Attorney Biographies

Thomas W. Reardon Jr. Harbour, Smith, Harris & Merritt, P.C. P.O. Drawer 2072 Longview, TX 75606

Current Position:

Partner

Areas Of Practice:

Workers Compensation

Auto Collision Defense

Premises Liability Defense

Entertainment & Sports Law

General Liability Defense

Toxic Tort Defense

Business Litigation

Malpractice Defense

General Civil Litigation

Estate & Probate Law

Litigation Percentage:

90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:

Texas, 1984

U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1986

U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1987

U.S. Supreme Court, 1987

Education:

Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas

J.D.

The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

B.S.

Honors: Cum Laude

Major: Education

Representative Cases:

Dunn v. City of Tyler, 848 SW 2d 305 (Eastland Ct. App. 1993)

Representative Clients:

Employers General Insurance Company

ACE USA

ESIS, Inc.

Le Tourneau, Inc.

Claims Administrative Services, Inc.

Longview Independent School District

Pittsburg Independent School District

Allied Benefit Systems, Inc.

Mustang Claims Service, Inc.

Hallmark Claims Service, Inc.

Hamilton Beach-Proctor Silex, Inc.

National Health Plans Plus, Inc.

24Seven C.C., LLC

Classes/Seminars Taught:

CLA Preparation Course, Tyler CLA Association, 1991 - 1993

Professional Associations and Memberships:

National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, 2004 - Present

Associate Member

 

State Bar of Texas, 1984 - Present

Member

 

Defense Research Institute, 1990 - 1994

Member

 

Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1998 - Present

Member

 

Sports Lawyers Association, 2000 - 2003

Member

 

Association of Trial Lawyers of America, 2002 - 2003

Associate Member

 

American Bar Association, 1999 - 2002

Member

 

Smith County Bar Association, 1985 - 1994

Member

 

Smith County Young Lawyers Association, 1985 - 1994

Member

 

Smith County Young Lawyers Association, 1992 - 1993

Vice-President

 

Gregg County Bar Association, 1994 - Present

Member

 

Northeast Texas Bar Association, 1994 - Present

Member

Past Employment Positions:

11th State Court of Appeals, Briefing Attorney, 1984 - 1985

 

Ramey Flock Law Firm, Attorney, 1985 - 1990

 

CIGNA Insurance Company, Managing Attorney for East Texas In House Litigation Office, 1990 - 1994

Pro Bono Activities:

Member, Pro Bono College, State Bar of Texas, 2003 - Present

Fraternities/Sororities:

Pi Lambda Theta

Kappa Delta Pi

Delta Theta Phi

Birth Information:

1959, Marshall, Texas, United States of America