DALLAS – Bowman and Brooke has announced the expansion of its Texas offices with the addition of six product liability and complex commercial litigators, bringing the Firm’s Texas lawyer team to 30 strong, with 14 attorneys in Dallas and 16 in Austin, a press release states.
Partners Jeff Patterson and Clayton Callen, Of Counsel Alfredo Silva, Senior Counsel Luke Spencer, and Associates Courtney Kenisky and Andrew Patterson, along with two staff members, join Bowman and Brooke from regional firm Hartline Barger LLP. Mr. Callen is based in its Austin office while the others join the Firm’s Plano-based Dallas office.
“We’re really fortunate to have this opportunity to leverage Bowman and Brooke’s strong reputation and presence in Texas, as well as the Firm’s national bench of proven trial lawyers,” Patterson said. “We are car and truck lawyers, and this Firm is a longstanding leader in the automotive product liability defense sector. We are honored to join this team.”
Bowman and Brooke Firm Chair Paul Cereghini added, “We proudly welcome this highly esteemed team of top tier litigators and accomplished automotive product defense trial lawyers. Their addition to Bowman and Brooke strengthens both our Texas presence and our nationwide defense capabilities.”
Mr. Patterson, a renowned trial attorney, has first-chaired nearly 60 jury trials to verdict throughout Texas and across the country. He has served as national trial counsel for product manufacturers, crafting defenses in pattern litigation, as well as traditional product cases. He brings nearly 35 years of experience representing automotive and truck manufacturers in complex product liability, patent, fraud and commercial litigation. He is a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council and the American Board of Trial Advocates.
Mr. Callen represents Fortune 500 companies, including vehicle manufacturers, in a wide range of litigation involving complex product liability and commercial, in both trial and appellate courts. Mr. Callen has been trial counsel with Patterson in four trials recently.
Mr. Silva brings decades of experience in commercial, bankruptcy, product liability and personal injury litigation. He has twice served as president of the Dallas Hispanic Bar Association and Dallas Bar Association.
Mr. Spencer is a trial lawyer who defends clients in high-stakes litigation matters across the country. His practice includes product liability litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury cases, premises liability disputes, and insurance defense matters. He is a member of the Dallas Bar Association’s Mock Trial and Community Involvement Committees.
Ms. Kenisky defends automotive manufacturers in product liability and complex commercial litigation cases in both state and federal courts throughout Texas.
Andrew Patterson recently graduated magna cum laude law graduate from the Baylor University law school where he was senior executive editor of the Baylor Law Review and, a member of the Baylor Law Moot Court team.
About Bowman and Brooke
Bowman and Brooke LLP is nationally recognized for one of the largest product liability trial practices in the country, with extensive experience representing product manufacturers in many industries including motor vehicles, recreational and consumer products, pharmaceuticals, medical devises, industrial equipment, chemicals and others.