Background
BAYER, KARL was born on February 22, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States.
BAYER, KARL was born on February 22, 1949 in Houston, Texas, United States.
Rice University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Master of Science, 1973). University of Texas (J Doctorate, 1976).
College of the State Bar of Texas.
Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi.
Worked at Karl Bayer (Austin, Texas) specializing in Personal Injury Law, Intellectual Property Law, Medical Negligence Law, Product Liability Law, Professional Negligence Law, Professional Mediator Law, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Texas, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
1978, United States. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. Phi Beta Kappa; Tau Beta Pi.
Author: "Federal Regulation of Emerging Genetic Technologies," 36 Vanderbilt Law Review, 1983. "Government Regulation of Recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid Research and Manufacturing Processes," Comprehensive Biotechnology, Volume 3, Chapter 63, 1983.
"Voir Dire in Product Liability Cases," University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1986.
"Strategic Considerations in Selecting a Product Liability Theory," University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1987. "Trying Marital and Family Torts after Price," University of Texas School of Law, Family Law Seminar, 1987. "Toxic Tort Developments," American Conference on Chemical Labeling, 1987.
"Repeal of the Interspousal Immunity: Torts Come to Family Law," Marriage Dissolution Institute, State Bar of Texas, 1988.
"The Deceptive Trade Practices Acting: a Primer," University of Texas School of Law, Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1988. "Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress," Domestic Torts, South Texas College of Law, 1989.
Computers as a Tool for Presenting Information Persuasively," University of Texas School of Law, Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1989. "Medical Negligence," Advanced Practice Pointers and Trial, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1990.
"Attorney Work-Product and Attorney-Client Privilege," Discovery in the New Age, Texas Trial Lawyers, 1991.
"Current Developments in Deceptive Trade Practices," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1991. "Update of Architect and Engineer Liability" University of Texas School of Law Construction Law Conference, 1992. "Professionalism," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1992.
"Environmental Insurance Litigation" University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1992.
"Insurance Coverage in Toxic Torts," University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1992. "Domestic Torts," The Rutter Group-Texas Family Law Treatise, 1993.
"Damages Update," University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1993. Habit and Character Evidence," Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993.
"Torts" Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993.
"Alternative Dispute Resolution Update," Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993. "Duty or Damage?: Emotional Distress and Mental Anguish Following Boyle v, Kerr and Twyman v. Twyman," Butterworth"s Texas Personal Injury Law Reporter, 1993.
"Toxic Torts--Plaintiff"s Perspective," South Texas School of Law Environmental Symposium, 1993.
"Alternative Dispute Resolution in Complex Medical/Pharmaceutical Liabilty Litigation," Advanced Course Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Litigation, State Bar of Texas, 1994. "Carolina Wrecks and Drunk Drivers on the Information Superhighway," Dynamic Advocacy Seminal, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1994.
"Common Relevancy Problems: Admissibility of Prior Occurrence Evidence After Moriel," Advanced Evidence and Discovery Institute, University of Houston Law Foundation, 1994. "Assessing and Evaluating the Malpractice Case: Plaintiff"s View," Medical Malpractice Seminar, National Business Institute 1994.
"Environmental Cases: Sick Building Syndrome," Premises Liability Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1994.
"Other Occurrence Evidence, Gross Negligence and Exemplary Damages, Post Moriel," University of Texas School of Law Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1994. "Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Medical Malpractice Context," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, 1995. "New Relevancy and Admissibility Problems," University of Houston Law Center, 1995.
"Case Law and Legislative Update of Punitive Damages," The University of Texas School of Law Products Liability and Personal Injury Conference, 1995.
"Opinion Evidence After Daubert and Robinson," Medicine for Lawyers Conference, The University of Texas School of Law, February 1996. "Alternative Dispute Resolution in the Medical Malpractice Context," Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, March 1996.
