Practice Areas:  Civil litigation; Appellate Practice; Insurance Coverage; Personal Injury; Consumer Protection

Admitted:  1981, Texas; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas

Law School:  Texas Tech School of Law, J.D., 1981

College: Georgetown University, A.B., 1978

Member: Fort Worth - Tarrant County and American Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Board of Trial Advocates (Associate).

Biography:  Author and Lecturer:  Continuing Legal Education Programs, State Bar of Texas; University of Texas; University of Houston; Texas Tech University;  The Rutter Group.   Chair, Consumer Law Section, 1992-1993; Member, Pattern Jury Charge Committee, Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment Volume, 1992-1998; Vice-Chair, 1998-2004; Chair 2004-2006; Member, PJC Oversight Committee, 1998-2004; 2006-2008.  Fellow:  Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation; Life Fellow, Tarrant County Bar Foundation.  (Board Certified, Civil Trial and Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization); AV-rated by Martindale-Hubbell.

Reported Cases:  In Re Smith, 192 S.W.3d 564 (Tex. 2006); Melody Homes Manufacturing Company v. Barnes, 741 S.W.2d 349 (Tex. 1987); Weitzel v. Barnes, 691 S.W.2d 598 (Tex. 1985); and numerous opinions in the court of appeal.

Born: Omaha, Nebraska, May 24, 1956

Click here to contact Timothy G. Chovanec.