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YETTER & WARDEN
A LIMITED LIABILITY LAW PARTNERSHIP
600 TRAVIS, SUITE 3800 · HOUSTON, TEXAS 77002
TELEPHONE: 713-238-2000 · FACSIMILE: 713-238-2002
Firm Resume
August 1998
Our practice focuses on the preparation and trial of complex commercial cases. This includes contract, business tort, intellectual property, securities, antitrust, shareholder, employment, and class litigation, as well as litigation and strategic counseling in hostile business transactions.
Our lawyers have a wealth of trial experience representing both plaintiffs and defendants in what was often the most important litigation our clients had faced. For example, our lawyers were involved as trial counsel for the plaintiff in Pennzoil v. Texaco ($11 billion judgment and $3 billion settlement); Exxon v. Sohio (trial and related arbitration victory concerning gas pricing at Prudhoe Bay, Alaska); Texas Instruments v. Dell Computer (patent litigation resulting in successful licensing involving personal computers); Pennzoil v. Sharp ($25 million recovery in tax case); Texas Instruments v. Westinghouse (favorable settlement of contract litigation concerning secret "black world" defense related technology); Meadors v. General Motors (favorable settlement in side-saddle fuel tank case); and Toyota Town v. Gulf States Toyota (substantial verdict in franchise dispute).
We have been equally active in successfully representing defendants. We were involved as trial counsel in Continental Airlines v. American Airlines (no-liability jury verdict in $3 billion predatory pricing case); LISSA v. Lotus (no-liability verdict in $40 million breach of contract case); Service Corp. Int'l v. Loewen Group (successful defense of $4 billion hostile takeover bid); Time Warner v. Gaylord and CBS (favorable settlement of litigation over the new WB Television Network); Viacom v. Tele-Communications (favorable settlement in $6 billion monopolization case); Int'l Resource Ventures, Inc. v. Robert Friedland (favorable settlement for client Diamond Fields in C$4.3 billion suit for alleged theft of corporate opportunity).
While our lawyers have enjoyed great success in trial and contested litigation, we are equally proud of our record of resolving disputes quickly through negotiation and favorable settlement. We believe in full and detailed hands-on case preparation, but we realize that achieving our clients' objectives as quickly and economically as possible best serves their interests.
We understand that when lawyers have a stake in the outcome of a client's case it forges an identity of interest with the client important to winning. It also encourages earlier and more pragmatic analysis of cases and encourages a more efficient approach to resolving each matter. Accordingly, we devote a significant percent of our resources to litigating under fee agreements that tie our compensation to the results we achieve, for both plaintiffs and defendants.
Representative clients include American Airlines, Inc., BMC Software, Inc., Cooper Industries, Inc., Dynegy, Inc., Gaylord Entertainment Co., Houston Industries, Inc., Levi Strauss & Co., Raychem Corp., Schlumberger Ltd., Tele-Communications, Inc., and Zapata Corp.
R. Paul Yetter
Founding Partner. Born August 5, 1958 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Admitted to Bar, 1984, Texas. Licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education: Preparatory education, University of Texas at El Paso (B.A., 1980); legal education, Columbia University (J.D., 1983).
Employment History: Partner, Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston. Law Clerk to Hon. John R. Brown, United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas (Chair, State Judiciary Relations Committee, 1995-96). Chair, Alliance for Judicial Funding, Inc., 1996- (nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that coordinates and pays for the legislative lobbying effort of the Texas state judiciary). Member, Funding Parity Task Force, Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency, 1995-97 (created by State Legislature to study adequacy of judicial staffing, equipment, and other resources and court revenues). Member Ex Officio, Judicial Selection Task Force, Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency, 1995-97 (created to find the best method for choosing state judges). Consultative Group, Task Force on Court's Charge, Supreme Court of Texas, 1992. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation, Houston Bar Foundation. Research Fellow, Southwestern Legal Foundation.
Recent Publications: "Litigating the Big Document Case," 20 Trial Diplomacy J. 273 (1997); "Forum Selection Clauses in Texas," 56 Tex. Bar J. 554 (1993); "DTPA Exposure," 5 Tex. Real Estate L. Rep. 61 (1990).
Certifications: Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law.
David E. Warden
Founding Partner. Born February 25, 1950 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Admitted to Bar, 1982, Texas. Licensed to practice in all state and federal courts in Texas, the U.S. Fifth and Ninth Circuit Courts of Appeals, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Preparatory education, Purdue University (B.S., 1972; M.S., 1973); legal education, University of Virginia (J.D., 1981).
