Mr. Ave has a general litigation practice with the primary focus on civil appellate matters, complex litigation, and insurance coverage. He has extensive experience before Texas intermediate courts of appeals, Supreme Court of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals of the Fifth Circuit. Practice also includes representing corporate, institutional, and individual clients in federal and state district courts across Texas. Nature of cases handled include insurance law and coverage, personal injury, contractual indemnification, construction defects, bad faith, contract disputes, landlord-tenant disputes, first amendment, patent infringement, antitrust, complex commercial matters, and general business disputes.
Past Employment:
• Touchstone, Bernays, Johnston, Beall, Smith & Stollenwerck, LLP, Partner 1992-2006
• Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz, Associate 1989 – 1992
Accomplishments and Awards:
• Selected for inclusion in Texas Rising Stars 2004
• Selected for inclusion in Texas Super Lawyers 2005, 2012 - 2015
• Named to Legal Leaders Texas' Top Rated Lawyers for excellence in appellate law, business and commercial, and general practice
• Named Appellate Lawyer of the Week by Texas Lawyer magazine in the April 28, 2014 and April 20, 2015 issue
Representative Clients:
• AIG
• Texas Farm Bureau
• Wal-Mart
• Farmers Insurance Group
• USAA
• Nationwide Insurance
• Liberty Mutual Insurance
• The Auto Club (AAA Texas, LLC)
• GEICO
