Richard Wilson

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EXPERIENCE

Richard Wilson is a veteran trial and appellate lawyer. His practice emphasizes the defense of professionals in federal and state courts, and before disciplinary agencies. For over 20 years, Richard has focused on representing lawyers directly and on behalf of lawyers’ professional liability insurers. During that time, he has defended and advised hundreds of lawyers and law firms against legal malpractice claims and professional ethics complaints. His experience as a trial lawyer and with the law of lawyering has enabled him to both counsel and protect his lawyer clients when they find themselves parties instead of advocates or counselors.

EDUCATION

  • University of Texas at Austin, J.D., 1995
  • Member- American Journal of Criminal Law
  • American Jurisprudence Award, Entertainment Law
  • Louisiana State University, B.S.- Finance, cum laude, 1992
  • Student Ambassador
  • A. Carl Perkins Alumni Federation Scholarship

LICENSURE

  • Texas, 1995
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 1997
  • United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, 1999
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2002

Kerr Wilson PC utilizes business practices to provide targeted legal solutions for today’s business issues.

ASSOCIATIONS

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • American Bar Association

PUBLICATIONS

  • Contributing Author, Evidence Newsletter, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 2002
  • Co-author, Recent Legislation Concerning Attorneys, Texas Lawyers’ Insurance Exchange Newsletter, 2001
  • Co-author, Homeowners Insurance-What’s Covered; What’s Not, University of Houston CLE, 1996
  • Co-author, The CGL Policy-What’s Covered; What’s Not, University of Houston CLE, 1996
  • Panelist- Occurrence-Innocent Insured Pays Price for Guilty Third Party?, CLE presented to the Insurance Practice Section of the Texas Bar, June 2002
  • Author, From Advocate to Party – Defenses for Lawyers Who Find Themselves in Litigation, 61 Law Review of South Texas College of Law 43 (2020)
  • Author, Policy Benefits- Are They Recoverable Under Extra-Contractual Theories When A Covered Claim is Denied?, Journal of Texas Insurance Law, Volume 12, Issue 5, at 17 (cited by the Texas Supreme Court in USAA Texas Lloyds Co. v. Menchaca, 545 S.W.3d 479, 487 (Tex. 2018))

Published Cases-

King v. Dallas Fire Ins. Co., 85 S.W.3d 185 (Tex. 2002)
Bauer v. Texas, 341 F.3d 352 (5th Cir. 2003)
Webb v. Crawley, 590 S.W.3d 570 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2019, no pet.)
O’Hern v. Mughrabi, 579 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2019, no pet.)
Sheller v. Corral Tran Singh, LLP, 551 S.W.3d 357 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018, pet. denied)
Kelly v. Nichamoff, 868 F.3d 371 (5th Cir. 2017)
Stallworth v. Ayers, 510 S.W.3d 187 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2016, no pet.)
Galindo v. Prosperity Partners, Inc., 429 S.W.3d 690 (Tex. App.—Eastland 2014, pet. denied)
Graper v. Mid-Continent Cas. Co., 756 F.3d 388, 390 (5th Cir. 2014)
Allstate Tex. Lloyd’s v. McKinney, 964 F. Supp. 2d 678 (S.D. Tex. 2013)
Glattly v. Air Starter Components, Inc., 332 S.W.3d 620 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2010, pet. denied)
Willbros RPI, Inc. v. Continental Cas. Co., 601 F.3d 306 (5th Cir. 2010)
Duerr v. Brown, 262 S.W.3d 63 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2008, no pet.)
Digges v. Knowledge Alliance, Inc., 176 S.W.3d 463 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2004, no pet.)