Texas Litigation, Liability Defense and Insurance Defense Lawyers

Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP

555 N Carancahua St., Suite 1200
Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-2058
USA

(361) 288-2058 or (866) 784-0431

www.blfmlaw.com

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Law Firm Overview

Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP in Corpus Christi, Texas offers legal advice in the matters related to insurance defense and litigation as well as matters related to commercial trucking accidents defense and litigation.

Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP was formed on January 1, 2000. Ed Barker, Roland Leon, and Rick Fancher envisioned a strong and powerful civil litigation and insurance defense law firm. Barker, Leon & Fancher features attorneys with extensive backgrounds in insurance defense and fills a need for experienced trial attorneys in South Texas. Our legal energies and resources are focused entirely on defending our clients' interests in litigation.

Our familiarity with the South Texas region, including familiarity with the counties, judges, and court systems throughout South Texas, makes our firm a true asset to out-of-state clients involved in disputes in Texas. From handling import and export business claims arising in the Rio Grande Valley to handling insurance defense issues arising from trucking accidents in Laredo, our attorneys and our firm know South Texas.

From our office in Corpus Christi, our insurance defense attorneys represent nationwide insurance companies, national medical companies, self-insured companies, and other clients facing litigation in Texas. Our practice areas include all aspects of insurance defense, including litigation defense in healthcare malpractice, commercial trucking, toxic tort, construction defects, oil field accidents, offshore platform litigation, products liability, and other areas of liability defense.

Practice Areas

Practice Areas Description

- Insurance Defense and Litigation

Insurance defense is Barker, Leon & Fancher's core practice. With over 100 years of combined legal experiences, groundbreaking verdicts, and many long-standing clients, Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP is truly a 21st century insurance defense firm. In a highly technical and competitive industry, our law firm uses cutting edge technology that allows us to provide top shelf representation at a reasonable rate. We provide as incurred real time billing that is timely, efficient, and in compliance with insurance carriers' billing guidelines. Our lawyers use Blackberry devices that are integrated with the firm's network and computers allowing us to continuously communicate with our office and enabling us to return messages and emails anywhere in the world.

- Bad Faith Insurance

Our firm has tried extra-contractual claims against insurance carriers in many counties in South Texas. One of our firm's partners, Roland Leon, was the trial attorney in the landmark extra-contractual case of Farmer's Insurance Co. v. Soriano tried in South Texas. We provide opinion letters regarding coverage, examination under oath, excess carrier representation and other representation. But most of all, we are premier litigators defending insured in some of the most dangerous counties in Texas.

- Trucking Accident Defense

Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP is highly adept at defending truckers, trucking companies, and their insurers. Truck accident litigation often involves high value claims and extensive investigations. With over 100 years of combined defense experience, the lawyers at Barker, Leon & Fancher are equipped to handle even the most complex claims. Success in the defense of a trucking case begins at the scene with a quick response team of accident reconstruction specialists preserving the evidence at the accident site. This includes photographing the accident scene, taking measurements, interviewing eye-witnesses, the truck driver and other participants involved in the accident and the investigating police officers. If necessary, a re-construction of the accident may include an animation recreating the accident.

- Product Liability Defense

Our product liability defense practice includes aggressive defense in cases involving all types of consumer products. Specifically, our law firm is equipped to defend clients in product liability claims involving: go-carts, ATVs, and other recreational vehicles; tractors, trucks, and agricultural equipment; air guns and BB guns; oilfield equipment and offshore drilling equipment; ladders, scaffolding, and other construction equipment; forklifts and other industrial equipment; grinders; electric saws, drills, and other power tools; coffee makers, stoves, and other home appliances; medical devices; heaters; propane barbeque grills; and other consumer products. Product liability litigation involves extensive investigation by product experts, engineers, and other specialists. Areas of potential weakness are thoroughly examined, from defective product design to utilization of defective parts or poor construction of products.

- Professional Malpractice Defense

We at Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP are proud to represent attorneys and other professionals such as securities brokers, engineers, architects, nuclear physicists, physicians, dentists, nurses, insurance agents and adjusters, and others. Client professionals not only have invested years in education, licensing, training, and interning, but also have reputations and livelihood at stake, especially if licenses are in peril. Moreover, many professionals, in addition to standards of care, have fiduciary duties and adherence to professional ethical codes. We, therefore, appreciate the clientele attendant to this type of practice.

- Healthcare Malpractice Defense

Allegations of malpractice in any area of healthcare can have serious consequences for the individuals and entities involved. Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP fully understands the severity of allegations lodged against a healthcare professional. We vigorously defend these cases because a lot is at stake. Our firm defends professionals in the healthcare industry such as physicians, surgeons, emergency room doctors, dentists, nurses, nursing home care providers, and others against claims of malpractice. We thoroughly investigate allegations of malpractice as well as build a strong defense with medical experts recognized as leaders in their area of specialty. We appreciate that merely an allegation against one of these professionals can harm an individual's reputation and livelihood. The lawyers at Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP take these type of claims very seriously.

