CONTACT INFORMATION
Tel: 409-838-1000
Toll Free: 800-765-5801
Fax: 409-833-8236
cleister@rmqlawfirm.com
AREAS OF PRACTICE
100% OF PRACTICE DEVOTED TO LITIGATION
BAR ADMISSIONS
- Texas, 1978
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
EDUCATION
- The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. – 1978
- University of Texas
- B.A
- Honors: With High Honors
- University of Texas
- B.J. – 1975
- Honors: With Honors
SIGNIFICANT CASES
- Twin City Fire Ins. Co. v. Grimes, 724 S.W.2d 956 (Tex. App.—Tyler 1987, writ ref’d n.r.e.)
- Ainsworth v. United States, 897 F. Supp. 309 (E.D. Tex. 1995)
- Sears, Roebuck & Co. v. Kunze, 996 S.W.2d 416 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 1999, pet. denied)
- C&D Robotics, Inc. v. Mann, 47 S.W.3d 194 (Tex. App.—Texarkana 2001, no pet.)
- Brookshire Bros., Ltd. v. Nichols (Tex. App.—Tyler Dec. 13, 2001, no pet.) (mem. op.)
- Brookshire Grocery Co. v. Smith, 99 S.W.3d 819 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2003, pet. denied)
- Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Kirkendall, 151 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.—San Antonio 2004, pet. denied)
- Silsbee Hosp., Inc. v. George, 163 S.W.3d 284 (Tex. App.—Beaumont 2005, pet. denied)
- Whitmire v. Terex Telect, Inc., 390 F. Supp. 2d 540 (E.D. Tex. 2005)
- Bowie v. Caterpillar, Inc., No. E-182248 (172nd Dist. Ct., Jefferson County, Tex. May 25, 2015)
- Toyota Motor Co. v. Cook, 581 S.W.3d 278 (Tex. App.—Tyler 2019, no pet.)
- Gerdau Ameristeel Corp. v. Beard (Tex. App.—Houston 2020, pet. denied)
FRATERNITIES/SORORITIES
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Kappa Tau Alpha
HONORS AND AWARDS
- Martindale-Hubbell A-V Rated Since 1998
