Mr. Matt McCracken

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Matt McCracken has more than thirty years of trial, appellate and administrative law experience representing medical, legal, insurance and other professionals as well as product manufacturers, energy companies, telecommunications companies and medical institutions. Matt has defended numerous doctors, nurses and insurance professionals at their respective licensing boards. Matt is a well-known figure at the Texas Medical Board where he guides doctors through the professional disciplinary process and licensure issues.

Notably, Matt briefed and argued the seminal case of American Transitional Care v. Palacios; 46 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. 2001) at the Texas Supreme Court. This important decision established minimum standards for preliminary expert reports in medical malpractice cases, and set the standard of appellate review in dismissals of medical malpractice cases under Tex. Rev. Civ. Stat. Ann. Article 4590i 13.01, now Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code Chapter 74. This case has been cited by appellate courts over 5,000 times and continues to instruct and inform judges and lawyers across the State of Texas.

Areas of Practice (7)

  • Administrative Law
  • Appellate Law
  • Civil Litigation
  • Health Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Malpractice Defense

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, MFA; The University of Texas at El Paso, BFA
Law School Attended:
University of Houston Law Center, JD
Year of First Admission:
1989
Admission:
Texas; New Mexico; United States Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit; U.S.D.C. Northern District of Texas; U.S.D.C. Southern District of Texas; U.S.D.C. Eastern District of Texas; U.S.D.C. Western District of Texas; U.S.D.C. District of New Mexico
Memberships:
Houston (Member, Appellate Practice Section) and American Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas.
Birth Information:
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 1960
Reported Cases:
Representative Appeals: American Transitional Care Centers v. Palacios; 46 S.W.3d 873 (Tex. 2001); Bren-Tex Tractor v. Massey-Ferguson, Inc.; 97 S.W.3d 155 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2002); Courtney v. Gelber; 905 S.W.2d 33 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Diaz v. The Methodist Hospital; 46 F.3d 492 (5th Cir. 1997); Escalante v. Koerner; 28 S.W.3d 641 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2000); Harris v. Borne; 933 S.W.2d 535 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Imkie v. The Methodist Hospital; 326 S.W.3d 339 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2010); JMK 6, Inc. v. Gregg & Gregg, P.C.; 192 S.W.3d 189 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2006); Merckling v. Curtis; 911 S.W.2d 759 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1995); Nguyen v. Kim; 3 S.W.3d 146 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 1999); Ocomen v. Rubio; 24 S.W.3d 461 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2000); Osborne v. St. Lukes; 915 S.W.2d 906 (Tex. App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 1996); Sawyer v. Millard; 849 S.W.2d 808 (Tex. 1993); Rideau v. Parkem Industrial Services, Inc.; 917 F.2d 892 (5th Cir. 1990)
ISLN:
905016014

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