CURRICULUM VITAE EDWARD H. MOORE 200 Second Avenue West Seattle, WA. 98119 206/826-8214 [email protected] PROFESSIONAL STRENGTHS I strongly believe that the foremost task of a litigator is to be persuasive. The ability to succinctly and effectively influence decision-makers, be they judges, jurors, risk managers or clients, is the hallmark of a true litigator. I believe that my integrity and my writing, logic, organization and communication skills give me a significant edge against my opponents. I have handled over 100 jury trials, taken countless depositions and conducted hundreds of hearings. I have prevailed in the vast majority of the jury trials and obtained multiple six and seven figure verdicts. I have honed my particular approach to civil litigation over years of practice. Many lawyers master the technical aspects of the various stages of litigation. Few master the ability to consistently use the disparate elements that comprise a lawsuit in a manner that compels decision-makers to act in the best interests of a client. I have that ability. My skills, experience and insight will benefit any law firm that pursues excellence in the conduct of civil litigation. PROFESSIONAL LICENSES: Washington State Bar Association State Bar of Texas Western District of Washington Northern District of Texas Eastern District of Texas Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Texas Board of Legal Specialization--Personal Injury Trial Law (since 1987) EDUCATION: University of Texas Law School, J.D.; May 1981 Morehouse College, B.A. in Political Science; May 1978 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: ATTORNEY – The Law Offices of Edward H. Moore, P.C. (Seattle, Washington, Dallas, Texas.) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, police brutality, construction, governmental, automotive and premises liability cases. 2009 - present ATTORNEY - The Cochran Firm - Dallas, L.L.P. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, police brutality, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 2005 - 2009 ATTORNEY - The Law Offices of Edward H. Moore, P.C. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 2003 - 2005 ATTORNEY - Sommerman, Moore & Quesada, L.L.P. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 2000 – 2003 ATTORNEY - Demarest, Smith, Jones, Giunta & Moore (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 1997 - 2000 ATTORNEY - Law Offices of Edward H. Moore, P.C. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 1995 – 1997 ATTORNEY - Sommerman & Moore, L.L.P. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice, including medical malpractice, nursing home liability, products liability, construction, automotive and premises liability cases. 1992 - 1995 ATTORNEY - Law Offices of Windle Turley, P.C. (Dallas, Texas) Responsibilities: Plaintiffs' personal injury practice; largely general negligence practice with specialization in governmental liability; also products liability and medical malpractice; numerous jury trials, depositions and hearings, and training of new associates. 1985 - 1992 ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL - Office of the Attorney General, Claims Section (Austin, Texas) Responsibilities: Defended personal injury and worker's compensation cases; including settlement negotiations, depositions, jury trials, other hearings and appellate work. 1984 - 1985 DIRECTOR OF EEO OFFICE - Office of the Governor (Austin, Texas) Responsibilities: Supervised staff of six; handled all budgetary and management duties for the office; coordinated EEO and personnel procedures and policies for Governor's office. 1983 - 1984 ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY - District Attorney's Office (Austin, Texas) Responsibilities: Prosecuted felony criminal cases, including plea-bargaining, jury trials, trials before the court and other hearings and appellate arguments. 1982 - 1983 ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEY - County Attorney's Office (Austin, Texas) Responsibilities: Prosecuted misdemeanor criminal cases; supervised appellate briefing. 1981 - 1982 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND ACTIVITIES: American Association for Justice - Board of Governors American Board of Trial Advocates Texas Trial Lawyers Association - Director Dallas Trial Lawyers Association J.L. Turner Legal Society S.M.U. Law School--Trial Advocacy Instructor (former) Dallas Inns of Court - Barrister (former) Chair, Motor Vehicle Section – AAJ (former) SPEECHES AND PRESENTATIONS: University of Houston: Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law Course 1994 Proving Difficult Damages (Speaker) State Bar of Texas: 11th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 1995 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association Para-Professional Seminar 1995 Summary Judgment (Author and Speaker) University of Houston: Insurance Law Seminar 1995 Personal Injury Damages: Evaluation and Proof (Author and Speaker) State Bar of Texas: 12th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 1996 Government Liability (Speaker) State Bar of Texas: Preparing, Trying, and Settling Auto Collision Cases Institute 1996 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association 7th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference 1996 Naming Government Entities: Unintended Elections, Caps, Official Immunity and Other Tort Claims Act Issue (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course 1996 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) University of Houston: Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminary 1996 Texas Jury Selection Process (Author and Speaker) State Bar of Texas: 13th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 1997 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wrecks Seminar 1997 Car Wreck Cases Under the Texas Tort Claims Act (Author and Speaker) University of Houston: Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminary 1997 Texas Jury Selection Process (Author and Speaker) South Texas College of Law of Texas A&M University: Auto Injury Conference 1998 Evaluating, Budgeting, and Settling the Case (Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association 10th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference 1999 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) University of Houston: Litigation and Trial Tactics Seminary 1999 Texas Jury Selection Process (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association 11th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference 2000 Government Liability (Author and Speaker) University of Houston Advanced Personal Injury Course 2000 Damages (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course 2001 Premises Liability and Dramshop (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association 14th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Conference 2003 New Public Servants (Doctors!) and Tort Claims Pits (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association: Navigating HB4 - A Brave New World 2003 All the Rest (Economic Damages, Interest, Governmental, etc.) (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association: Trial Advocacy College 2003 Admission & Exclusion Of Evidence: Evidence Law Update State Bar of Texas Advanced Personal Injury Law Course 2004 Miscellaneous Provisions of HB4 (Author and Speaker) Dallas Bar Association: Dallas Minority Attorney Program 2004 Technology – Friend or Foe? State Bar of Texas: 17th Annual Suing and Defending Governmental Entities Course 2005 How to Plead and Prove a Plaintiff’s Case Under the TTCA (Author and Speaker) Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Personal Injury Course 2005 Premises Liability (Co-Author and Speaker) ATLA Annual Convention, Toronto 2005 How to Deal With Colossus (Speaker) Dallas Bar Association: Dallas Minority Attorney Program 2006 Disaster Dallas – How Technology Can Protect Your Business (Speaker) ATLA Annual Convention, Seattle 2006 Getting Auto Cases Ethically in a World of Advertising (Author and Speaker) AAJ Winter Convention, Honolulu 2006 Jury Selection in a Vehicle Collision Case: Automobile, Trucking (Author and Speaker) AAJ’s Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Auto Collision Cases: Slaying the Insurance Beast 2007 How Insurance Companies Try to Avoid Their Responsibility (Author and Speaker) AAJ’s Jazz Fest Seminar: Litigating Auto Collision Cases: Slaying the Insurance Beast 2008 Theming Your Auto Litigation Case (Author and Speaker) TTLA Mid-Year Expo and Advanced PI Course 2008 Medical Malpractice Expert Reports – How to Avoid the Unthinkable (Author and Speaker) AAJ Annual Convention, Philadelphia 2008 More than Driver Error (Author and Speaker) WSTLA How to Try a Car Crash Case 2009 Opening Promises: Establishing a Highly Credible Case Regardless of Magnitude of Injury ARTICLES AND PUBLICATIONS: Trial Magazine, Volume 44, No.2, February 2008 Danger on the Road: Your First Auto Case