Background
Markle, Spencer Granville was born on January 14, 1955 in Manhassett, New York, United States. Son of James Peirce and Elizabeth F. (Longmore) Markle.
Markle, Spencer Granville was born on January 14, 1955 in Manhassett, New York, United States. Son of James Peirce and Elizabeth F. (Longmore) Markle.
Student, Westminster College, New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, 1973—1974. Bachelor of Science, Duquesne University, 1978. Juris Doctor, University Pittsburgh, 1981.
Worked at Markle, Ramos & Zito, A Professional Corporation (Houston, Texas) specializing in Tort Litigation, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice, Dram Shop, Product Liability. Admitted to the bar, 1982, Texas. 1988, Pennsylvania; United States.
Supreme Court.
United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Adjunct Professor, University of Houston Law Center, 1992-1994. Author: "Foreign the Defense.
Limiting Damages in Texas," National Business Institute Seminar, 1990.
"Trial Tactics: Voir Dire Examination," TADC Seminar, 1990. "Ethical Considerations in Insurance Defense," TADC Seminar, 1991, 1992, 1993. "Selecting and Working with Experts," SBOT Seminar, 1992.
"Direct and Cross Examination of Expert Witnesses," SBOT Seminar, 1994.
"Dramshop and Liquor Liability", SBOT Seminar, 1995. "Questioned Document," SBOT Seminar, 1996.
"Dramshop and Liquor Liability," SBOT Seminar, 1996. Member: Houston and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists. Texas Association of Defense Counsel. International Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
College of the State Bar of Texas. American Society of Law and Medicine.
Life Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation. Houston Bar Foundation.
Diplomate: American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys.
(Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Houston and American (Member: Section on Litigation, Product Liability and Trial Practice Committees) Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas; Bar Association of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Texas Association of Defense Counsel.
Defense Research Institute, Incorporated.
Fellow, Houston Bar Foundaton. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization).
Certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Married Theresa Eileen Allnock, May 26, 1979. 1 child, Jeremy Granville.