Transportation
• Krystal L. Layher - Associate - Jones Act; Longshore and Harbor Workers Compensation Act; Defense Base Act
• Polly A. Kinnibrugh - Associate -
• Kenneth R. Baird - Shareholder - Civil Litigation; Wrongful Death; Aviation Products Liability
• Robert M. Browning - Director and Shareholder - Professional Liability Defense; Insurance Defense; Franchise Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Oilfield Personal Injury; Premises Liability
• Alexandra E. Grover - Associate -
• Stephen A. Belsky - Associate - Insurance Defense
• Mark C. Clemer - Shareholder - Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage
• Tarush R. Anand - Shareholder -
• Stephanie C. Gaston - Associate -
• Julie C. Lomax - Associate - Insurance Defense
• Nelson D. Skyler - Director and Shareholder - Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Defense; Insurance Coverage; Premises Liability; Commercial Litigation; Admiralty and Maritime Law
• H. Miles Klaff - Shareholder -

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