About Phil Maxwell

About Phil Maxwell

Born Dallas, Texas, July 29, 1943

Admitted to Bar 1969, Texas

SUBSEQUENT ADMISSIONS

	1970, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
	1972, U.S. Supreme Court
	1974, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas
	1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
	1978, U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas

HONORABLE MENTIONS

Selected by Texas Lawyer as one of the “100 Legal Legends” (June 2000) for his impact on Texas law protecting consumers, and named for last two years as a “Texas Super Lawyer” by Law and Politics Media.

EDUCATION

	BA - University of Texas at Austin, 1966
	JD - University of Texas at Austin, School of Law, 1969 (Member, Texas Law Review)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND ACTIVITIES

1969-1970 Honors Lawyer, Department of Transportation, Washington, D.C.

1970-1973 Associate, Edwards & DeAnda, Corpus Christi, Texas

1973-1977 Assistant Attorney General of Texas

· Chief and Assistant Chief, Environmental Protection Division

· Chief, Consumer Protection Division

1977-1979 Law Offices of Philip K. Maxwell

1979-2004 Partner, Longley & Maxwell

2005— Law Offices of Philip K. Maxwell

1978-1979 Chairman, Consumer Law Section, State Bar of Texas

1979-1989 Legal Counsel to Texas State Board of Nurse Examiners

1985— Chairman (1994–96) and current committee member for Texas Pattern Jury Charges—Business, Consumer, Insurance and Employment (State Bar of Texas)

1994 Arbitrator, South Texas Nuclear Project Litigation

1996 Member, Supreme Court of Texas Jury Task Force

2001— Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Texas School of Law

(Insurance Law)

2003— Member, State Bar of Texas—Insurance Law Section Council

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

	American Bar Association
	American Board of Trial Advocates
	American Trial Lawyers Association
	Federal Bar Association
	Travis County Bar Association

RECENT SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

1^st Annual Texas Trial Lawyers Association/State Bar of Texas Insurance Law Section Symposium

Philip Maxwell will take part in a panel discussion on bad faith. August 14-15, 2008 at the Sheraton Hotel in South Padre Island.

12th Annual Insurance Law Institute

Philip Maxwell will talk on The History of Article 21.21 of the Texas Insurance Code. This annual conference is sponsored by The University of Texas at Austin School of Law. October 10-12, 2007 at the Hyatt Regency on Town Lake in Austin.


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