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Glenn R. Legge - PartnerPractice Areas
Casualty Litigation,
Complex Commercial
Litigation and Arbitration,
Environmental Litigation,
Mr. Legge focuses his practice in the areas of commercial litigation, as well as energy, marine, environmental and insurance coverage matters. He was a speaker at the 1996, 1998 and 2001 Liability Underwriters’ Group Conferences in Oxford and Cambridge, England on the subjects of environmental claims, insurance coverage and bad faith. He also participated in the Energy and Marine Liability Conferences in London in 2001, 2003 and 2004. Mr. Legge has authored and presented the following papers: - “Recent Legal Developments Affecting Liability Insurance in the U.S.A.”, Insurance Market Conference, 1996; - “A Review of Recent Legal Developments in the U.S.A. Impacting Liability Insurers,” Fifth Liability Insurance Conference, 1998; - “Current Developments in Insurance Law in Texas”, International Journal of Insurance Law, January 1999; - “The Role of Excess Insurers in Dispute Resolution”, Association of Attorney Mediators, Houston Chapter, January 1999; - “A Coverage of Punitive Damages in the United States: A Fifty State Survey”, International Journal of Insurance Law, January, 1999; - “Concurrent Proceedings in Declaratory Judgment Actions in Federal and State Courts in the United States”, International Journal of Insurance Law, April 1999; - “Mine, Yours and Ours - Insurance Law for Corporations”, American Corporate Legal Assistants Association, October 1999; - “The Insurance Company and Defense Firm Relationship”, University of Houston Law Foundation Conference, June 1999; - “Relationships and Conflicts of Interest Among the Insured, the Insurer and the Defense Lawyer”, University of Houston Law Foundation Conference, March 2000; - “Recent Insurance Coverage Developments in the United States”, Energy Insurance Conference, Lloyd’s, London, October 2000; - “Insurance Coverage Issues for the New Millennium”, Offshore Energy and Marine Liability Conference, Lloyd’s, London, April 2001; - “Recent Legal Developments Impacting E-Commerce Litigation”, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Business Litigation Seminar, Houston/Dallas, Texas, September, 2001; - “Through the Looking Glass...Legal Developments in the USA Impacting Insurers”, Eighth Liability Underwriters Group Conference, Cambridge, U.K., September 2001; - “Insurance Coverage Issues Impacting Personal Injury Litigation,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Conference, San Antonio/Houston, August 2002; - “The Tide is Rising: Liability and Energy Coverage Issues in the Wake of Current Events”, American Bar Association, 11th Annual Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee - Mid Year Meeting, Miami, Florida, February 2003; - “Insurance Coverage Issues Impacting Personal Injury Litigation,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Conference, Dallas/San Antonio/Houston, August 2003; - “Caution – Judicial Interpretation of Insurance Coverage May Be Larger or Smaller Than it Appears,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Conference, San Antonio/ Houston, August 2004; - “Through the Looking Glass – Recent Developments Impacting Coverage of Energy and Marine Risks Viewed from Two Perspectives,” Energy and Marine Liability Law and Insurance in the USA, London, September 2004. Mr. Legge has tried numerous cases to verdict in state and federal courts in Texas, as well as arguing appeals before the state and federal appellate courts. He has represented Fortune 500 companies and foreign underwriters in recovery and subrogation actions which have resulted in recoveries in excess of $30 million. Mr. Legge devotes a substantial portion of his time to commercial litigation and insurance coverage matters, as well as representing the interests of companies in the energy, marine, construction and technology industries. Direct Dial: (713) 706-1941
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Mr. Legge was born in Walnut Creek, California and obtained his undergraduate education at the University of Kent at Canterbury and the University of California at Santa Barbara, where he received a B.A. with honors in 1979. He attended the University of Houston Law Center where he received his J.D. in 1983. Mr. Legge is licensed to practice law in Texas and California and is admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, as well as the United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of Texas. He is a member of the Maritime Law Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel and International Association of Defense Counsel.