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Practice Concentration & Experience:
Mr. Sacks is Board Certified in the area of Civil Appellate Law,
Texas Board of Legal Specialization. His practice focuses on appellate
cases and complex business litigation. He has argued in front
of many Texas appellate courts, as well as the Supreme Court of
Texas and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. He has tried many
cases to both juries and the bench. Mr. Sacks has authored many
articles and has served as a lecturer at many continuing legal
education seminars.
Education:
Mr. Sacks attended the University of Texas at Austin where he
received his B.S. in 1982. He received his law degree from South
Texas College of Law (J.D., 1985). While there he was a member
of Phi Delta Phi and Order of the Barristers; as well as Technical
Editor, South Texas Law Review, 1984, and National Champion, Phillip
Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, 1984. Mr. Sacks
was Law Clerk to Hon. John R. Brown, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth
Circuit, 1984.
Publications and Seminar Instruction:
Co-author: “Preservation of Error in the Charge”,
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1994; “Preservation of
Error in the Charge,” HBA Appellate Practice Seminar, 1995.
Author: “Supersedeas, Stays or Substitutes,” Appellate
Practice Seminar, University of Houston Law Center, 1993, 1994;
“How to Handle the DTPA Lawsuit Part II, The Trial –
Jury Selection, Court’s Charge and Argument,” DTPA,
Consumer & Insurance Law After Tort Reform Seminar, University
of Houston Law Foundation, 1995, 1996.
Born:
Chicago, Illinois
May 27, 1960
Affiliations:
Admitted to State Bar of Texas 1985
Also admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for
the Fifth Circuit;
U.S. Court of Claims (Houston Division); U. S. District Court,
Southern
District of Texas and U. S. Tax Court
Member:
Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas
Fellow:
Houston Bar Foundation
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