Attorneys

Glen Wilkerson

Glen Wilkerson specializes in commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, construction litigation, insurance litigation, and professional liability.

Representative Experience

Lead Counsel for the plaintiffs in development and resolution of mid-seven figure settlement of complex truck death case involving Motor Carrier, maintenance, facilities, and product’s liability issues
Represented a Fortune 500 company in defense of a multi-million dollar claim involving fraud and negligent misrepresentation claims, with successful assertion of trade secret defense to prevent discovery of confidential business information
Successfully represented a Fortune 500 company in defense of temporary injunction proceedings in an employment covenant not to complete relating a $200 million project of an employee in Saudi Arabia and related to contracts with the Saudi government
Successfully represented a major insurance carrier, leading to settlement of a multi-million dollar bad faith and Stower’s claim based on an underlying adverse verdict against the insured in excess of $15 million

Qualifications

State Bar of Texas (admitted 1971) (Sections: Mediation, Litigation, Construction Law, Technology, Insurance, Employment)
Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law (1979) and Civil Trial Law (1980) by Texas Board of Legal Specialization
United States District Court for the Western, Eastern, and Southern Districts of Texas
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Member, American Bar Association
Member, Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Former Director, Austin Bar Association
Member, DRI The Voice of the Defense Bar
Former Instructor, University of Texas Law School, Trial Tactics and Texas Civil Procedure (Motion in Limine Through the Texas Supreme Court)

Education

University of Texas (J.D., with honors, 1971)
University of Texas-Arlington (B.S. Major Biology / Minor Chemistry) 1965)

Professional and Community Activities

“Super Lawyer” in Civil Trial Law Field, Texas Monthly and Law & Politics Magazines (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)
Associate Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
Associate Editor, Texas Law Review
Order of the Coif, University of Texas
Martindale-Hubbell AV Rating

Select Presentations/Publications

“What is the ‘Standard of Care” in Litigation?,” Building and Construction Magazine (Fall 2010)
Speaker and Presentation of Paper, “State of the Art Dispute Resolution and Technological Innovations in the Mediation of Construction Disputes,” University of Texas Construction Law Conference, Belo Mansion, Dallas (September 24, 2010)
Implications of the Changes in the Law of Arbitration, Austin Bench Bar Meeting (Spring 2006)
“Enhanced Internet / Search Proficiency,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel, TADC Conference, Austin, Texas (April 2005)
“Reflections on Cross Examination of Experts,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Trial Academy, Austin, Texas (February 2004)
Evidence Law Symposium, University of Texas Law School (March 2001)
“Sham Settlements in Death Cases: Defense Strategies in Light of Utts v. Short,” Las Vegas Texas Association of Defense Counsel Conference (December 2000)
“Recent Developments in Texas Medical Malpractice Litigation,” Fall 1997 Meeting of the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Orlando, Florida
“Evidentiary and Other Developments in Texas Tort Law and the impact of Broders v. Heise”
“Subrogation and Liens in Personal Injury” (1996)
“Frank’s Casing - Practice Implications of the Anticipated Opinions on Rehearing,” State Bar of Texas, Soaking Up Some CLE: South Padre Personal Injury Litigation Seminar, Austin, Texas (May 2006)
“How Arbitration is ‘Privatizing’ Substantive Law in Texas - Implications for the Construction Practitioner,” Austin Bar Association/Construction Law Section (May 2006)
“Dispute Resolution Options for Construction Defect Claims: The Rise of Arbitration, Contractual Jury Waivers, and Contractual Form Selection,” Construction Defect Claims in Texas, Lorman Education Services, Houston, Texas (January 2005)
“Reservation of Rights and Insurance Coverage - An Update,” Travis County Bar Association Litigation Section (September 2002)
“Risk Management for Home Builders and Subcontractors,” Austin Home Builders’ Association (February 2003)
“Trying the Mold Case: Plaintiff, Defense, and Judicial Perspective,” Texas Bar Advanced Mold Litigation Seminar (February 2003, March 2003)
“Five Keys to Better Claims Adjusting in First Party Claims,” Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Seminar, Lakeway Resort, Texas (March 2003)
“Update of Major Legislative and Judicial Changes in Texas Law in Light of HB4,” One Beacon Insurance, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (June 2003)
“The Professional Engineer as Expert Witness in Civil Litigation,” University of Texas Engineering School (November 2003)
“Tort Settlements after HB4,” Travis County Bar Association, Construction Law Section (November 2003)
“Cross Examination of Experts,” Texas Association of Defense Counsel Trial Academy, Austin, Texas (February 2004)
Lead-Author, “Analysis of Recent Attempts to Assert Medical Negligence Claims Outside of article 4590i,” The University of Texas Law School Review of Litigation, David M. Davis, Glen M. Wilkerson, Wes Cleveland, and Michael P. Young, Vol. 20, No. 3, published Summer 2001 by the University of Texas School of Law Publications