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WESLEY S. CODDOU
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EXPERIENCE
CODDOU AND CODDOU, A Professional Corporation, Director 1994 to Present
Real estate, collection, contract, and business litigation practice. State and Federal
trials and appeals. Represent businesses to prosecute and defend contract and tort
claims, including real estate litigation, consumer and commercial contract litigation,
TCEQ VCP compliance, commercial insurance coverage litigation, trademark litigation,
lender liability litigation, industry NASD arbitration, landlord-tenant conflict,
collections and personal injury.
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Union Pacific Railroad Corporation, General Attorney 1991 to 1994
Direct responsibility for all general law matters in Texas. Supervisory responsibility
for all law matters in Oklahoma. State and Federal trials and appeals. Served as
operational counsel for Texas. Duties included legal interface with local communities
regarding feasibility and placement of railroad crossings and warning devices, legal
support for real estate department regarding railroad property lease and title claims,
management of environmental law matters, including chemical and petroleum spills,
diesel emission claims and negotiation and settlement of TNRCC reclamation claims.
Additional responsibilities included management of outside counsel for Texas and
Oklahoma cases, legal support for railroad spur service and abandonment issues and
collection of delinquent freight charges.
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Hoover, Bax and Shearer, Partner 1989 to 1991; Associate 1984 to 1989
1984 to 1991
Real estate, contract and business litigation practice. State and Federal trials
and appeals. Represented commercial landlords and property management companies,
title insurance companies, banks and businesses to prosecute and defend contract
and tort claims, including commercial lease enforcement and defense, real property
title defense, premises liability defense, toxic tort defense and commercial liability
and title insurance coverage litigation.
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Hirsch, Glover, Robinson and Sheiness, Associate 1983 to 1984
Insurance defense litigation. State trials. Represented insurance companies in defense
of insured claims and in prosecution of subrogated matters, including personal injury,
property, theft, false imprisonment and professional errors and omissions claims.
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ADMISSIONS
State Bar of Texas, Southern District of Texas, Eastern District of Texas, Northern
District of Texas, Western District of Texas, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
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EDUCATION
University of Houston College of Law, Houston, Texas
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1983
Moot Court
Mock Trial
Phi Delta Phi
Internship - United States Attorney for the Southern District of Texas
Independent Study: Oil Field Unitization in Texas
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Bachelor of Arts, Plan II Honors 1978
Independent Study: Rise and Fall of the Texas Brewing Industry
Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance 1979
Dean's List
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