Background
Hewitt, Otto D. was born on October 21, 1946 in Hillsboro, Texas, United States.
Hewitt, Otto D. was born on October 21, 1946 in Hillsboro, Texas, United States.
Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1969. Juris Doctor, 1980). Pi Sigma Alpha. Phi Delta Phi.
Worked at Hewitt Law Firm (Alvin, Texas) specializing in Litigation, Appellate, Insurance Law, Bad Faith Law, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death, Toxic Torts, Civil Rights, Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Texas. 1981, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
1982, United States.
District Court, Eastern District of Texas. 1983, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1984, United States. Supreme Court.
1988, United States.
Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1993, United States. District Court, Western District of Texas. Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Delta Phi.
Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award in Administrative Law, Baylor Law School, 1980.
Award for Excellence in Civil Rights Law, Baylor University, 1980. Associate Editor, Baylor Law Review, 1980.
Law Graduate Assistant, Governor"s War Against Crime, 1980. Law Clerk, Court of Appeals, Eastland, Texas, 1980-1981.
Author: "Evidentiary Rulings and Reversible Error," Texas Evidence Reporter, 1990.
"The Appeal Bond: Drafting and Execution," Appellate Advocate, Texas Bar Association, 1990. "Union, Civil Rights & The City Treasury-What Not to do When The Union Comes To Town," California Bar Journal, 1981. Government Union Review.
Texas Bar Journal, and Municipal Problems, 1981.
"Before Suing The City, There Is, Was & Ever Shall Be The Notice Requirement As A Condition Precedent," Texas Trial Lawyers Forum Magazine, January-March 1982, Texas Bar Journal, 1982. "Civil Rights" chapter, up-dates and Practice Notes, Texas Torts and Remedies, Matthew-Bender 1988.
"History and Purpose," Texas Workers Compensation Law, Matthew-Bender, 1990. Company-authored with Bright: "Finding of Facts: Crucial, Ignored, Often Fatal on Appeal," Texas Bar Journal, 1983.
With Bright and Ware, "lieutenant is Time for Texas to Tell the Jury: Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Awards are Tax-Free," Texas Bar Journal, 1991.
With Ansell, Bashline and Ware, "Summary Judgement in Medical Malpractice Cases," Texas Evidence Reporter, 1991. With Davenport, "New Efforts to Avoid Stowers Liability. Insured Insolvency & Interpleader," Texas Bad Faith Bulletin, 1993.
With Judge Warton, "Dismissing Pauper Suits in Texas Courts: An overview of Texas
Civ. Pr. Rem. Code S13.001 and selected Applications," Texas Technical Law Review, 1994. Member: State Bar of Texas.
5th Circuit Bar Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Member: State Bar of Texas. 5th Circuit Bar Association. Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).