Attorneys
Ben L. Reynolds
Bar and Court Admissions
- Texas, 1958
- Courts of the State of Texas
- United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas
- United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits
- United States Supreme Court
Education
- University of Texas, LL.B., with honors, 1958
- University of Texas, B.A., 1954; Order of the Coif; Phi Delta Phi
- Member, Board of Editors, Texas Law Review, 1958
- Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial and Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Representative Matters
- Representation of manufacturer in early asbestosis litigation
- Sinking of drilling rig off Corpus Christi involving the death of thirteen crew members
- Representation of steel manufacturer in suits regarding claim of defective steel tubing used for derrick legs
- Representation of corporation charged with trade name violation
- Steamship collision with tug and tow and resulting pollution damage claims
- Crane ship grounding and insurance coverage issues
- Pension fund discrimination suit
- Representation of major oil company in numerous toxic tort claims
- Drilling rig partial collapse off South America and resulting jurisdiction and forum contest issues
Memberships
- State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association (Chairman, Maritime Insurance Law Committee, Section of Insurance, Negligence and Compensation Law, 1979-1980)
- Maritime Law Association of the United States (Member, Executive Committee, 1989-1992) (Proctor Member)
- American Judicature Society
Articles
- Marine P&I Policy Annotations
ABA & MLA
January 1, 1985