Shae Harrison Wilson
Senior Attorney
Shae's practice includes various civil litigation issues, with a focus on the defense of health care liability claims, including claims regarding alleged physician malpractice, nursing negligence and negligence against allied health care professionals. Shae also has experience representing health care institutions, physicians, nurses and other health care providers in disciplinary actions before their respective licensing boards. Shae’s practice also includes defending products liability, premises liability and toxic tort cases involving personal injury and wrongful death. Shae serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Clear Lake where she teaches “Legal Dimensions of Healthcare Administration.”
Representative Experience
- Defense verdict in jury trial representing physical pain and rehabilitation doctor accused of prescribing Xanax for treatment of anxiety without giving the patient a warning not to drive, allegedly resulting in a single car accident of the patient after taking the Xanax in which she sustained serious injuries
- Defense verdict in jury trial representing a urologist accused of negligence in handling post vasectomy complications, allegedly resulting in serious damages to plaintiff
- Directed verdict in bench trial defending a property owner in a zoning dispute
- Defense verdict in jury trial representing anesthesiologist accused of administering excessive amounts of blood pressure medication to patient during surgery to repair cheekbone fracture, resulting in cardiopulmonary arrest, brain damage and eventual death of 34-year-old female patient
Publications
- “Electronic Medical & Psychological Data Privacy” Article for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE (2007)
- “Effective Use of Demonstrative Evidence " Article for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE Course (2006)
- “Representing Professionals at Licensing Agencies” Article for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE Course (2006)
- "Texas Statutory Caps and Settlement Credits After House Bill 4" 46 South Texas Law Review 1217 (2005)
- "Cash or Charge? How to Frame Broad-Form Damage Questions after Harris County v. Smith" 56 Baylor Law Review 707 (2004)
- “Effective Opening Statements for the 21st Century” Article and presentation for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE
- “Pitfalls in Settlement Documents" Article for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE: Advanced Personal Injury Law Course
- “Settlement Credits after House Bill 4” Article for 12th Annual Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar
- “The Impact of HIPAA on Personal Injury Practice” Article for Texas State Bar sponsored CLE
Events
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation - The Jury Trial: "Previewing the Case Through Opening Statement Even After Voir Dire," Dallas, Texas (August 13, 2009)
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery "Demonstrated Evidence and Courtroom Technology on a Reasonable Budget," Houston, Texas (May 7, 2009)
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation - The Jury Trial: "Previewing the Case Through Opening Statement Even After Voir Dire," Houston, Texas (August 7, 2008)
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar: How to Offer and Exclude Evidence: "Demonstrative Evidence and How to Try a Case in the 'New' Courtroom," Houston, Texas (March 14, 2008)
- "Understanding and Avoiding Texas Medical Board Investigations," Nueces County Medical Society (February 2007)
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar: "Demonstrative Evidence and Courtroom Technology," Dallas, Texas (July 20, 2007)
- CLE Speaker, University of Houston Law Foundation Advanced Evidence and Discovery Seminar: "Demonstrative Evidence and Courtroom Technology," Dallas, Texas (November 16, 2007)
