Roger L. McCleary

Memberships & Affiliations

· State Bar of Texas

· The Network of Trial Law Firms (NTLF) – Chair (2012)

· American Board of Trial Advocates

· Houston Bar Associations

· Texas and Houston Bar Foundations, Fellow

· Texas Association of Defense Counsel

· Defense Research Institute

· International Association of Defense Counsel

Representative Cases

· Successfully resolved patent claims against provider of chemical refinery cleaning process

· Successfully resolved misappropriation of trade secret claims against oil field product manufacturer

· Successfully represented international energy service company in federal court jury trial of wrongful death and personal injury claims arising from Black Elk Gulf of Mexico platform explosion

· Won defense verdict in jury trial over breach of contract/DTPA claims against major bank and won counterclaim verdict awarding attorney’s fees

· Favorable settlement of AAA $17+ million contract dispute between general contractor client and project owner over alleged defects and delays regarding engineering and construction of mining operation

· Obtained summary judgment dismissing $50 million commercial claim alleging fraud, conspiracy, unjust enrichment, and seeking declaratory judgment against insurance company

· Won $20 million complex D&O insurance policy coverage dispute and obtained 5th Circuit ruling insulating insurer from any obligation to reimburse defense costs or to indemnify regarding consolidated securities fraud class action and shareholder derivative litigation

· Obtained verdict in favor of major homebuilder in six week jury trial concerning residential subdivision built next to Superfund toxic waste dump

· Won defense verdict in jury trial over refinery construction defect claims

· Won defense verdict in Matagorda County, TX jury trial of claims against insurance agency and agents over alleged policy coverage misrepresentations

· Won defense verdict in Galveston County, TX jury trial over product liability wrongful death claims arising from burns decedent suffered during maintenance of offshore production equipment

· Obtained 5th Circuit ruling that the millions bankruptcy court ordered paid to fraudulent creditor were not covered under an executive and organization liability insurance policy because payment was for "ill-gotten gains"

· Won defense verdict in jury trial over product liability burn claims stemming from a chemical refinery boiler explosion

· Successfully resolved directors, officers, and private company liability insurance policy coverage matter involving multi-million $ policy and arising from claim that allegedly tortious conduct by company and its officers led to failure of another company

· Represented a major medical device manufacturer in multi-district products liability litigation regarding implant used to treat stress urinary incontinence

· Represented major automobile truck and part manufacturers in products liability, wrongful death, and personal injury cases arising from vehicular accidents

· Represented a major consumer products manufacturer in toxic chemical exposure, wrongful death, and survival cases

· Won federal court trial and obtained judgment estopping the FDIC from collecting $8 million + judgment

· Won favorable jury verdict in false arrest, malicious prosecution, and false imprisonment case