Mr. Pate has extensive experience in tort and insurance litigation including intellectual property litigation, complex commercial litigation, real estate litigation,  insurance coverage, fire losses and property losses.

PRACTICE AREAS:

• Insurance Coverage Litigation

• Insurance Bad Faith Litigation

• Administrative defense of real estate agents and brokers before the Texas Real Estate Commission

• Commercial and Business Litigation

• Premises Liability Litigation

• Legal Malpractice

• Intellectual Property Litigation

• Trade Dress

• Trade Secrets

• Lanham Act

• Unfair Competition

• Anti-Dilution

BAR ADMISSIONS:

• All Texas Courts

• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas

• United Stated Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

EMPLOYMENT:

• Martin, Disiere, Jefferson & Wisdom, L.L.P.

• Kelly, Smith & Murrah, P.C.

• Hughes, Watters & Askanase, L.L.P.

• LifeChek, Inc., General Counsel

• Former Judicial Intern to the Honorable United States District Judge David Hitner

EDUCATION:

• University of Houston, J.D., 2000

• Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Masters of Divinity, 1985

• Houston Baptist University, B.A., 1981

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS:

• State Bar of Texas

• Houston Bar Association

• Texas Association of Defense Counsel

PUBLICATIONS:

• Your Duty to Disclose – Texas Realtor Magazine

• Don’t Let a DTPA Notice Letter Fly In Under Your Radar – Texas Realtor Magazine