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Martin D. Beirne

Martin D. Beirne

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

Martin Beirne is a founding partner of Beirne, Maynard, & Parsons. He has extensive trial experience in complex business litigation, intellectual property, energy, products liability, automotive litigation, and antitrust. Mr. Beirne also provides advice and representation to corporations, corporate officials, and other individuals in investigations initiated by various government authorities as well as internal investigations on behalf of corporations. Corporate Legal Times has named Mr. Beirne a “Top Drawer Litigator” on its list of “go to” lawyers in the U.S.

Representative Clients

  • Chevron Phillips Chemical Company
  • ConocoPhillips
  • Freightliner, LLC
  • General Motors Corporation (lead counsel in anti-counterfeit litigation worldwide)
  • Pfizer
  • Republic of Estonia
  • Suzuki Motor Corporation (national counsel)
  • Toyota
  • U.S. Silica
  • Volvo North America

Admissions to Practice

  • All Texas state courts
  • United States Supreme Court
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
  • United States District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; Eastern District of California; District of Columbia

Memberships & Affiliations

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Trustee, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Director, Houston Bar Foundation
  • American Law Institute
  • Commissioner, Texas Access to Justice Commission
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Institute for Transnational Arbitration
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Environmental Law Institute Associates Program
  • Board Member, St. Mary’s University Board of Trustees
  • Director, St. Mary’s Law Alumni Association
  • Director, University of Houston Law Review
  • Advisory Director, University of Houston Law Foundation
  • Board of Advisors, International Lawyers Network

Representative Publications & Presentations

A frequent speaker and author, Mr. Beirne has co-authored numerous articles, including:
  • Co-author, “New Rule Could Shake Up E-Discovery,” Executive Counsel, January-February 2007
  • Co-author, “The Illusory Safe Harbor of Rule 37(F),” American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel, December 2006
  • Co-author, “Technology on Trial: Put on Your Parachute,” Law Technology News, November 2006
  • Co-author, “Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(2)(B) and The 2006 Amendments: How the Federal Courts Will Implement Two-Tier Discovery of Electronic Information,” Andrews Automotive Litigation Reporter (and other Andrews Reporters), November 2006
  • Co-author, “The Fear of Alternative Fees,” GC News (Texas General Counsel Forum), May 2006
  • Co-author, “Electronic Information - A Trap for the Unwary in Business Litigation,” Houston Business Journal - Business Survival Guide, April 2006
  • Co-author, “Controlling the Cost of E-Discovery Through Preparation and an Organized Response,” American Lawyer, Supplement, December 2005
  • Co-author, “Exploration in Disputed Territories,” Corporate Counsel, October, 2004
  • Co-author, “The High Price of Drug Politics,” The European Lawyer, October, 2004
  • Co-author, “Judicial Control Over Questionable Jury Verdicts,” The Federal Lawyer, June, 2004
  • Co-author of Articles, Journal of Legal Economics
  • Co-author of Articles, For the Defense
  • Co-author of Articles, West Legal Publications
  • Texas Business Litigation Forms\FAST, (Co-Author), West, 1993
  • Texas Business Litigation Express Forms, West, 1993

Community & Charitable

  • Emeritus Member, Board of Directors, University of St. Thomas, Houston, Texas
  • Co-Chair, Spring Hill College National Campaign
  • Coronado Club
  • Greater Houston Partnership
  • Business Issues Committee, Civil Justice/Judicial Section Reform
  • Environment Committee, Environmental Resources Assistance, Solid/Hazardous Waste

Subcommittee

  • Government Relations Committee, Appointments Subcommittee
  • Uptown Houston Association
  • Houstonian

Honors & Awards

  • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
  • Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
  • Director, Houston Bar Foundation, 2005 - 2008
  • Named One of Three “Top Drawer Litigators” in the U.S., Corporate Legal Times, 2003
  • Named St. Mary’s Law School Distinguished Law Graduate for 20042004