First Admitted: 2000, Texas

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

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Educational Background:

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

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Steve Sanfelippo