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Alison D. Kennamer 
Brownsville, Texas
Partner
phone 956-542-7441
fax 956-541-2170
email Email Me

Areas of Practice:
Products Liability Defense
Personal Injury Defense
Insurance Law
Trial Practice
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1990
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1991
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1992
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1996
Education:
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, 1988
J.D.
Honors: Order of the Coif
Honors: With Honors


Rice University, Houston, Texas, 1985
B.A.
Honors: Cum Laude


Published Works:
Issues Raised by the Potential Application of Non-Mutual Offensive Collateral Estoppel in Texas Products Liability Cases, 30 Texas Tech Law Review 1127, Issue No. 3, 1999


Fifth Circuit Survey: Evidence (Co-Author), 26 Texas Tech Law Review 625, Fifth Circuit Symposium Issue, 1995


Fifth Circuit Survey: Criminal Law (Co-Author), 25 Texas Tech Law Review 601, Fifth Circuit Symposium Issues, 1994


Fifth Circuit Survey: Criminal Law (Co-Author), 24 Texas Tech Law Review 533, Fifth Circuit Symposium Issues, (Best Article Award Winner), 1993


Thoughts on Expert Retention in the Daubert/Robinson Era: Roaming Beyond Your Rolodex, (Co-Author), The Advocate State Bar Litigation Section Report, Vol 33, p.7, 2005


Principals' and Indemnitors' Rights and Obligations (Co-Author), 3rd Annual Construction Law Conference, University of Texas School of Law, 1990


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Overview of the Law of Expert Witnesses, University of Texas Annual Evidence Symposium, 2000


Overview of the Law of Expert Witnesses, University of Texas Annual Page Keeton Products Liability Conference, 1999


Honors and Awards:
Winner, Best Article Award, 1993


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association


Cameron County Bar Association, Local Rules Committee


Defense Research Institute
Product Liability Committee


Defense Research Institute
Fire and Casualty Subcommittee


International Association of Defense Counsel


State Bar of Texas


Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1993
Administration of Justice Committee


Texas Association of Defense Counsel, 1991
Anti-Illiteracy, Anti-Dropout Committee


Cameron County Young Lawyers Association, 1993 - 1998


Dallas Association of Young Lawyers, 1988 - 1993


Dallas County Bar Association, 1988 - 1993


Dallas County Bar Association, 1992
High School Involvement Committee & Chairperson


Dallas County Bar Association, 1988 - 1993
Social Committee


Texas Bar Journal Board, 2004 - 2010


Texas Young Lawyers Association, 1988 - 1998


Past Employment Positions:
Strasburger & Price, LLP, Associate Attorney, 1988 - 1993


Pro Bono Activities:
North Texas Legal Services Pro Bono Project, 1989 - 1993