Ramsey & Murray, P. C.

Russell Ramsey

rramsey@ramseyandmurray.com

Practice Description

Russell Ramsey joined Ramsey & Murray in September, 1969 becoming a partner 5 years later.  He is a Certified Mediator by the Attorney-Mediators Institute.  His practice includes:

• Defending individuals, commercial, industrial and household product manufacturers, retailers and a variety of corporations both insured and self-insured against personal injury and product liability claims including wrongful death, work related or on the job injuries, slip and fall, employment related or on the job injuries.

• Mr. Ramsey also participates in construction litigation and defends general contractors and subcontractors from suits alleging faulty workmanship, negligence, breach of contract, breach of warranty, misrepresentation, nuisance, tort liability, deceptive trade practices, contribution and indemnity ranging from industrial, commercial and residential construction.

• Representation of numerous insurance companies pertaining to complex and novel insurance coverage issues, under commercial general liability policies, automobile policies, excess and umbrella coverage, workers compensation coverage, and defense of insurers in first party claims, owner controlled insurance program issues, subrogation claims, third party claims and defense of property, casualty and subrogation issues.

• Mr. Ramsey is a trained mediator who completed the Attorney Mediator Institute Mediation training in 1997.  He has completed numerous mediations with a success ratio over 90%.  He has mediated all types of disputes including those in the areas in which he continues to practice.

• Participates in the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) court hearings, and continues to represent companies involved in the asbestos litigation.  Mr. Ramsey has been involved in the asbestos litigation for a long period of time representing clients in both Texas and aiding in their defense in other jurisdictions.  Mr. Ramsey has served as defense liaison counsel negotiating master forms of discovery in both Galveston and Brazoria Counties. 

• Mr. Ramsey also has been involved in defending environmental law claims and toxic tort claims other than asbestos and silicosis. 

Distinctions/Honors

• Certified Mediator through the Attorney-Mediators Institute; Association of Attorney Mediations

• Blue Key while attending Southwestern University

• Pi Gamma Mu while attending Southwestern University

Education

• University of Texas School of Law; University of Houston, Bates College of Law (J.D. 1969)

• Southwestern University, Georgetown, Texas (B.A. 1966)

Admissions

• State of Texas, September 15, 1969

• United States Supreme Court, September 14, 1977

• United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, October 1, 1981

• United States District Court, Southern District of Texas, January 25, 1972

• United States District Court, Eastern District of Texas, August 18, 1988

• United States District Court, Western District of Texas, July 27, 1999

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association, Tort & Insurance Practice, Litigation Sections

• State Bar of Texas 

• Houston Bar Association

• Texas Association of Defense Counsel

• International Association of Defense Counsel

• Defense Research Institute

Articles and Presentations

• TEXAS INSURANCE LAW UPDATE: PUNITIVE DAMAGES COVERAGE & EXPANSION OF THE "EXCLUSIVE REMEDY" PROVISION OF THE TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT, July 2006

• LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS: THE HANDLING OF FIRST PARTY CLAIMS presented to the Greater Peoria Claims Handler Association

Personal Points of Interest

• Born April 16, 1944, Bromley, Kent, England

• Married to Ann Cater Ramsey, 1967

• One child, Suzanne Moran, married to Michael Moran, Attorney.

• Interests include reading, Texas History, hunting, shooting, swimming, photography, fishing and scuba diving

 Practice Areas

Casualty

Product Liability

Automobile

Premises Liability

Deceptive Trade Practices

Employer Liability

Personal Injury

Mediation

Asbestos/Toxic Torts

Insurance Coverage Opinions

Construction Litigation

1500 CityWest Boulevard,

Suite 1000

Houston, TX 77042-2354

 Direct Line (713) 361-2810

 (713) 613-5400

 Fax: (713) 613-5414