Experts Directory

James Kennedy

An accomplished trial and appellate lawyer, Jim Kennedy has won hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, including large businesses and entrepreneurs, and successfully defended clients in significant commercial matters.  His firm, James W. Kennedy PLLC, handles a select number of important matters that warrant the hands-on attention of an experienced and well-rounded commercial litigator, across a wide range of subject matters. His diverse background includes disputes involving commercial contracts, real property, fraud, mortgage-backed [...]

Dana Livingston

Dana Livingston co-chairs the firm’s appellate practice group. Clients look to her to handle business-critical and high-stakes appeals. During her 30-year career, she has accumulated a wealth of experience in significant appeals before the Fifth Circuit and the Texas Supreme Court. And she often works with trial counsel on strategy, key discovery disputes, legal motions, crafting and arguing the jury charge, and error preservation during and after trial to achieve an early litigation victory or [...]

Robert W. Steinmetz

Rob Steinmetz is a founding partner of McConnell Van Pelt, LLC.  He has over fifteen years of civil trial and appellate experience defending claims against professionals and organizations. Mr. Steinmetz’s practice focuses primarily on the defense of professional negligence claims and related complex litigation, including legal, medical and accounting malpractice, professional licensing matters and physician peer review issues. Mr. Steinmetz has litigated claims brought against lawyers practicing in a wide variety of underlying specialties, including [...]