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Jay W. Brown

Jay W. Brown

www.bmpllp.com
Partner
Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.
Houston, Texas

Jay Brown has achieved an exemplary record of jury verdicts and judgments in a variety of industries and across a broad spectrum of litigation. These include contract disputes, fraud, wrongful death, energy, insurance bad faith, insurance contract, deceptive trade practices, civil rights, product liability, toxic tort, catastrophic accidents, and other cases. Mr. Brown is co-chair of the firm's Insurance Litigation/Coverage section and presently serves on the firm's Executive Committee.

Representative Cases

  • Tried numerous breach of contract, deceptive trade practices, bad faith, fraud, and personal injury cases to verdict
    Obtained second reverse bad faith verdict in Texas. The plaintiff, suing for bad faith, received zero and had $200,000 judgment entered against her in favor of the insurer
  • Obtained more than 80 summary judgments in insurance coverage/bad faith lawsuits
  • Represents the world’s leading industrial and medical gas supplier in business, construction, and accident suits throughout Texas
  • Represents the largest private correctional company in a variety of cases across Texas
  • Defended insurers in many high-exposure insurance coverage/bad faith lawsuits

Admissions to Practic

  • Texas
  • United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western, Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Representative Publications & Presentations

Mr. Brown is an author and frequent speaker on topics related to civil trial, insurance coverage, and bad faith at state-wide legal seminars and client presentations:
  • Co-author, “A Calculated Move” Claims Magazine, June 1, 2007
  • Contributing author, “Anatomy of a Litigation,” The In-House Counsel's Essential Toolkit, Volume VI, American Bar Association, 2007
  • Co-author, “Assisting Your Company in Times of Crisis,” The Advocate, State Bar of Texas Litigation Section Report, Fall 2006
  • “A Day in the life of an E-Discovery Case,” T3: Trial Tactics and Technology, American Lawyer Media, New York, 2006
  • “Trial Tactics and Technology,” 4th Annual General Counsel Conference West, American Lawyer Media, Marina del Ray, CA, 2006
  • “Trial, Tactics & Technology - Where Business, Litigation and Litigation Support Intersect,” 18th Annual General Counsel Forum, American Lawyer Media, New York, 2006
  • “Now You’ve Got the Data: What Next?,” LegalTech West Coast, American Lawyer Media, Los Angeles, 2006
  • “The Impact of Information Management From Dispute Emergence to Resolution,” T3 - Trial Tactics and Technology (ALM), 2005
  • “Independent Counsel: The Insurer’s Responsibilities to Its Insured,” Insurance Law for Attorneys Representing Insurers, 2003, 2004