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J. Mark Kressenberg

Of Counsel - Houston, TX

Direct Line: (713) 951-1036
Fax: (713) 951-1199

Baylor University School of Law (J.D., 1986)

University of California, Berkeley

Practice Areas

First Party Insurance Claims
Mass Toxic Tort Litigation
Products Liability
Commercial Litigation

Admissions

State Bar of Texas
Commonwealth of Kentucky
United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Seventh Federal Circuits

Legal Memberships

State Bar of Texas
Kentucky Bar Association
Houston Bar Association
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation

Mr. Kressenberg is a member of the firm's insurance law and mass tort liability sections. A former law clerk to the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois, he has experience handling a variety of complex matters around the United States in both state and federal courts for the last 20 years. Mr. Kressenberg has both prosecuted and defended complex personal injury and wrongful death cases. Mr. Kressenberg also has substantial experience in products liability matters as well as commercial matters involving first party casualty claims, deceptive trade practices claims, and breach of contract.

He has extensive first and second chair trial experience, having litigated cases in 18 different states during his career.

Representative Experience

Mass Toxic Tort Litigation:

Extensive experience defending and litigating asbestos exposure and benzene exposure claims, including wrongful death cases, on behalf of suppliers and manufacturers.

Products Liability:

Successfully defended component manufacturing clients against property damage claims based in warranty as well as deceptive trade practices.
Extensive experience in defending and litigating statutory indemnity claims.

Commercial Litigation:

Represents a number of domestic insurance carriers and surplus lines in first party residential and commercial contract and insurance code claims.
Successfully defended contractor on indemnity and contributions claims stemming from occupational injury accident at a major southeast Texas refinery.
Represented a small oil production company against internationally known oil field services company for breach of contract involving a joint venture agreement, resulting in favorable recovery for the plaintiff.