Attorneys

Mr. Pappas, a director of the Firm, practices in the Litigation Practice Area.  He is well known in legal circles, particularly when the discussions involve personal injury trial litigation, construction litigation and insurance defense matters. He has extensive courtroom experience and has successfully defended thousands of personal injury claims, construction claims, product liability claims, premises liability claims and insurance disputes. Additionally, he has successfully defended and tried numerous high exposure employment discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuits. Chris serves as Regional Counsel, Specialty Counsel and/or Panel Counsel for various corporations and insurers, including Atlas Copco Corp., Rental Service Corporation, Beazer Homes, Turner Construction, Liberty Mutual Insurance and American Safety. His practice also involves assisting with the implementation and designing of litigation management protocols/systems for corporations and insurers.

Personal injury trial law, construction, insurance, product liability, commercial litigation, mass tort litigation.

Selected as one of Houston's "Top Lawyers for the People" by H Texas magazine, 2008; named in Texas Super Lawyers® and Texas Monthly magazines as one of the top business litigation attorneys in Texas selected by Law & Politics, 2005 - 2009; selected as one of "Houston's Top Lawyers" by H Texas magazine, 2005­-2007; Special Counsel-Prosecutor for the State Bar of Texas; Special Participant in the Houston Bar Association Mentor Program; Marquis Who's Who in American Law; Who's Who Among Practicing Attorneys; Chairman, Selection Committee of the Texas Bar Foundation Fellows re: Outstanding Review Article Award; Who's Who Among Rising Young American in American Society, 1992; Who's Who in Houston, 1990; Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, 1988; Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation, 1982; Recipient of President's Award from the Houston Bar Association - 1981-1982, 1982-1983 and 1983-1984; Editor, Co-Editor and Associate Editor of The Houston Lawyer magazine from 1981 through 1984.

American Bar Association (Litigation Section); American Board of Trial Advocates; Associations of Trial Lawyers of America (Civil Sections); Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit; College of the State Bar of Texas; Defense Research Institute; Houston Bar Association; Institute for Responsible Dispute Resolution, Charter Member; International Association of Defense Counsel; State Bar of Texas (Construction Law Section); Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism.

State Courts of Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Seventh Circuits; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas; Martindale Hubbell, AV Rated.

Speaker and panel moderator "Legal Issues Affecting Architects," American Institute of Architects Business and Practice Services, 2009.  Insurance Coverage Law in Texas, CLE Seminar/NBI, Houston, Texas August 31, 2004; Paralegals Guide to Admissibility of Evidence and Expert Testimony, presented at NBI Seminar, Houston, Texas, February 24, 2004; Handling the Automobile Injury Claim in Texas, presented at a legal seminar in Houston, Texas, January 28, 2004; Strategizing for Minimizing Damages in Civil Cases, presented to HBA/HLAA, Houston, Texas, August, 2003; Construction Law Developments and Update, presented to the Texas Association of Defense Counsel Seminar, Cancun, Mexico, July 2003; Damages in Texas Civil Trial Practice, presented at legal seminar in Houston, Texas, June 2003; Trying the Automobile Injury Case in Texas, presented at a legal seminar in Houston, Texas, March 2003; Trial Advocacy in Texas, presented to NBI CLE Seminar, Houston, Texas, July 2001.

Scenic Houston Board of Directors, Vice-Chairman 2008; Appointed Member of Mayor Lee Brown's Houston Challenge 2000 Committee; Community National Bank, Board Member; 2007 Jewish Community Center Scholarship Gala, Honorary Chair; Nominee, American Biographical Institute's Man of the Year Award, 1993; Scenic Houston, Board Member; South Texas College of Law - Frank Evans Center for Conflict Resolution, Advisory Director; Super Chef Manufacturing Company, Board Member and President; Team Captain and Participant - YMCA's Partners of Youth Campaign; TEX-PIRG Board of Directors, Travis County, Member/Director, 1972.

University of Houston, Bates College of Law (J.D., 1977); University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1974).