COURTS IN WHICH ADMITTED TO PRACTICE

United States Supreme Court – 1986

Supreme Court of Texas – 1988

Supreme Court of Louisiana – 1982

United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit – 1982

United States District Courts for the Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas – 1990, 1991

United States District Court for the Eastern, Middle and Western Districts of Louisiana – 1982, 1982, 1987

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Membership in both the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Crane & Hernandez, P.C. 2007 – present Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed as attorney in Plaintiff personal injury firm that was formed by the merger of Adrian Crane & Associates, P.C. and Juan C. Hernandez & Associates, P.C. Senior attorney in firm. Primary management-level person for oversight of telecommunications, computers and network, business management software and staff training. Responsible for developing and managing the firm’s process for handling cases from inception to conclusion (by either settlement or trial). Frequently consulted by owner regarding staffing, management and technical equipment issues. Also maintained and handled a full docket of cases. Numerous trials as lead attorney.

Adrian Crane & Associates, P.C. 2001 – 2007 Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed as attorney in Plaintiff firm. Initially hired as firm’s senior attorney and litigation manager. Also handled full docket of cases. Transformed a small firm with stand-alone computers to a medium-sized law firm that was networked and had a centralized case management process, centralized accounting system and a coordinated software-based process for managing the firm’s cases from inception to conclusion. Primary management-level person for oversight of telecommunications, computers and network, business management software and staff training. Numerous trials as lead attorney. During the years from approximately 2002 through 2007, the firm’s owners moved into a role of mostly “absentee landlords” and I managed the firm during its most successful years.

Brian A. Eberstein & Associates, P.C. 1995 – 2001 Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed as attorney in Plaintiff firm. Primary staff person for in-house troubleshooting of computer system problems, network issues, internet connection issues, software selection and staff training. Responsible for developing and managing cases from inception to conclusion (by either settlement or trial). Numerous trials as lead attorney. Practice included general business litigation (including pre-judgment injunctive relief), personal injury, medical malpractice, business litigation, nursing home litigation.

Browning Computer

Services 1993 – 1995 Dallas, Texas Self-Employed

• Research assistance and litigation support for law firms on a by-the-project basis.

• Consultant on computer network configurations and applications for use in the law firm environment.

John R.W. Cracken, P.C. 1993 Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed to assist Plaintiff firm in bringing several cases to conclusion.

• Personal injury case involving deaths of restaurant employees as a result of fast food chain’s gross negligence. Solely responsible for depositions of witnesses taken in Vietnam – settled.

• Case against juvenile rehabilitation center for gross negligence in supervising employees and enforcing operational procedures – settled against one defendant after I successfully defended two key depositions.

• Obtained a policy limit settlement in third case through bankruptcy motion practice coordinated with a Stowers demand.

Carl David Adams, P.C. 1990 – 1993 Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed as attorney responsible for handling cases from client interview through trial and appeal, if necessary, including the following:

• Legal malpractice case involving oil and gas litigation which resulted in settlement.

• Six-week trial in Denver, Colorado of wrongful death and personal injury case against propane gas distributor which resulted in jury verdict.

• Defense of majority shareholders against minority shareholders’ derivative suit.

Boyd & Adams, P.C. 1988 – 1989 Dallas, Texas Attorney

Employed as attorney responsible for handling cases from client interview through trial and appeal, if necessary, including successful suit against beer manufacturing company and its distributors for gross negligence in charity fund-raising event.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre 1982 – 1988 New Orleans, Louisiana Attorney

Employed as attorney in commercial litigation section of Louisiana’s largest civil defense firm. Areas of practice included public utilities law, bankruptcy, banking, securities litigation, patent litigation, oil and gas, antitrust and insurance litigation.

Substantial cases in which I was involved were:

• Telecommunications rate making suit against state public utilities commission in which federal injunction was obtained requiring compliance with FCC regulations (participated up to and through appeal to U.S. Supreme Court).

• Civil litigation under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act.

• Representation of broker/dealers in regulatory hearings before the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) and in arbitration’s before the NASD and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).

• Representation of franchisor against various franchisees for breach of franchise agreements.

MILITARY SERVICE

United States Marine Corps

Active duty 1974 – 1979

Active reserves 1983 – 1988

• Helicopter pilot

• Highest rank = Major

• Honorable discharge

• Over 1,000 mishap-free flight hours

• Collateral duties included administrative officer, legal officer, operations officer and training officer

FORMAL / LEGAL EDUCATION

University of Alabama School of Law 1979 – 1982

Juris Doctor (J.D. / law degree)
Honors:

• John A. Campbell Moot Court Board member

• Listed in Who’s Who Among American Law Students

• Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society

LeMoyne College 1971-1974

Bachelor of Arts, English (B.A., English)

Spring Hill College 1970 – 1971