PRACTICE AREAS

While we specialize in a broad range of practice areas, including general civil litigation and contractual work, we would like to highlight a few notable areas of expertise.

With many attorneys fluent in Spanish, we are equipped to handle trial work across the Americas.

Burt Barr & Associates, LLP, represents the largest corporations in the U.S. and Latin America, handling insurance cases, product liability claims, and a wide range of commercial and business matters, including defense against international trade infringement cases and mass catastrophes. 

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Our trial teams are experienced in managing intergovernmental coordination and high-level legal affairs, such as insurance matters related to plane crashes and a $100 million international fraud investigation involving Héctor Hernández Paniagua and eight foreign countries. Our major airline clients are available upon request.

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Highlighted Cases — Aeroperú Flight 603 

Whether it's a minor issue or a major catastrophe, we are committed to advocating for our clients and delivering the best possible trial outcomes.

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We have legal experience with cases involving...

• Heavy haulers.

• Architectural liability.

• Transportation construction defect.

• Manufacturers and commercial construction.

• Natural gas pipelines and oil field accidents.

• Major bridge collapses. Our team investigated the collapse of Queen Isabella Causeway Bridge in South Padre, TX, 2001.

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From contractors to architects to developers, we expertly represent insurers and their clients with effective and efficient advocacy at every stage—from case evaluation and evidence gathering to negotiations, trials, and appeals.

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Highlighted Cases — Natural Gas Wrongful Death & South Padre Bridge Collapse

Burt Barr & Associates, LLP, defends businesses against dram shop claims and represents individuals affected by these violations. From international hotel chains to local establishments, our legal team secures favorable outcomes in trials and settlements for both commercial and individual clients seeking damages.

Our firm has successfully extricated clients involved in crane collapses and achieved substantial recoveries in wrongful death and injury cases resulting from major accidents. We serve plaintiffs, independent contractors, and insurance companies. With cases spanning the West Coast to the Midwest, our firm stands with the crane industry. 

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Highlighted Case — Extricated Crane Company in Wrongful Death Claim

From investigating the largest botulism case in twenty years to handling individual claims, we will attempt to secure your best outcome in claims involving alleged contamination at any point from production to ingestion, poor sanitation procedures, and food poisoning.

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Our food safety court experiences...

• Extricated defendant manufacturer of a food product that became contaminated.

• Represented a national buffet chain for alleged food contamination in appellate court.

• Multiple appellate court cases involving food manufacturing companies.

• Product liability with an emphasis on spoiled/tampered food products.

• Cases involving food-borne illnesses.

• Mass tort.

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Our Burt Barr & Associates, LLP, trial team excels in holding negligent parties accountable and defending companies against food-borne illnesses and contamination claims.

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Highlighted Case — Texas Chili and Botulism Outbreak

Burt Barr & Associates, LLP, has secured defense verdicts, reached favorable resolutions, and secured damages in numerous high-stakes cases involving serious injury or death. Our expertise spans personal injury, construction site incidents, heavy equipment accidents, and gas-related cases.

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• Successfully defended Houston-based oil field service companies in personal injury suits filed from North Dakota’s Bakken Field operations to Texas.

• Headed the investigation into the 2021 fatal 133-car pileup on I-35W in Fort Worth that resulted in six deaths and at least 65 people injured.

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We are rated "Tier 1" in the Nation for Personal Injury Litigation, Defendants by Best Lawyers ®.

We have legal experience with cases involving...

• National Trucking

• Specialized

• Yellow Cab in Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio

• Ridesharing

Appellate, Arbitration, Aviation, Bad Faith/Extra Contractual, Business, Commercial Litigation, Construction, Construction Defects, Consumer Law, Cranes, Defense of Governmental Bodies, Employment Law, Personal Injury, Premises Liability, Probate, Products Liability, Professional Liability, Ranch, Farm and Agricultural Litigation, Subrogation & Loss Recovery, Trade in Mexico, Torts, Trademark Infringement, Trucking/Transportation Claims, Wrongful Death Cases, Environmental Law, Food Poisoning Liability, Heavy Equipment, Insurance Litigation & Coverage, Intellectual Property, Maritime Law, Mass Tort Litigation, Mediation, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Negligence, Oil Industry