David L. Martindale
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Employment:
Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP
September, 2009 to February, 2010 Of Counsel
Houston, Texas
Commercial litigation. Complex insurance litigation issues.
Hortman Harlow Martindale Bassi Robinson & McDaniel, PLLC
1995-2009 Member; Partner Laurel,
Mississippi
Areas of practice primarily include Oil and Gas, energy production,
corporate organization, day-to-day transactional matters, real estate,
regulatory compliance, first party and third party insurance litigation,
Torts Claims Act defense litigation, and litigation in the areas of Toxic
Tort, Environmental and Energy Litigation, well blow-out litigation,
employment, commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, and Products
Liability Litigation (both plaintiffs and defendants).
Representative clients:
State of Mississippi
Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
Chevron Corp.,
Shell Oil Company,
Mobil Oil Company,
Texaco Oil Company,
Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc.
Exxon U.S.A, Inc.
Toshiba International Corporation,
North Pacific Group, Inc.,
Gulf Coast Western, Inc.
Representative trial work:
Obtained summary judgment of no liability for State of Mississippi
entities in wrongful death and personal injury claims.
Obtained no cost dismissal for Chevron U.S.A., Chevron Corp., Shell
Oil Company, Mobil Oil Company, Texaco Oil Company, and Exxon U.S.A,
Inc. in Mass Tort and Environmental litigation in Federal and State
Courts in Alabama.
Obtained dismissal with no cost for independent oil company in Mass
Tort and Environmental litigation in State Court in Alabama.
Obtained favorable settlement for Chevron U.S.A. Inc., Chevron Corp.,
Shell Oil Company, and Texaco Oil Company, and in several Mass Tort
and Environmental litigation in Federal and State Courts in
Mississippi.
Lead trial counsel ending with favorable verdict for Chevron U.S.A.
Inc. and Chevron Corp. in Mass Tort and Environmental litigation in
Mississippi State Court.
Lead trial counsel ending with favorable settlement for Chevron U.S.A.
Inc. and Chevron Corp. in Mass Tort and Environmental litigation in
U.S. District Court in Mississippi.
Lead trial counsel for Toshiba International Corporation in commercial
litigation in Federal Court in Mississippi involving steam turbine
generation equipment.
Lead trial counsel for Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc. in commercial
litigation in Federal Court in Mississippi arising under a dealership
contract.
Lead trial counsel for North Pacific Group, Inc. in commercial
litigation in Federal and State Courts in Mississippi regarding
employment agreements.
Lead trial counsel for Gulf Coast Western, Inc. in commercial
litigation regarding oil and gas joint operating accounting issues.
Lead trial counsel for Movico, Inc. in commercial litigation in
Federal Court in Alabama regarding oil and gas joint operating
accounting.
Obtained favorable settlement for individual land owners in gas well
blow out and fire in Wayne County, Mississippi.
Chevron Corporation
1987-1995 Deputy Chief Litigation Counsel
Houston, Texas
Responsibilities included, but were not limited to, the following:
First chair litigation of major cases in the areas of Toxic Tort,
Environmental, NORM, Contract, Pipeline Explosion, Terminal Accidents
and Ethanol Anti-Trust Litigation.
Regulatory compliance
Risk analysis
Insurance coverage
Managing outside counsel for Benzene, Asbestos and other Chemical
Exposure litigation
Alternative dispute resolution.
Received Merit Award from Chevron Corp. for work on NORM litigation
MARTINDALE & MARTINDALE
1974 -1984 Associate and Partner
Pampa, Texas
General Practice of Law
Real estate, probate, tax, Family Law, Criminal Law, Oil & Gas,
Corporations and Partnerships, Products Liability and general tort
litigation
David L. Martindale
1985-1987 Sole Practitioner
Pampa, Texas
General Practice of Law
Represented Gulf Oil Co. and independent oil companies in
organization, transaction and litigation matters.
Education:
Texas Tech University School of Law
Juris Doctor
Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Arts
Licenses:
United States District Courts: United States Fifth Circuit Court of
Northern District of Texas Appeals (1995)
Eastern District of Texas All Texas Courts
Southern District of Texas All Mississippi Courts (1995)
Southern District of Mississippi
(1995)
Northern District of Mississippi
(1995)
Publications and Seminar Presentations;
NORM (Naturally Occurring Radioactive Material) - Science, Regulation and
Litigation, Louisiana Mineral Law Institute, 1994
NORM Litigation - Energy Section of Mississippi State Bar, 1995
NORM Litigation - Defense Research Institute - New Orleans, Louisiana, 1996
Lawyer Civility - Mississippi Young Lawyers Association, 2006
Interests and Activities:
Professional Associations:
State Bar of Texas (1974 to present); Gray County, Texas Bar Association
((1974-1987) Secretary-Treasure 1986); American Association of Justice
(2001 to present); Mississippi Bar Association (1995 to present); Jones
County, Mississippi Bar Association (1995 to present); and Bar Association
of the Fifth Circuit (1995 to present)
References Available Upon Request