"Alternative Dispute Resolution in Complex Medical Malpractice/Pharmaceutical/Medical Device Liability Litigation," Advanced Course Medical Malpractice, Pharmaceutical and medical Device Litigation, State Bar of Texas, Santa Fe, March 1997. Moderator, "Second Annual Evidence and Discovery Symposium," The University of Texas School of Law, April 3-4, 1997.
Lecturer: Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution: Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration" Saint Mary"s Law-University of Monterey Law School Joint Venture, 1994.
Negotiations and Alternative Dispute Resolution," Saint Mary"s Law School-University of Monterey Law School Joint Venture, 1993. "Winning at Trial," University of Texas, 1986. "Update on Architect and Engineer Liability," Construction Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1992.
"Current Developments in Deceptive Trade Practices", Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1991.
"Professionalism," Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, State Bar of Texas, 1992. "Update on Architect and Engineer Liability," Construction Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1992.
"Insurance Coverage in Toxic Torts," Product Liability and Personal Injury Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1992. "Domestic Torts," The Rutter Group-Texas Family Law Treatise, 1993.
"Damages Update," Utah Product Liability Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1993.
"Habit and Character Evidence," Advanced Evidence and Discovery Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993. "Torts-Plaintiff," Advanced Family Law Drafting Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993. "Alternative Dispute Resolution Update," Advanced Civil Trial Course, State Bar of Texas, 1993.
"Duty or Damage? Emotional Distress and Mental Anguish Following Boyles v.
Kerr and Twyman v. Twyman," Butterworth"s Texas Personal Injury Law Reporter, 1993. "Alternative Methods of Dispute Resolution: Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration," Saint Mary"s Law School, University of Monterrey Law School Joint Venture, 1995.
Member: Office of General Counsel, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 1980-1981.
Special Advisory Committee on Medical Cost Containment and Efficient Health Care Delivery, Texas Industrial Accident Board, 1987-1988.
Governor"s Environmental Agencies Transition Committee, 1992. Texas Air Control Board Task Force on Compliance History, 1992. President, Texas Consumer Association, 1992.
Member: Travis County Bar Association (Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Committee, 1990.
Member, Litigation Section Council, 1992). State Bar of Texas (Member: Executive Committee, Environmental Section, 1983-1985.
Administration of the Rules of Evidence Committee, 1990. Litigation Section; Federal Judiciary Relations Committee, 1992.
Court Rules Committee, 1995).
College of the State Bar of Texas. Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Trustee Benefits Trust). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Association of Attorney Mediators.
Austin Association of Mediators. Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.
Legal Aid Society of Central Texas (Member, 1987-1996 and President, Board of Directors, 1991-1992). Texas Consumer Association.
Austin Lawyers Care; Travis County Dispute Resolution Center (Member, Board of Directors, 1991).
Capital Area Trial Lawyers, President, 1990-1991. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
Member: Office of General Counsel, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Pesticides and Toxic Substances, 1980-1981. Special Advisory Committee on Medical Cost Containment and Efficient Health Care Delivery, Texas Industrial Accident Board, 1987-1988.
Governor"s Environmental Agencies Transition Committee, 1992.
Texas Air Control Board Task Force on Compliance History, 1992. President, Texas Consumer Association, 1992.
Member: Travis County Bar Association (Company-Chair, Alternative Dispute Committee, 1990. Member, Litigation Section Council, 1992).
State Bar of Texas (Member: Executive Committee, Environmental Section, 1983-1985.
Administration of the Rules of Evidence Committee, 1990. Litigation Section; Federal Judiciary Relations Committee, 1992. Court Rules Committee, 1995).
College of the State Bar of Texas.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (Trustee Benefits Trust). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Association of Attorney Mediators. Austin Association of Mediators.
Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution.
Legal Aid Society of Central Texas (Member, 1987-1996 and President, Board of Directors, 1991-1992). Texas Consumer Association. Austin Lawyers Care; Travis County Dispute Resolution Center (Member, Board of Directors, 1991).
Capital Area Trial Lawyers, President, 1990-1991.
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.