Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, L.L.P.

Beirne, Maynard & Parsons, founded in 1987, is one of the largest litigation specialty law firms in the U.S. With offices in Houston and Dallas, we are a nationally significant firm with a history of successfully representing Fortune 500 and other companies inside and outside the courtroom in civil trials, appeals, arbitrations, and other proceedings.

A cross-section of the world of civil trial work, we represent clients in such industries as energy, healthcare, motor vehicles, aviation, insurance, banking and finance, chemicals, construction, real estate, and more. We have handled lawsuits ranging from product liability to professional liability, from personal injury to business losses, from intellectual property to toxic torts, from environmental to class actions, bankruptcy, and many others. And we have represented clients in nearly every legal forum in the country: local, state, and federal; and in arbitrations throughout the country and the world.

Because we are civil trial lawyers, our sole focus is litigation and dispute resolution. While some lawyers and firms go to great lengths to stay out of the courtroom, we prepare and play to win. At the same time, we strive to handle every matter efficiently and effectively. We are sensitive to the costs of litigation — the financial cost, the time and disruption cost, the emotional cost. Thus, we strive to resolve clients' matters in the most innovative, economical, and expeditious manner possible.

Our strategies and tactics combine classical principles of successful advocacy with state-of-the-art trial techniques and technology. Because civil trial work is our raison d'etre, it is an arena in which we have enjoyed considerable success. Our track record is the reason for the quality of clients we represent.

Could the U.S. Government's Recouping of Offshore Oil & Gas Royalties be Considered an Illegal Taking?
Andrew B. McGill, November 3, 2008, previously published by The Energy Law Advisor on September 2008
In October of 2007, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Louisiana issued an opinion that could conceivably impact upcoming legislation.

Proposition 12 a Winner Five Years Later
Joseph M. Nixon, November 3, 2008
Five years ago, Texas voters adopted Proposition 12, the constitutional amendment ratifying the cap on noneconomic damages in lawsuits against doctors that the Texas Legislature established in House Bill 4.