Steve Sanfelippo
Top rated Appellate attorney in Dallas, Texas
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Insurance coverage,
Business litigation,
Insurance defense
Education Qualification:
St. Mary's University School of Law
Practice Areas:
Appellate,
Insurance coverage,
Business litigation,
Insurance defense
4015 Main St, Suite 200Dallas, Texas, 75226
First Admitted: 2000, Texas
Professional Webpage: http://cunninghamswaim.com/steve-sanfelippo/
Bar/Professional Activity:
- State Bar of Texas
- State Bar of California
- United States Supreme Court
- Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Tenth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Eleventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
- Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
- U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.
- State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section
- State Bar of Texas, Insurance Law Section
- American Bar Association, Council of Appellate Lawyers
- American Bar Association, Tort Trial and Insurance Section
Verdicts/Settlements (Case Results):
- Obtained reversal of summary judgment rendered against national aircraft engine manufacturer. , 2020
- Obtained affirmance of take-nothing judgment rendered after a jury trial in wrongful death action against aviation insurer who was sued for selling a salvage engine that failed while aircraft was in flight. , 2016
- Obtained reversal of summary judgment rendered against client, a helicopter operator. , 2019
- Obtained reversal of multi-million dollar judgment rendered against client, a national defense contractor. , 2019
- Obtained partial reversal of summary judgment rendered in defamation case against international chemical company. , 2017
- Obtained reversal of judgment rendered after a bench trial on behalf of aircraft engine manufacturer. , 2017
- Obtained affirmance of summary judgment rendered in favor of airport manager in case alleging violations of the California state civil rights act. , 2016
Representative Clients:
- PHI, Inc., 2020
- Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, 2020
- Piper Aircraft, Inc. , 2020
- Bell Helicopter Textron, Inc. , 2020
- Continental Motors, Inc. , 2020
- CV Starr Adjustment Services Inc. , 2020
- AIG Aviation Adjustment Services, Inc. , 2020
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program
Educational Background:
- St. Mary's University School of Law, 2000
- Concordia University Wisconsin, B.A., Major: Psychology, 1993
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- “The Next Frontier Or A Passing Fad? Climate Change Litigation And The Difficulties Such Cases Face” printed in the April 2010 issue of the Dallas Bar Association’s publication Headnotes
- “Admissible or Inadmissible? Getting In — Or Keeping Out — Government Documents In Aviation Cases,” presented at the February 2006 Southern Methodist University Air Law Symposium and reprinted in the Summer 2006 issue of the Journal of Air Law and Commerce
- “Availability of En Banc Consideration and Rehearing in the Federal Circuit Courts of Appeal and State Courts,” presented at the 2005 Council of Appellate Lawyers and Appellate Judges Summit
- “Courts Discuss Expert Testimony,” American Trial Lawyers Association, Aviation Law Section, Vol. 12, No. 2, Winter 2005
- “Passing the Blame, Passing the Bill: Contractual Liability and Additional Insureds,” 2004 Advanced Insurance Law Seminar
- Dallas Bar Association, Speakers Committee, Member
Industry Groups:
- Appellate
- Aviation
- Commercial Disputes
- Family Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Personal Injury
- Product Liability
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