Ian is a Director with Coats Rose with broad experience in business and commercial litigation, and real estate litigation (with an emphasis on construction defects litigation). He is a member of the firm’s Litigation, Construction/Surety Law, and Real Estate Law sections.
Ian has been on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Builders Association, a Division of the Greater Houston Builders Association, since 2004. He was recognized and honored as the “2005 Associate of the Year” by the Bay Area Builders Association for his outstanding dedication and support. Ian is now the Associate Vice President on the Board of Directors for the Bay Area Builders Association (2006 – present). He was also elected to serve as a council member on the Houston Bar Association’s Construction Law Section (2006 – 2008), and was elected its Treasurer beginning in 2009.
Ian lectures and has authored and co-authored several articles on a variety of topics concerning the construction industry for the State Bar of Texas and the University of Texas Continuing Legal Education Program. He also served as Co-Chair of the Planning Committee and presiding officer for the University of Texas CLE 2006 program entitled “The Use of Experts in Construction Law and Litigation”. Ian also authored a column entitled “Legal Lines” that was published monthly in the Houston Builder Magazine by the Greater Houston Builders Association from 2005 to 2008.
Ian’s law practice consists predominately of litigation. He has had extensive courtroom experience having represented clients in both jury and bench trials, and having argued cases on appeal. Ian has represented various companies, lending institutions, homebuilders, brokers, general contractors, subcontractors, architects, engineers, homeowners, business owners and individuals in corporate, business and real estate disputes. Such disputes have been varied and include issues such as lender liability, wrongful death, breach of contract, warranty, error and omission, indemnity, various insurance coverages, and a multitude of issues in the oil and gas/energy industry. He regularly practices before the American Arbitration Association.
More recently, over the past four years, Ian’s oil and gas/energy law practice has significantly increased, especially in the oil field services sector. Ian has handled down-hole failure litigation, pipeline rupture litigation, wrongful death litigation, operating agreement litigation (master service agreements for drilling with workover services), and oil and gas lease litigation. Typically involved in the handling of such matters are major catastrophic loss investigations, evaluations of safety programs and protocols, and OSHA and PHMSA investigations and hearings. Ian has handled these disputes in Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Colorado, Arkansas, and Wyoming.
St. Lawrence University (B.A., 1995)
South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1999)
2000, Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts
State Bar of Texas (Litigation and Construction Law Sections)
Houston Bar Association (Litigation and Construction Law Sections)
Houston Young Lawyers Association
Defense Research Institute
Texas Bar Foundation - Fellow
Institution for Energy Law - Advisory Board
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“An In Depth Look At an Important Building Industry Victory: Lamar Homes, Inc. v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company” February 14, 2006
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“The Residential Construction Liability Act & the Texas Residential Construction Commission Act”
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“Progression Of A Residential Construction Defect Claim: Notice, SIRP, RCLA and Final Resolution from the Defendant’s Perspective” September 17 & 18, 2006
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“Construction Warranties,” March 3 & 4, 2005
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“The Residential Construction Liability Act: Is It a Sword or Shield?” September 4 & 5, 2003 |