EXPERT
TESTIMONY
With over 30 years experience
trying lawsuits and arguing
appeals, an extensive record of
teaching CLE classes, and years
of work as an expert, Hamp
Skelton offers trial testimony and other expert witness
services on attorney fees,
insurance coverage issues,
insurance claims handling,
antitrust topics, banking and
lender issues, class actions,
and legal ethics. He provides
consulting expert services,
expert reports and trial
testimony. Hamp enjoys
testifying in jury trials and is
frequently called upon to serve
as an expert witness in
high-stakes litigation.
Partial list of his recent
expert witness assignments:
Expert testimony in
a jury trial in
November 2010 on
reasonableness and
necessity of
attorneys fees in an
insurance case
involving , Stowers
issues, the duty to
defend, duty to
settle, obligation
to post a
supersedeas bond
when a judgment
debtor has negative
net worth and
groundless and
harassing
litigation.
Trial testimony in
state district court
on topic of whether
an attorney
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 testimony in
an insurance
coverage matter
involving
certificates of
insurance containing
erroneous
information about
coverages afforded.
Expert testimony for
corporate
policyholder against
insurer in case
involving improper
attempt to cancel a
policy mid-term and
bad faith insurance
practices
Expert report and
testimony for
plaintiffs in a
legal malpractice
case in which the
issues included
legal ethics and the
appropriateness of
recommending class
action treatment for
claims in a
"vanishing premium"
life insurance case.
Expert testimony in
probate court bench
trial concerning
reasonableness and
necessity of fees
for an estate
Expert testimony for
both insurers and
insureds on
attorneys fees in
extra-contractual
litigation involving
duty to defend
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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"
"Great, great, great! I
thoroughly enjoyed your
testimony"
"Hamp was simply fantastic. I will use him again either as a Stowers expert or attorney's fees. He handled himself and oppsoing counsel with the kind of skill and demeanor you rarely see."
For a reference, feel free to
contact any one of the attorneys who have recently
employed him as an expert. A
partial list:
Chris Martin and Kevin Cain at
Martin, Disiere, Wisdom &
Jefferson, (713) 632-1700,
martin@mdjwlaw.com
and
cain@mdjwlaw.com;
Gary Zausmer, Winstead, (512)
370-2800,
gzausmer@winstead.com
Mark Schwartz at (512) 439-6930,
or
mschwartz@msa-llp.com;
Bill Parrish: (512) 539-3628,
Bparrish@dpelaw.com
Don Taylor and/or David Dunham
at Taylor & Dunham (512)
473-2257 ,
dtaylor@taylordunham.com and
ddunham@taylordunham.com;
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