Clifford L Harrison
Areas of Practice
* Complex Commercial Litigation:
Harrison Bettis prosecutes and defends complex commercial cases of all types. We have procured both jury verdicts and favorable settlements for clients across diverse industries on numerous matters. Our experience in business, accounting, insurance, and other related areas provides us with a strong base from which we can tackle the most difficult problems.
* Energy and Oil & Gas:
Our firm covers every aspect of oil and gas and energy-related litigation. We have experience in front of judges, juries and arbitration panels representing players of every size and space along the chain—large integrated energy companies, independent oil and gas producers, pipeline owners and operators, processors, refiners, and service companies.
* Construction:
Our experience includes the breadth of issues encompassing construction litigation. We advocate for both owners and contractors who are faced with delay and disruption claims, defect claims, insurance coverage issues, and contract disputes. We also provide contract review and analysis.
* Insurance Coverage:
Lawyers at Harrison Bettis advise clients over the entire spectrum of claims related to insurance polices. We provide coverage opinions in complex matters for both insurers and insureds. Our firm has handled multi-million dollar claims for and against brokers and carriers related to coverage, bad faith, failure to obtain insurance, and other matters.
* Personal Injury and Wrongful Death:
Our attorneys handle personal injury and wrongful death claims of every type and severity, from multiple-death industrial accidents to retail store slip and falls. We can take the toughest cases to trial, but are also able to properly evaluate and position cases for settlement, depending on our clients’ needs.
* Products Liability:
Our attorneys have been involved with complex, high-risk products liability matters in courts all over Texas. Clients have often asked us to assist on a national or regional basis in mass product liability litigation.
* Employment Law:
Harrison Bettis is able to assist clients through all phases of employment litigation. Our attorneys have extensive experience with competitive hiring, employee raiding, wrongful termination, non-competition agreements, and protection of confidential information and trade secrets.
* Transportation:
Harrison Bettis helps clients in the transportation industry – including bus lines, long haul trucking companies and waste transfer concerns – in evaluating and defending claims ranging from one vehicle accidents to catastrophic events.
* Admiralty and Maritime:
Harrison Bettis handles litigation under both the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, as well as seaworthiness and negligence claims that arise under general maritime law.
* Toxic Torts:
Our lawyers have defended a variety of toxic tort claims for clients, including those involving exposure to welding fumes, asbestos, benzene, and other hazardous chemicals. We keep up-to-date on scientific developments, which allows us to effectively use expert witnesses on the critical issues of exposure and causation.
* Fiduciary Duty Claims:
Attorneys at Harrison Bettis handle complex partnership disputes and trust litigation where breach of fiduciary duty is alleged. We have both defended and prosecuted claims against trustees, estates, administrators, and executors on a variety of matters.
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
Clifford L Harrison
Harrison, Bettis, Staff, McFarland & Weems
1415 Louisiana St #3700
Houston TX 77002
Tel: 713 655-7511
Fax: 713 655-7526
E-mail: clifford.harrison@harrisonbettis.com
Practice Areas:
Commercial Litigation / Construction Litigation / Fiduciary Duty / Employment Litigation / Negligence / Premises Liability / Transportation / Personal Injury / Product Liability / Property Damage / Tortious Interference / Toxic Tort / Wrongful Death
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