
LYNDA BURKHALTER


Lynda Burkhalter is an experienced trial attorney who handles various general civil litigation matters including commercial litigation, personal injury and wrongful death, and property damage. A sampling of her career highlights includes the following:
Represented an oil field staffing and consulting agency in various cases including a wrongful death case from a rig rollover and a personal injury case involving a serious head injury from a crane accident.
Represented a world leader of fabricated piping systems in wrongful death, personal injury and workers compensation cases.
Represented an apartment complex in a premises liability case involving a shooting in the parking lot.
Represented bar owner through trial in a negligence case involving a bar fight that led to the Plaintiff losing a leg.
Represented a leading firearms and outdoor retail chain as part of a team of special counsel in a very high-profile case that presented the Plaintiffs’ case to three mock juries over allegations that the firearms retailer failed to recognize a straw purchase leading to the shooting deaths of several people.
Represented an electrical contractor by presenting the Plaintiff’s case to a mock jury in a case pending in Pennsylvania over the electrocution death of a subcontractor on a construction site.
Represented a large grocery store chain and several department store chains in premises and negligent liability cases.
Represented armored vehicle company, a cab company and a commercial coach company in numerous personal injury and wrongful death accident cases.
University of Texas at San Antonio, B.A.
St. Mary’s University School of Law, J.D., 1998WHAT ARE COURT ADMISSIONS?
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State Bar of Texas (since 1998)
United States District Courts for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
Represented clients with pro hac vice admission in other jurisdictions
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Defended an oil field staffing and consulting agency in wrongful death and personal injury cases, including a rig rollover and a crane accident
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Represented a world leader in fabricated piping systems in wrongful death, personal injury, and workers' compensation cases
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Represented a premises liability case for an apartment complex involving a parking lot shooting.
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Defended a bar owner in a negligence trial for a bar fight that resulted in the Plaintiff losing a leg.
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Served on a special counsel team for a leading firearms and outdoor retail chain in a high-profile case involving straw purchase allegations and multiple shooting deaths, presented to three mock juries.
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Presented to a mock jury, represented an electrical contractor in a Pennsylvania case involving the electrocution death of a subcontractor
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Handled premises and negligent liability cases for a large grocery store chain and several department store chains
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Managed numerous personal injury and wrongful death cases for an armored vehicle company, a cab company, and a commercial coach company.
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COMMUNITY SERVICE
- Ms. Burkhalter is a devoted mother of three, finding her greatest joy in raising her children.
