Tom Alan Cunningham

Tom Alan Cunningham: Attorney with Tom Alan Cunningham, PLLC
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Biography

J.D, University of Texas. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, Texas State Chair. Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Governing Board North American Branch, Chair, Texas Chapter. Member, American Board of Trial Advocates. Member, American Law Institute. Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright (1972-1998). Partner, Cunningham Darlow LLP (1998-2016). Chair, Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct. Chair, Texas Commission on Lawyer Discipline Chair, Board of Directors, State Bar of Texas. Chair, Texas Bar Foundation. Chair of the Fellows, Texas Bar Foundation. Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Sustaining Life Fellow, Houston Bar Foundation. Certified in mediation and dispute resolution by CEDR, London. Author/Lecturer: Bifurcated Trials: Creative Uses of the Moriel Decision, 46 Baylor L. Rev. 807 (1994); Structuring Arbitration to Work for You, State Bar of Texas Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, April, 2012; New Resources and Practical Problems in Legal Ethics, State Bar of Texas Labor and Employment Law Section Annual Program, South Texas College of Law, November 3, 2005; Defending Cases with “Limited Discovery” — The 1999 Texas Discovery Rules, 8th Annual Advanced Civil Trial Law Conference, South Texas College of Law, February 4, 1999; The Hotel Industry: Its Risks, Opportunities and Outlook, Asia Law and Practice, 1997; ADR in America: Lessons for Dispute Resolution in Europe, International Chamber of Commerce Institute for International Business Law and Practice, 1995; Forum Shopping for Court ADR, a Roundtable, Alternatives, Vol. 13, No. 6, June, 1995; The Charge of the Court, South Texas College of Law, Trial Practice and Procedure Course, April, 1993; Fiduciary Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Estate Planning and Probate Course, June, 1992; Problems in Professional Responsibility, State Bar of Texas, Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, May, 1991; Jury Questions in Construction Litigation -- An Outline of Selected Problems, University of Texas at Austin, Third Annual Construction Law Conference, February, 1990.




American Bar Foundation; Texas Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1994—).

Areas of Practice (12)

  • Business Litigation
  • Energy
  • Oil and Gas Law
  • Hospitality Law
  • Contracts
  • Business Torts
  • Domestic and International Commercial Arbitration
  • Fiduciary Duty
  • Wills
  • Trusts
  • Professional Liability
  • Legal Ethics

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Texas, B.A., 1968
Law School Attended:
University of Texas, J.D., 1974
Year of First Admission:
1974
Admission:
1974, Texas; 1974, U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas, U.S. Court of Appeals, 5th, 8th and 11th Circuits and U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:
State Bar of Texas (Chair, Board of Directors, 1991-1992)
Houston Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Law Institute
American College of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
Military:
Lt, U.S. Navy, 1969 - 1972
Birth Information:
Houston, Texas, November 5, 1946
ISLN:
908075230

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