Areas of Practice

Construction	Product Liability
Energy	Personal Injury Trial Law
Mass Tort Litigation

Biography

Amy Dunn Taylor has tried virtually every type of civil case and has been on both sides of the docket on many different types of cases. She is board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and nationally by the National Board of Trial Advocacy in civil trial law. She has taught civil trial and pretrial for the last 21 years. She is a former President of the Houston Bar Association, former President of the Metropolitan Bar Caucus and an Executive Council Member for the National Conference of Bar Presidents.

Amy received a J.D. from South Texas College of Law in 1982 and a B.A., cum laude from Trinity University in 1978.

Education

Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1990
Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1987
AV Rated - Martindale-Hubbell
South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1982)
Trinity University, cum laude,(B.A., 1978)

Representative Experience

Energy Litigation

Successfully represented energy companies in environmental, insurance and premises claims
Successfully represented equipment supply companies in contract and commercial disputes

Construction Litigation

Successfully represented general contractors, architects, engineers, subcontractors, and owners in commercial, municipal, institutional, and residential projects

Personal Injury Trial Litigation

Medical Malpractice — successfully represented plaintiffs, doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers on a variety of procedures

Mass and Toxic Tort Litigation

Successfully defended hundreds of defendants throughout Texas in medical implant, asbestos, silica, and benzene claims and has worked as Texas counsel with attorneys in other states and with national counsel

Product Liability Litigation

Successfully represented manufacturers and distributors of various consumer and commercial products

Premises Liability Litigation

Successfully represented owners and operators of commercial establishments

Will Contests

Successfully represented proponents and contestants

Arbitration

Arbitrator for various panels of the American Arbitration Association, including their Construction Panel and International Commercial Disputes Panel

Honors and Awards

Selected as one of Houston's "Top Lawyers for the People" by H Texas magazine, 2008
Selected as a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly and Law & Politics magazines, 2005-2007
Selected as one of "Houston's Top Lawyers" by H Texas magazine, 2005 - 2007
Distinguished Alumni of South Texas College of Law, 2001
Former President of the Metropolitan Bar Caucus, a Special Interest Group of the National Conference of Bar Presidents of the American Bar Association
Distinguished Service Award as President, Houston Bar Association, 2000-2001
Citation of Merit, Houston Bar Foundation, 2001
YWCA Outstanding Woman of Achievement in Law and Government, 2000
President’s Award for Outstanding Service to the Houston Volunteer Lawyer’s Program, 1998
Outstanding Service Award, Houston Lawyer Referral Service, 1996
American Bar Foundation, Fellow
Houston Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow
Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow

Admitted to Practice

State Courts of Texas
U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

Presentations and Publications

Mass Tort Litigation Management & Ethics, South Texas Law Review, Spring 2004
Article II Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation (Various years)
The Court’s Charge, University of Houston Law Foundation (Various years)
Mass Tort Litigation, University of Houston Law Foundation
Preparing Expert Witnesses to Write Expert Reports and Give Deposition and Trial Testimony, The University of Texas School of Law

Member

American Bar Association, Litigation Section Member; Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents 2000-Present; Executive Council Member, National Conference of Bar Presidents, 2006-Present; Metropolitan Bar Caucus 2000-Present; President, Metropolitan Bar Caucus, 2005-2006
Houston Bar Association, Director, Officer and Former President, 1990-2001
Order of the Barristers
State Bar of Texas, Litigation Section, Director 2001-2004
Texas Bar Foundation, Member, Board of Trustees, 2004-2007; Sustaining Life Fellow
Houston Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow

Community

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Member 1994-Present; Member, Speakers Committee, 1994-Present; Vice Chair of Speakers Committee, 2002-2005
Leadership Houston, Member and Graduate, Class 11
Palmer Memorial Episcopal Church
- Member
Rice University, Friends of Fondren
- Director, 2004-
South Texas College of Law, Adjunct Faculty, 1989-Present
Lamar High School
- Alumni Association Board Member
- Chair of 70th Anniversary Celebration
Justice Austin McCloud Appellate Court Museum, Board Member