Eric G. Walraven

About Eric

EXPERIENCE

Eric Walraven began his legal career in a civil litigation firm in Lubbock, Texas where he had the opportunity to appear in the trial and appellate courts almost immediately, handling his first appellate argument less than a year after receiving his law license in November 1995. Those early opportunities helped develop invaluable courtroom skills.

Now, almost thirty years later, Mr. Walraven continues to use those skills to represent a myriad of companies and individuals in a wide variety of litigation matters, both trial and appellate, that include contracts and business torts, catastrophic personal injury, transportation, premises and products liability, as well as employment and trade secret litigation.
In addition to handling trial court matters across Texas, Mr. Walraven has handled federal court and/or bankruptcy matters in New York, Delaware, and Tennessee. In his appellate practice, Mr. Walraven has handled matters before fourteen of the fifteen courts of appeals in Texas, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Texas Supreme Court, where he has obtained multiple victories. Mr. Walraven obtained board certification in Civil Appellate Law from the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in 2004.

Mr. Walraven was a President’s Scholar and member of the Dean’s List while in law school and also took part in mock trial and negotiation competitions. While an undergraduate, Mr. Walraven was a member of the Phi Eta Sigma Honor Fraternity and the Goldey Key National Honor Society.

As someone who is severely hard of hearing, Mr. Walraven advocates for people with special needs and is a member of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS:

• In re Mikooz Mart. Obtained writ of mandamus in case involving a trial court improperly reinstating a case after the trial court’s plenary power expired.
• Callaway v. Martin. Affirmed sanctions award on appeal of $120,000 for party’s abuse of the litigation process.
• Alliance Trucking v. Denali Services & Transport. Employment litigation. This case involved allegations of violation of a non-compete agreement and tortious interference with contracts. Plaintiff sought over $700,000 in damages plus attorneys’ fees. After a nine-day bench trial, the matter settled favorably to the client.
• Lapiner v. Maiman, 429 S.W.3d 817 (Tex.App. – Houston [14th Dist.] 2014, pet. denied)
• GlobeRanger Corp. v. Software AG, et.al.,
  691 F.3d 702 (5th Cir. 2012)
• Morris v. Wells Fargo Bank, NA.,
  334 S.W.3d 838 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2011, no pet.)
• The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Mem. Found. v. Fernandez,
  315 S.W.2d 512 (Tex. 2010)
• Frost Nat’l Bank v. Fernandez,
  315 S.W.2d 494 (Tex. 2010)
• Fernandez v. Frost Nat’/ Bank, et.al.,
  267 S.W.3d 75 (Tex.App.-Corpus Christi 2008, aff’d in part and rev’d in part by 315 S.W.3d 494 (Tex. 2010))*
• Fernandez v. The John G. and Marie Stella Kenedy Mem. Found.,
  315 S.W.2d 545 (Tex.App. – Corpus Christi 2008, aff’d in part and rev’d in part by 515 S.W.3d 512 (Tex. 2010))
• State v. Holland,
  221 S.W.3d 639 (Tex.2007)
• Peisner Johnson & Co. v. Eagle Const. & Environ. Servs., L.P.,
  197 S.W.2d 825 (Tex.App.-Eastland 2006, no pet.)
• B.T. Healthcare, Inc. v. Honeycutt,
  196 S.W.3d 296 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2006, no pet.)
• Citizens Nat’l Bank v. Scott,
  195 S.W.3d 94 (Tex.2006)
• Dallas County v. Hughes,
  189 S.W.3d 886 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2006, pet. denied)
• Bartosh v. Gulf Health Care Center – Galveston,
  178 S.W.3d 434 (Tex.App.-Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, no pet.)
• Doran v. ClubCorp USA, Inc.,
  174 S.W.3d 883 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2005, no pet.)
• Garcia v. J.J.S. Enterprises, Inc.,
  225 S.W.3d 57 (Tex.App.-El Paso 2005, no pet.)
• In re Coho Energy, Inc.,
  395 F.3d 198 (5th Cir.2004)
• Us ex rel. Reagan v. East Texas Med. Center Reg. Healthcare Sys.,
  384 F.3d 168 (5th Cir.2004)
• Hagerty Partners Partnership v. Livingston,
  128 S.W.3d 416 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2004, no pet.)
• Rosell v. Central West Motor Stages, Inc.,
  89 S.W.3d 643 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2002, pet. denied)
• City of Riverview, Michigan v. American Factors, Inc.,
  77 S.W.3d 855 (Tex.App.-Dallas 2002, no pet.)
• Excel Corp. v. Apodaca, 51 S.W.3d 686 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2001, rev’d 81 S.W.3d 817 (Tex.2002))
  Lee Lewis Const., Inc. v. Harrison,
  70 S.W.3d 778 (Tex.2001)
• Estrada v. Dillon,
  44 S.W.3d 558 (Tex.2001)
• Stettner Clinic, Inc. v. Burns,
  61 S.W.3d 16 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2000, no pet.)
• Estrada v. Dillon,
  23 S.W.3d 422 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2000, aff’dinpart, rev’dinpartby 44 S.W.3d
  558 (Tex. 2001))*
• Excel Corp. v. Porras,
  14 S.W.3d 307 (Tex.App.–Corpus Christie 1999, pet. denied)
• Scolaro v. State ex rel. Jones,
  978 S.W.3d 749 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1999, no pet.)
• Posey v. Broughton Farm Co.,
  997 S.W.2d 829 (Tex.App.-Eastland 1999, pet. denied)
• Lee Lewis Const., Inc. v. Harrison,
  64 S.W.3d 1 {Tex.App.-Amarillo 1999, aff’d by 70 S.W.3d 778 (Tex. 2001))
• In re ACG Cotton Marketing, L.L.C.,
  985 S.W.2d 632 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1999, orig. proceeding)
• In re Jones,
  978 S.W.2d 648 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1998, orig. proceeding)
• Martin v. Darnell,
  960 S.W.2d 838 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 1997, no pet.)
• Mosley v. Excel Corp.,
  109 F.3d 1006 (5th Cir.1997)
• Gutierrez v. Excel Corp.,
  106 F.3d 683 (5th Cir.1997)
• Garcia v. Excel Corp.,
  102 F.3d 758 (5th Cir.1997)

