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Gerry Xagoraris, admitted to bar, 2014, Texas. Preparatory education, St. Mary's University (B.A., 2005); legal education, Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D., 2013). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Insurance Defense Litigation; Bodily Injury; Property Damage; Criminal Defense. E−Mail: Gerry Xagoraris




Ekvall & Byrne, L.L.P. is a Law Firm in Dallas, TX

Laws of Practice

General Civil Trial Practice • Personal Injury Law • Commercial • Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith • Automobile • Trucking • Transportation • Premises Liability • Construction Law • Business Litigation

Address

4450 Sigma Road
Suite 100
Dallas, Texas 75244

Phone

Telephone: (972) 239-0839
Facsimile: 960-9517

Website

REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS:

Progressive Casualty Insurance Company; Progressive Commercial Auto Group; Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company; Progressive Specialty Insurance Agency; Esurance Insurance Company; Endeavor General Agency; Statewide Claims Services; Greatwide Logistics Services, LLC; Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.; Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.; The Coca-Cola Company; Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Company; American Hallmark Insurance Company; Home State Insurance Company; Kemper - A Unitrin Business; Shelter Insurance Company; Sterling National Insurance Agency; Empower Insurance Group; Old Republic Insurance Company; Assurance America Insurance Company; Central Insurance Companies; Lonestar Managing General; National Continental Insurance Company; Sedgwick Claims Management; Aggressive Insurance Company; Personable Insurance Company; North Star Insurance Company; Bennett Motor Express, LLC; Hydrotex, Inc.; Great West Casualty Company; McClain's RV; Elephant Auto Insurance; 21st Century Insurance; The General Insurance; National General Insurance Company; Ag Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Co.; Worth Casualty Company; Celestite Holdings, Inc.; Acacia Insurance Managers; ACCC Insurance Company; American Access Casualty Company; Acceptance Insurance Company; Dollar General Corporation; Venture General Agency, LLC; Cox Insurance Group; Apollo Managing General Agency; Pronto General Agency, Ltd.; RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.; Select General Agency, LLC; United Automobile Insurance Company; Traders Insurance; Marshall Contract Adjusters, Inc.



EKVALL & BYRNE, L.L.P.
Attorneys At Law
Telephone: (972) 239-0839
Facsimile: (972) 960-9517
Website: www.ekvallbyrne.com
4450 Sigma Road, Suite 100
DALLAS, TEXAS 75244-4508
General Civil Trial Practice • Personal Injury Law • Commercial • Insurance
Coverage and Bad Faith • Automobile • Trucking • Transportation •
Premises Liability • Construction Law • Business Litigation