Employment History: Caddell & Warden, Houston; Partner, Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association, Federal Circuit Bar Association, American Association of Trial Lawyers. American Bar Association Committees on Intellectual Property Mediation and Arbitration and on Technical Litigation (1992-94).
Recent Publications: "Price Erosion as Factor in Patent Damages," 30 Les Nouvelles 69 (1995), Licensing Executive Society; "Punitive Damages: Phase Two, Preparing the Plaintiff's and Defendant's Case for the Punitive Damage Phase," Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminar, University of Houston Law Foundation (1997).
Certifications: Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Civil Trial Law. Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.
Autry W. Ross
Partner. Born January 27, 1960 in Ocilla, Georgia. Admitted to Bar, 1986, Texas. Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education: Preparatory education, Rice University (B.A., 1983); legal education, Columbia University (J.D., 1986). Phi Beta Kappa. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Employment History: Caddell & Warden, Houston; Assistant United States Attorney, Houston (Financial Institutions Fraud Division); Baker & Botts, Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas.
Robert J. Quinn
Of Counsel. Born December 7, 1955 in Denver, Colorado. Admitted to Bar, 1981, Wyoming.
Education: Preparatory education, University of Denver (B.S.B.A., 1978); legal education, University of Denver Law School (J.D., 1981).
Employment History: Vice President and General Counsel of Battle Mountain Gold Co., Houston; Holland & Hart, Denver. Negotiated and documented $1.5 billion share for share acquisition of Hemlo Gold Mines, Inc.; negotiated and implemented $180 million cash acquisition of Niugini Mining Ltd., a Papua Niugini company based and traded in Sydney, Australia; negotiated and documented $120 million share for share acquisition of 88% of a Bolivian mining company; negotiated and documented $50 million share for share acquisition of Westworld Resources, Inc., a publicly traded company.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas, Colorado Bar Association, Wyoming Bar Association, American Bar Association.
Richard S. Siluk
Born November 18, 1948 in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. Admitted to Bar, 1977, Texas. Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern, Northern, and Western Districts of Texas, Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the Federal Circuit.
Education: Preparatory education, Haverford College (B.A., 1970), University of California, Berkeley (M.A., 1971); legal education, Harvard Law School (J.D., 1976). Phi Beta Kappa.
Employment History: Baker & Botts, L.L.P., Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Intellectual Property Law Association.
Recent Publications: "Copyright and the Visual Artist," published by the Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts; "'Starving Artists' Art Sales: Fair Competition or Unfair Trade Practices?" Art Law & Acct. Rep., Vol. 3, No. 5; "Avoiding a Corporate Identity Crisis," 20 Houston Lawyer 42 (1982).
Susan E. Roehm
Born October 5, 1957 in San Antonio, Texas. Admitted to Bar, 1982, Texas. Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, Fifth and Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Education: Preparatory education, Rice University (B.A., 1979); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1982).
Employment History: Jamail & Kolius, Houston; Baker & Botts, Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas, American Bar Association, Houston Bar Association.
Brian K. Wunder
Born June 2, 1958 in Plainville, Kansas. Admitted to Bar, 1984, Texas. Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Education: Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1981); legal education, Baylor University (J.D., 1984).
Employment History: Mithoff & Jacks, Houston; Baker & Botts, Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas.
Wynn B. McCloskey
Born October 1, 1960 in Baltimore, Maryland. Admitted to Bar, 1985, Texas. Licensed to practice in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas and Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education: Preparatory education, Johns Hopkins University (B.A., 1981); legal education, University of Virginia School of Law (J.D., 1984).
Employment History: McFall, Sherwood & Sheehy, Houston; Vinson & Elkins, Houston.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, State Bar of Texas.
Anne L. Sparks
Born September 25, 1963 in Tyler, Texas. Admitted to Bar, 1989, California; 1993, Texas. Licensed to practice in the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education: Preparatory education, Rice University (B.A., 1985); legal education, University of Texas (J.D., 1989).
Employment History: General Counsel of N.F. Smith & Associates International, Inc., Houston; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, Los Angeles. General Counsel responsibilities included all legal issues for Smith; the third largest independent U.S. distributor of microchips, and its multiple subsidiaries, including: domestic and international trading and contract issues; employment issues; corporate organization and maintenance, both domestically and internationally; real estate issues, including property acquisition and disposition; marketing issues; and intellectual property issues.
Bar and Related Activities: Member, Houston Bar Association; American Corporate Counsel Association.
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