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Mission

Sheehy, Ware & Pappas is committed to achieving the results our clients want. We work as a partner with each client to provide unparalleled legal service in the most effective and efficient manner possible. Our goal is to build lasting relationships with our clients so they can trust us for all of their legal needs.

 

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Lara  Price  P.C.

Lara M. Price

Shareholder - Houston, Texas

Direct Line: (713) 951-1075
Fax: (713) 951-1199
Fax 2: (713) 289-2075 DIRECT FAX LINE

University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1997)
Southwestern University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1993)

Practice Areas

  • Products Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Personal Injury Trial Law
  • Premises Liability

Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas
  • United States District Courts for the Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Legal Memberships

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association, Lawyers' for Literacy Committee, 2008-2009 Co-Chair
  • Defense Research Institute, Drug and Medical Device Committee and Commercial Litigation Committee 

Honors and Awards

  • Houston Bar Association President's Award (2008-2009)
  • Law Student Pupil Member of the Robert W. Calvert Inn of the American Inns of Court
  • Alpha Chi National Academic Honor Society
  • Psi Chi National Psychology Honor Society

Ms. Price is a shareholder in the firm's products liability and professional liability sections and has extensive experience in a number of substantive areas of trial practice, including products liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, health care law, premises liability, and personal injury and wrongful death.  She regularly represents corporations, other business entities, and individuals in complex litigation against claims for personal injuries, wrongful death, and economic loss in state courts throughout Texas and in federal courts in Texas and elsewhere.

Representative Experience

Products Liability:

  • Managed successful defense of target medical device manufacturer in complex latex gloves product liability docket and acted as defense group liaison counsel when necessary in Texas state and federal courts.
  • Manage continuing defense of distributor indemnity claims arising from latex gloves product liability docket.
  • Managed successful defense of target medical device manufacturer in Texas state and federal complex litigation involving orthopedic bone screws.
  • Frequently represented manufacturers against claims for design defects, manufacturing defects, and marketing defects such as inadequate warnings and failure to warn.

Professional Liability:

  • Successfully managed defense of physician defendants in mass tort pharmaceutical litigation involving diabetic drug in state, federal, and Multidistritict Litigation proceedings.
  • Successfully managed defense of physician defendants in mass tort pharmaceutical litigation involving weight loss medications in state, federal, and Multidistrict Litigation proceedings.
  • Routinely represent hospitals, physicians, and nurses in medical malpractice liability actions.
  • Defend funeral directors in multiple Texas Funeral Service Commission proceedings.
  • Defend professional liability and commercial litigation against funeral homes.

 Premises Liability:

  • Defended premises owner in toxic tort and environmental litigation.
  • Defended premises liability cases involving alleged serious personal injuries due to breaches of security.
  • Defended premises lawsuits against hospital regarding publicized incident which was resolved for nuisance value payment of court costs.
  • Successfully represented hospital in slip-and-fall case.
  • Assist in defense of property owners against claims of elevator negligence.

Health Law:

  • Assisted in the preparation of hospital policies and procedures.
  • Advised hospitals on variety of compliance issues.
  • Assisted in peer review and licensing matters.

Publications and Seminar Presentations


Lectures Presented:
  • Texas Funeral Service Commission Investigations:  How to Avoid Them. . .  and How to Survive Them; presented to the Texas Funeral Directors Assocation Annual Convention; June 12, 2007.
  • Minimizing Exposure to Litigation:  Tips for Superintendents & Grounds Maintenance Personnel; presented to the Texas Cemeteries Association Maintenance Conference; September 25, 2007.
  • Antitrust Law:  What Is It, How Does It Apply to Me, and Why Should I Care?; presented to the Texas Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention; June 9, 2008.
  • Legal Ethics Jeopardy; presented to the Texas Funeral Directors Association Annual Convention; June 9, 2008.



 

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