TRIAL VICTORIES (Articles):

• Author, Recovery of Attorney Fees in Texas: The Results Matter Even if You are Being Paid by the Hour, Fall 2010, The Appellate Advocate, 23 App.Advoc. 61.
• Author, Why Do You Need to Know What I Have? It is Time for a New Standard Regarding the Discoverability of Net Worth, Summer 2008, The Appellate Advocate, 20 App.Advoc. 271.
• Co-Author, Texas Supreme Court Update, Winter 2007 The Appellate Advocate, 19 App.Advoc. 27.
• Co-Author, Texas Courts of Appeal Update – Substantive, Spring 2007 The Appellate Advocate, 18 App.Advoc. 45.
• Co-Author, Fifth Circuit Civil Update, Summer Issues of The Appellate Advocate 2004 – 2006, 17 App.Advoc. 68; 18 App.Advoc. 59; 18 App.Advoc. 64.
• Author, The Judge Did What?! Mandamus – When and Under What Circumstances is It
• Available, Winter 2004, The Advocate, 29 TheAdvoc. (Texas) 66.
• Speaker, Workers’ Compensation Litigation Seminar, “Case Management and Insurance
• Bad Faith” – 2003
• Speaker, Texas Independent Insurance Adjusters Seminar, “Texas Supreme Court Update”-2001
• Author/speaker, So You Want to be an Appellate Lawyer?, South Plains Trial Lawyers Association – 1999

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• State Bar of Texas, Appellate Section
• Dallas Bar Association, Appellate Section
• Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit
• The Supreme Court Historical Society
• Texas Supreme Court Historical Society
• American Society for Legal History
• Scribes – The American Society of Legal Writers
• Deaf and Hard of Hearing Bar Association