Mr. Laurence Stephen Kurth

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Mr. Laurence Stephen Kurth: Attorney with Parsons McEntire McCleary PLLC
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Biography

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Larry Kurth has a broad-based commercial litigation practice with a focus on insurance disputes. Larry has significant experience in policy drafting, interpretation, fraud, malpractice, and coverage matters. His clients include both multinational corporations and top 50 insurance companies.

In addition to his insurance practice, Larry represents clients across a range of sectors, including transportation, healthcare, and government in commercial disputes, and products liability, personal injury, property damage, and contracts, among other business disputes. With a prolific practice in state and federal courts, Larry has appeared before virtually every sitting judge in Bexar County, from J.P. Courts to the Fourth Court of Appeals. Larry has conducted jury trials from Houston to Brownsville, San Antonio, Austin, and most of the counties in between.

Larry serves as Chairman of the University Health System Foundation and on the Board of the Consejo Educational Foundation, as well as the San Antonio Fiesta Commission. He has served as President of the Fiesta Commission and is also the Former President of the American Indian Law Section of the State Bar of Texas.

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Areas of Practice (9)

  • Litigation
  • Health Insurers and Managed Care Organizations
  • Healthcare Fraud and Abuse
  • Insurance Fraud
  • Insurance Litigation
  • Health and Life Sciences
  • Financial Services
  • Commercial Disputes
  • Professional Liability

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
The College of Wooster, B.A., 1976
Law School Attended:
St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., Articles Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, 1981
Year of First Admission:
1981
Admission:
1981, Texas; 1992, Colorado; 2004, Oklahoma; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas; U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; U.S. District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Oklahoma; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Tenth Circuits; U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:

State Bar of Texas

State Bar College

American Indian Law Section of the State Bar of Texas, Former President

San Antonio Bar Association, Fellow

Bexar County Bar Association

Travis County Bar Association

American Bar Association

- Tort and Insurance Practice Section

Colorado Bar Association

Oklahoma Bar Association

American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel

Texas Association of Defense Counsel

Defense Research Institute

International Association of Arson Investigators

A Texas Advisory Council on Arson

University Health Systems Foundation, Board of Directors, Chairman

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity

Languages:
German and Spanish
Birth Information:
Arlington, Virginia, 1954
Reported Cases:

Good Faith: Represented a major insurance company in multiple duties-of-good-faith-and-fair-dealing matters, including the case establishing standard duties required for Texas insurance companies to act in good faith in claim denial situations.

Police Immunity: Represented a private university in a precedent-setting case where the Supreme Court of Texas ruled that a private university police department is a "government unit" entitled to an interlocutory appeal from the denial of a plea to the jurisdiction. The Supreme Court remanded the case to the Fourth Court of Appeals for the ultimate analysis of whether the police department has immunity.

Venture Capital: Represented an IT start-up company in a favorable jury verdict against investors claiming $30 million.

Certifications:
Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
ISLN:
905701989

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