Joe C. Holzer
Partner
Joe's experience focuses on commercial litigation practice in both state and federal trial and appellate courts. He represents clients in various matters, including contract disputes, construction cases, defective design and product cases, deceptive trade practice suits, patent infringement litigation, intellectual property disputes and securities litigation.
Joe has significant first-chair experience in both jury and bench trials and binding arbitration. He also has handled numerous appellate briefings and arguments, including some before the Texas Courts of Appeals, the Texas Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Representative Experience
Joe's reported decisions include the following:
- D.E. Frey & Co., Inc. v. Wherry, 27 F.Supp.2d 950 (S.D.Tex.1998)
- Reed v. Fina Oil & Chemical Co., 995 F.Supp. 705 (E.D.Tex. 1998)
- CRSS Inc. v. Runion, 992 S.W.2d 1 (Tex.App.-Hous. 1st Dist. 1995)
- Skytop Brewster Co. v. Skytop Intern., Inc., 1993 WL 721287, 30 U.S.P.Q.2d 1543 (S.D.Tex. 1993)
- Matter of 5300 Memorial Investors, Ltd., 973 F.2d 1160 (5th Cir. 1992)
- City of Arlington v. F.D.I.C., 752 F.Supp. 219 (N.D.Tex.1990)
- HBA East, Ltd. v. JEA Boxing Co., Inc., 796 S.W.2d 534 (Tex.App.-Hous. 1st Dist. 1990)
- Citizens State Bank of Sealy, Tex. v. Caney Investments, 746 S.W.2d 477 (Tex. 1988)
- Citizens State Bank of Sealy v. Caney Investments, 733 S.W.2d 581 (Tex.App.-Hous. 1st Dist. 1987)
- Gunter v. KIKK Radio Station, 727 S.W.2d 650 (Tex.App.-Hous. 1st Dist.1987)
- Cactus Pipe & Supply Co., Inc. v. M/V Montmartre, 756 F.2d 1103 (5th Cir. 1985)
- Sakowitz, Inc. v. Steck, 669 S.W.2d 105 (Tex. 1984)
- Steck v. Sakowitz, Inc., 659 S.W.2d 91 (Tex.App.-Hous. 14th Dist. 1983)
- Tonahill v. Southwest Automated Tickets Service, 683 S.W.2d 753 (Tex.App.-Hous. 14th Dist. 1984)
- Verkin v. Melroy, 699 F.2d 729 (5th Cir. 1983)
Publications
- "E-mails, Computers and the Courthouse" Highlights Houston Association of Legal Secretaries (September 27, 1999)
- "Securities Litigations after the 1995 Reform Act" CLE seminar for in-house counsel
