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Thompson & Knight Attorney Named as DRI Texas State Representative
Posted February 1, 2012
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Dallas -- The law firm of Thompson & Knight LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Greg W. Curry has been named by the Texas Association of Defense Counsel to serve as the 2012 Texas State Representative of DRI-The Voice of the Defense Bar, an international organization of more than 22,000 defense lawyers and corporate counsel focused on issues important to the defense bar and civil justice system as a whole.
Curry focuses his practice on general commercial, oil and gas, and real estate litigation matters. He has secured high-value settlements and judgments for plaintiffs and defended numerous complex cases with multimillion-dollar claims. Curry has represented clients in matters in Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico, Minnesota, Ohio, Arizona, and Washington. He practices before federal and state trial and appellate courts, in federal bankruptcy courts, and before arbitration panels.
Curry actively is involved in numerous professional and civic organizations, including the Texas Association of Defense Counsel (where he previously served as President), the Dallas Bar Association, and Texas Tech Law School Foundation. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation, and Litigation Counsel of America. At Thompson & Knight, he has previously served as Chair of the Energy Litigation Practice Group, Chair of the Pro Bono Committee, Chair of the New Business Intake and Conflicts Committee, and Marketing Partner, whereupon he received the "Marketing Partner of the Year" award from Marketing Partner Forum in 2006. He currently serves on the Management Committee. Curry has been recognized by numerous publications for his outstanding legal work including, The Best Lawyers in America®, Texas Super Lawyers®, and Lawdragon 500 "Leading Lawyers in America."
DRI is the international membership organization of all lawyers involved in the defense of civil litigation. The organization is committed to enhancing the skills, effectiveness, and professionalism of defense lawyers; anticipating and addressing issues germane to defense lawyers and the civil justice system; promoting appreciation of the role of the defense lawyer; and improving the civil justice system and preserving the civil jury. For more information, please visit www.dri.org.
The Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc. is an organization of Texas civil trial attorneys in private practice whose purpose is to bring together by association, communication and organization, lawyers of Texas who devote a substantial amount of their professional time to the handling of litigated civil cases and whose representation in such cases is primarily other than of plaintiffs' personal injury cases. For more information, please visit www.tadc.org.
About Thompson & Knight
Established in 1887, Thompson & Knight is a full-service firm providing legal solutions to public and private companies, governments, and individuals in all areas, including commercial and tort litigation, white collar defense, intellectual property, finance, banking, securities, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, corporate governance, creditors rights, real estate, labor, and environmental matters, among others. We are particularly recognized for our depth of experience and capabilities on behalf of clients in the energy industry, both domestically and around the world. Thompson & Knight has approximately 350 attorneys with offices in Texas, New York, and Michigan and international offices and associations in the Americas, North Africa, and Europe.
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