David’s principal area of practice is insurance law. He represents business and non-profit policyholders, including energy and transportation companies, and healthcare providers, in insurance litigation and arbitration matters under first-party and liability policies. David’s practice includes matters in which the firm is asked to consult and advise on insurance, indemnity, and casualty loss-allocation issues. David also serves as a Litigation Counsel to the Port of Houston Authority.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:
Claims under first-party policies brought by energy companies, drilling contractors, healthcare providers, and other businesses for property damage and business interruption losses caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and Tropical Storm Allison.
Claims under liability policies for environmental losses, including defense and cleanup expense, under environmental and legacy general liability policies.
Issues under Directors and Officers liability policies, including policy placement, coverage issues, recovery of defense expense, and allocation of loss.
Claims under employment practices, fidelity, fiduciary (ERISA), and professional liability policies.
DAVID H. BROWN
713.528.3703
dbrown@bkllp.com
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Partner, Brown & Kornegay, LLP
Partner, Vinson & Elkins LLP, 1984–2008
Briefing attorney, Hon. James L. Noel, U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1975–1977
EDUCATION
University of Texas at Austin, 1975, J.D., with honors. Note & Comment Editor, Texas Law Review
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, 1972, B.S.
PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION
The Best Lawyers in America in Insurance Law, 2006–2010, in Insurance & Personal Injury Litigation 2007–2010
“Texas Super Lawyers” in Insurance Law, Texas Monthly, 2004–2010
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in Insurance Law, 2003–2010
Who’s Who Legal Texas in Insurance, 2007–2010
Guide to the World’s Leading Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers, Euromoney, 2008–2010
LICENSURE
State Bar of Texas
United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Supreme Court
MEMBERSHIPS
American Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Maritime Law Association of the United States
Texas Bar Foundation