    Erik E. Ekvall, born Boynton Beach, Florida, May 27, 1960; admitted to bar, 1985, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Culver Military Academy; Denison University (B.A., Economics, 1982); legal education, Wake Forest University School of Law (J.D., 1985). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance; Trucking Industry Defense Association (TIDA); Transportation Lawyers Association. Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Erik E. Ekvall
    Richard J. Byrne, born Cedar Rapids, Iowa, December 30, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Loras College (B.A., Business, cum laude, 1986); legal education, Drake University Law School (J.D., with honors, 1989). Order of Barristers. Mock Trial Team. Editor, Drake Law Review, 1988-1989. Captain, Wrestling Team; Voted, Most Valuable Wrestler; All-District 15 Wrestling Team. Instructor, Teaching Assistant, Drake University, 1989. Author: "Thermography: The Double-Edged Sword Which Can Either Corroborate Pain or Weed Out the Malingerer," 38-2 Drake Law Review (1989). Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™); Claims and Litigation Management (CLM) Alliance. Transportation Law; Commercial Litigation; Business Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Insurance Defense; First Party Litigation. E−Mail: Richard J. Byrne
ASSOCIATES
    T. Stefan Allen, admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Stephen F. Austin State University (B.S., cum laude, 1991); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas. Insurance Defense Litigation; Personal Injury Law; Wrongful Death. E−Mail: T. Stefan Allen
    Ignacio Barbero, admitted to bar, 1996, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Southwestern University (B.A., 1992); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1995). Board of Directors, START Preclinical Program IACUC, 2008-. Greater Dallas Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. Named in, Best Lawyers in Dallas, Insurance Law, D Magazine, 2015. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Dallas Hispanic Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Insurance Coverage; Litigation and Analysis; Insurance Defense; Auto Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Professional Liability; Commercial Litigation; Civil Litigation Appeals; Personal Jurisdiction Challenges. E−Mail: Ignacio Barbero
    C. Justin Broome, admitted to bar, 2013, Mississippi; 2019, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Courts, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi, Northern District of Georgia and Southern District of Louisiana. Preparatory education, Millsaps College (B.A., 2008); legal education, Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2013). Member: Mississippi Bar; State Bar of Texas; Mississippi Association for Justice. Litigation; Personal Injury Law; 18-Wheeler Accidents; Medical Malpractice; Wrongful Death; Defective Medical Device; Fraud; Multi-District Litigation; Estate and Probate. E−Mail: C. Justin Broome
    Rance M. Bryson, admitted to bar, 1993, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Christian University (B.S., 1987); legal education, Baylor Law School (J.D., 1993). Member: State Bar of Texas. Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business; Creditor-Debtor; Criminal; Family; Insurance; Labor and Employment; Commercial Litigation; Personal Injury Litigation. E−Mail: Rance M. Bryson
    Charlene R. Echols, born San Rafael, California, March 8, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., 1987); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1990). Fraternity: Phi Alpha Delta. Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Insurance Defense Litigation; Commercial Transportation Liability; Automobile Liability; Premises Liability; Products Liability; Toxic Tort Litigation; Consumer Litigation. E−Mail: Charlene R. Echols
    Hollie M. Eisenhauer, born San Antonio, Texas, May 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1994, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas (B.J., Public Relations Sequence, 1988); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas. Insurance Defense; Transportation Law; Personal Injury Law; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Hollie M. Eisenhauer
    Suzanne C. Ekvall, born New Orleans, Louisiana, January 8, 1962; admitted to bar, 1986, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Tech University (B.A., Finance, with honors, 1983); legal education, Texas Tech University School of Law (J.D., 1986); Briefing Attorney to Chief Justices Guittard and Enoch, Dallas Court of Appeals, Fifth District, 1986-1987. Author: "Venue a Judicial Perspective." Member: Dallas Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; American Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Insurance Defense; Personal Injury Law; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Medical Malpractice. E−Mail: Suzanne C. Ekvall
    Neely R. Fortinberry, admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, Texas Christian University (B.S., Dean's List, 1995); legal education, Texas Wesleyan University School of Law, n/k/a Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D., 1998). Member: State Bar of Texas. Insurance Defense Litigation; First-Party Cases; Commercial Transportation Liability; Property/Personal Injury Litigation; Business Litigation; Commercial Litigation. E−Mail: Neely R. Fortinberry
    Michael A. Hummert, admitted to bar, 1982, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Arlington (B.A., History, with honors, 1979); legal education, Southern Methodist University School of Law (J.D., with honors, 1982). Order of the Coif. Journal of Air Law and Commerce, 1980-1982; Editor, 1981-1982. Member: State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute (DRI™). Insurance Coverage; Litigation; Employer Liability; Non-subscriber Litigation; Products Liability; Catastrophic Injury Litigation; Business Litigation. E−Mail: Michael A. Hummert
    Julie A. Linares, admitted to bar, 2000, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Preparatory education, St. Mary's University (B.A., Political Science, 1996); legal education, St. Mary's University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2000). Member: State Bar of Texas. Insurance Defense; Bankruptcy; Commercial Litigation; Construction. E−Mail: Julie A. Linares
    Anna E. Piel, born San Antonio, Texas, April 20, 1972; admitted to bar, 1997, Texas; also admitted to practice before U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Texas. Preparatory education, University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1994); legal education, University of Texas School of Law (J.D., 1997). Member: State Bar of Texas. Insurance Defense; Government Affairs; Administrative Law; Labor and Employment; School Law. E−Mail: Anna E. Piel
    Gerry Xagoraris, admitted to bar, 2014, Texas. Preparatory education, St. Mary's University (B.A., 2005); legal education, Texas A&M University School of Law (J.D., 2013). Member: State Bar of Texas. Languages: Spanish. Insurance Defense Litigation; Bodily Injury; Property Damage; Criminal Defense. E−Mail: Gerry Xagoraris
REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS: Progressive Casualty Insurance Company; Progressive Commercial Auto Group; Progressive County Mutual Insurance Company; Progressive Specialty Insurance Agency; Esurance Insurance Company; Endeavor General Agency; Statewide Claims Services; Greatwide Logistics Services, LLC; Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.; Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.; The Coca-Cola Company; Old American County Mutual Fire Insurance Company; American Hallmark Insurance Company; Home State Insurance Company; Kemper - A Unitrin Business; Shelter Insurance Company; Sterling National Insurance Agency; Empower Insurance Group; Old Republic Insurance Company; Assurance America Insurance Company; Central Insurance Companies; Lonestar Managing General; National Continental Insurance Company; Sedgwick Claims Management; Aggressive Insurance Company; Personable Insurance Company; North Star Insurance Company; Bennett Motor Express, LLC; Hydrotex, Inc.; Great West Casualty Company; McClain's RV; Elephant Auto Insurance; 21st Century Insurance; The General Insurance; National General Insurance Company; Ag Workers Mutual Auto Insurance Co.; Worth Casualty Company; Celestite Holdings, Inc.; Acacia Insurance Managers; ACCC Insurance Company; American Access Casualty Company; Acceptance Insurance Company; Dollar General Corporation; Venture General Agency, LLC; Cox Insurance Group; Apollo Managing General Agency; Pronto General Agency, Ltd.; RaceTrac Petroleum, Inc.; Select General Agency, LLC; United Automobile Insurance Company; Traders Insurance; Marshall Contract Adjusters, Inc.

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