Background
Townsend, Roger D. was born on August 6, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
Townsend, Roger D. was born on August 6, 1954 in Dallas, Texas, United States.
University of Texas at Arlington (Bachelor of Arts, 1976). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1979).
Worked at Holman Hogan Dubose & Townsend, Limited liability partnership (Houston, Texas) specializing in Civil Appeals and Complex Trial Issues Including Preservation of Appellate Complaints in all State and Federal Courts. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Texas. United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Court of Appeals, Second, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits. United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Recipient: Certificate of Merit, State Bar of Texas, 1993.
Editor in Chief, Texas Appellate Practice Manual (2d educated
1993). Author and Speaker: "Brief Writing in the Texas Courts of Appeals," Houston Bar Association, 1996. "Appellate Update: Preparing for Appeal," State Bar of Texas, 1996.
"State Standards of Review: Cornerstone of the Appeal," University of Texas, 1996. "An Analysis of Texas Charge Practice," University of Texas, 1993.
"Brief Writing Specifics: Writing the Statement of Facts," Louisiana State University, 1993.
"Written Advocacy - Participant II: Stating the Facts," State Bar of Texas, 1992. "The Theory of Appeal - The Decision to Appeal - Frivolous Appeals - Dealing with Trial Counsel," University of Texas, 1992. "Brief Writing: Advanced Techniques for Writing a Statement of Facts," State Bar of Texas, 1991.
"Standards of Review and Reversible Error: State and Federal Court, University of Texas, 1991.
"Workers" Compensation, Indemnity, and Related Liability," State Bar of Texas, 1990, 1989. "Summary Judgment Practice in Texas and Federal Courts," Southern Methodist University, 1990.
"The Interrelationship of Common Law Contract Claims and Negligence Claims," Southern Methodist University, 1990. "Standards of Review and Reversible Error," State Bar of Texas, 1990.
"Current Tort and Indemnity Issues Affecting Oil & Gas Operators," South Texas College of Law, 1989.
"Handling the Monster Appeal," State Bar of Texas, 1989. "Pitfalls for Corporate Counsel in Appealing the Disastrous Judgment," American Corporate Counsel Association Institute, Pennzoil v. Texaco: Aspects of the Litigation Instructive for Corporate Counsel, 1988.
"Oral Argument," State Bar of Texas, 1988.
"Drafting the Appellate Brief," South Texas College of Law, 1988. "Preserving the Right To Complain on Appeal in Non-Jury Cases," Southern Methodist University, 1987.
"Stay of Judgment," State Bar of Texas, 1987. Author: "Hard Questions About Electing Appellate Judges," The Appellate Advocate, Volume III, Number.
2 (Spring 1990); "Responsible Advocacy," The Appellate Advocate Volume I, Number.
3 (Spring 1988). "Pre-Accusation Delay," 24 South. Texas Lord Justice 69 (1983); Book Review, "How To Handle An Appeal," 45 Texas
Bachelor of Journalism 1317 (October 1982).
"Reflections on the Burden of Proof in Texas Summary Judgment Practice," 18 Houston Lawyer 24 (1981). Speaker: "Federal Standards of Review," University of Texas, 1995. Faculty Member, Writing Workshop and Critique, Fifth Circuit Appellate Practice and Advocacy Seminar, 1991.
Adjunct Professor of Appellate Advocacy, University of Houston Law Center, 1990.
Fulbright & Jaworski Limited liability partnership, 1979-1995 (Partner and Head of Appellate Group, 1987-1995). Member: Houston (Member, Committee on the Appellate Judiciary, 1989-1990.
Appellate Practice Section, 1990) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Committee, 1987) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Section Council, 1987-1992, Chair 1989-1990.
Committee on the Administration of Justice, 1988-1991).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. American Bar Foundation.
(Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Holman Hogan Dubose & Townsend was founded in 1993 by board-certified civil appellate specialists. The firm serves a variety of clients and trial attorneys as lead counsel on appeal and as consultants at trial on complex motions, summary judgments, the jury charge, and post-verdict issues for preservation of the record and appellate complaints.
Member: Houston (Member, Committee on the Appellate Judiciary, 1989-1990. Appellate Practice Section, 1990) and American (Member, Litigation Section, Appellate Practice Committee, 1987) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas (Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, Section Council, 1987-1992, Chair 1989-1990.
Committee on the Administration of Justice, 1988-1991).
Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation.
American Bar Foundation. (Board Certified, Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).