Practice Groups:
Litigation
James H. Robichaux has a trial and appellate practice in oil and gas, business, premises liability, and toxic tort litigation.
Experience:
Admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Served as an Adjunct Professor of Law, Corpus Christi State University (now Texas A&M - Corpus Christi), 1985 to 1987
Professional:
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America in both Commercial Litigation and Mass Tort Litigation
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, a trial lawyer honorary society
Co-authored an article for the California Western Law Review entitled "Council on Environmental Quality-Defining Human Environment," 1980
Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating System (pre-eminent)
Community:
Board of Directors and President-Elect, Corpus Christi Symphony Orchestra
President and Board Chairman, McConnell Prison Ministries, Inc.
Board of Directors, South Texas Prison Ministries, Inc.
Representative Cases
- Obtained mid-eight figure (confidential) settlement on behalf of client involved in oil and gas partnership with large Fortune 500 entity involving allegations of usury and partnership mismanagement;
- Represents large independent refineries in all regional premises liability and toxic tort matters in MDL and non-MDL litigation.
- Successfully defended client accused of theft of geological prospect involving multi-billion dollar damage model -- obtaining defense verdict at trial.
