Civil Appeals
Patricia A. Shackelford,
of the Shackelford Law Firm, has worked on both civil and
criminal matters. She is a former briefing attorney to
the 13th Court of Appeals in Corpus Christi, Texas. While
at the Court of Appeals, Ms. Shackelford worked on more
than a hundred civil appeals. Patricia has
provided legal and appellate briefing in a variety of personal
injury,
auto products liability, insurance, and healthcare fraud
cases. Her practice focuses on civil and criminal appeals
and trial briefing.
Civil appeals may be handled
on a flat fee, hourly fee, contingent fee or some combination
thereof.
St. Clair County v. Ford Motor Co.,
appeal from a jury verdict claiming that the trial court
erred in denying plaintiffs’ Batson challenge,
and that the trial court erroneously seated a statutorily
disqualified juror. The case was settled on appeal.
Document
Links:
St.
Clair County and City of Centreville v. Ford Motor
Company, St. Clair County's opening brief >
Reply
Brief of Appellant St. Clair Co. v.
Ford Motor Company >
Ford Motor Co. v. Nueces County, Ford Motor Company
appealed the denial of its court costs. Nueces County
prevailed on appeal.
Document
Link:
Nueces
County's Response Brief >
Ms. Shackelford has also participated
in the briefing of a number of cases including:
United States ex rel Thompson, 938 F. Supp. 399
(S.D. Tex. 1996), rev’d, 125 F. 3d. 899 (5th
Cir. 1997), on remand to, 20 F. Supp.2d 1017 (S.D.
Tex. 1998);
Sanchez v. Liggett & Meyers,
Inc., 187 F.3d
486 (5th Cir. 1999);
General Motors v. Harper, 61
S.W.3d 118 (Tex. App.—Eastland
2001, pet. denied);
In re Bay Area Citizens Against Lawsuit Abuse,
982 S.W.2d 371 (Tex. 1998).
The Shackelford Law Firm, Perry & Haas, and the Allene Evans Law Firm, three independent law firms practicing cooperatively.
The Shackelford Law Firm does not offer any guarantee of case results. Past success in litigation does not guarantee success in any new or future lawsuit. This website describes some of the cases that Shackelford Law Firm has worked on in the past. The description of those cases is summary in nature. You should be aware that the results obtained in each of the cases we have worked on was dependent on the particular facts of each case. The results of other cases will differ based on the different facts involved.
