EXPERT
SERVICES
With 30 years of experience in
commercial litigation and insurance law,
Hamp Skelton provides expert testimony on topics including attorney fees,
insurance coverage law,
insurance claims handling,
antitrust topics, class actions, and
legal ethics.
He provides consulting expert
services, expert reports and
trial testimony. The following
is a partial list of recent
expert witness assignments:
Trial testimony for both insurance companies and corporate policyholders in insurance coverage and bad faith lawsuits.
Expert report and
testimony for
plaintiffs in a
legal malpractice
case; issues
involved legal
ethics and the
appropriateness of
recommending class
action treatment for
claims in a
"vanishing premium"
life insurance case.
Expert testimony for
an insurer on
attorneys fees in
extra-contractual
litigation involving
duty to defend
issues.
Expert testimony in
an insurance
coverage matter
involving
certificates of
insurance containing
erroneous
information about
coverages afforded.
Trial testimony on
topic of whether an
attorney could have
reasonably
segregated billings
between causes of
action affording
attorney fees
recovery and causes
of action that do
not, in face of
contention that the
work was
"inextricably
intertwined".
Expert reports and
testimony on a
variety of coverage
law topics in
extra-contractual
litigation.
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Sample reactions from clients after Hamp's trial testimony:
"Thank you. You were the best witness in the case -- by a mile."
"Hamp was simply fantastic. I will use him agan either as a Stowers or attorneys' fees expert. He handled himself and opposing counsel with the kind of skill and demeanor you rarely see."
"Great, great, great! thoroughly enjoyed your testimony."
For a reference, contact any of
the attorneys who employed him
as an expert:
Chris Martin and Kevin Cain at
Martin, Disiere, Wisdom &
Jefferson, (713) 632-1700,
martin@mdjwlaw.com and
cain@mdjwlaw.com;
Gary Zausmer at Winstead, (512) 370-2800,
gzausmer@winstead.com
Mark Schwartz at (512) 439-6930,
or
mschwartz@msa-llp.com;
Don Taylor and/or David Dunham
at Taylor & Dunham (512)
473-2257,
dtaylor@taylordunham.com
ddunham@taylordunham.com; and
Bill Parrish: (512) 539-3628, Bparrish@dpelaw.com
Please e-mail:
hskelton@skeltonwoody.com or
call him (512) 651-7000 for
references from other lawyers
throughout the state.
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