- Employer Defense

Our firm defends employers in all aspects of employment litigation. We are experienced in plant closing, wage and hour, Title VII discrimination claims based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin, and similar litigation. Our attorneys have defended employers in opt-in class actions in federal court. We are also called upon to defend claims involving constitutional torts, including Section 1983 claims and we have also litigated many workers compensation retaliation cases.

- Civil Rights / Constitutional Torts Defense

Our Corpus Christi civil rights defense lawyers have vast litigation experience handling claims involving: Deprivation of constitutional rights of prisoners: These allegations involve prisoner abuse, hangings, failure to provide medical care, excessive force, false imprisonment, and other matters. Barker, Leon & Fancher provides relentless defense counsel to penitentiaries, correctional facilities, and other entities facing allegations. Other violations of civil rights: Allegations may involve denial of due process, right of assembly, and right to free speech. Claims may also involve intimidation of police suspects, false imprisonment, ADA violations, employment-based civil rights violations, and other disputes. Our law firm defends businesses, employers, municipalities, and other clients in civil rights violation disputes.

- Environmental Dispute Defense

Has your business been threatened with a toxic tort lawsuit or environmental claim? The law firm of Barker, Leon & Fancher provides quality legal counsel to oil refineries, manufacturers, and other companies facing toxic tort, environmental, or mass tort litigation in Texas. Our AV Preeminent-rated attorneys offer more than 100 years of collective experience in defending clients in complex civil and commercial litigation, and they are equipped to provide the solid legal counsel clients need when facing environmental liability issues and other toxic tort disputes. Our toxic tort lawsuit defense lawyers at Barker, Leon & Fancher offer vigorous defense in the areas of toxic substances, hazardous waste, water contamination, and other environmental issues. Our law firm represents refineries, manufacturers, chemical companies, and other facilities who are concerned about their liability in these areas.

- Construction Defect Defense

Commercial construction projects require the work of many trades relating to the building envelope and HVAC. Construction defect disputes arise when the design of the building envelope or mistakes made by subcontractors breach the envelope allowing infiltrates inside. This compromises the efficiency of the HVAC. Negative pressure inside the building can also be caused by improper installation of the HVAC system by the air condition subcontractor. Often in large construction projects there will be scores of parties contributing to the imbalance in pressure inside the building. Our firm has had extensive experience in construction defect litigation in South Texas. We have represented many trades including HVAC, control installer, roofers, window installers, EFIS installers, mason, foundation subcontractors, framers, plumbers, general contractors and design professionals.

- Oilfield and Offshore Platform Accident Defense

From our office in Corpus Christi, Texas, our oilfield and platform litigation attorneys have represented exploration companies, drilling companies, service companies, gaugers, geologists, petroleum engineers, and vendors nationwide who are engaged in the oil business. Our oil industry litigation services include: explosion accident defense; oilfield accidents — injury and fatality claims defense; offshore platform accidents — worker injury claims defense; environmental pollution lawsuit defense; and other oilfield and offshore platform-related litigation. Our attorneys have broad experience with the full range of litigation confronted by these exploration companies, drilling companies, and other companies operating in the oil industry. We are adept to handling these complex liability issues that confront businesses. Additionally, we are equipped to facilitate contract dispute resolutions that would otherwise stall business.

- Commercial and Business Litigation / Contract Disputes

Contract disputes are at the core of nearly every business or commercial dispute. The need for representation in commercial litigation generally arises because of a party's failure to comply with the terms of an agreement. At Barker, Leon & Fancher, LLP, our lawyers are highly adept in the area of civil litigation as it relates to breach of contract claims, commercial collections, creditor's rights, and other business or commercial disputes. Our firm also represents financial institutions that need to enforce creditor's rights due to a borrower's failure to comply with the terms of the lending agreement. Contact our South Texas-based law firm for representation in commercial litigation involving: breach of contract disputes; internal business disputes, such as partnership disputes; business-to-business disputes; commercial collections; condominium and homeowners' association disputes; commercial lease disputes; commercial liability disputes; and other complex commercial and civil litigation.

- Breach of Contracts

Contracts are at the core of every business decision, every business transaction, and every entity foundation. Even when contracts are created with solid groundwork, disputes arise. Breach of contract disputes cost businesses time and money. Effective and efficient resolution is paramount to the continuation of day-to-day business activities. At Barker, Leon & Fancher, our seasoned trial lawyers have extensive experience in handling complex civil and commercial litigation. From our office in Corpus Christi, Texas, our breach of contract attorneys represent employers, businesses, and other clients involved in contract litigation.

Attorneys

	Mr. F. Edward Barker Attorney Litigation, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death		Mr. Rick Fancher Attorney Personal Injury, Product Liability, Wrongful Death
	Ms. Margery A. Huston Attorney Contracts, Litigation, Malpractice		Mr. Roland L. Leon Attorney Insurance