Jack E. Urquhart

Trial Lawyers

representing clients in South Texas and across the United States.

Serious Injury & Wrongful Death

Medical Devices & Pharmaceutical Legislation

Commercial Vehicle and Auto Accidents

Workplace Injuries

Product Liability

Medical Malpractice

Commercial Litigation

Jack E. Urquhart

Location: Corpus Christi, Texas
Phone: 361-888-7676
Fax: 361-884-8545

Jack Urquhart received his undergraduate degree from Williams College and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law. He was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1973 He is licensed to practice in U.S. District Courts--the Southern District of Texas, the Northern District of Texas, the Eastern District of Texas, and the Western District of Texas. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals--the U.S. Fifth Circuit, the U.S. Sixth Circuit and the U.S. Eleventh Circuit. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Areas of Practice

Civil trials and appeals of important matters in the fields of:
Healthcare litigation
Personal injury litigation
Pharmaceutical, medical device and biologics products liability litigation
Toxic exposure litigation
Federal and state regulatory and enforcement litigation
Misrepresentation and deceptive conduct litigation
Proprietary information litigation
Commercial and business litigation
Constitutional and civil rights litigation

Certified Legal Specialties

Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law
Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 2009

Education

The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas
- J.D. - 1973
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Chancellors
- Honors: Chairman, National Trial Competition, 1976-78
- Honors: With High Honors
- Law Review: University of Texas Law Review, Articles Editor
Williams College
- B.A. - 1969

Published Works

"Texas Chooses Uniformity on E-Discovery: High Court Enforces Existing Rules as Means of Change", (Co-Author), International Association of Defense Counsel’s Product Liability Newsletter, October, 2009
"The Duty to Use Pharmacogenetics and Pharmacogenomics to Reduce the Risk of Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury", (Co-Author), Drug Recall Litigation Report, March, 2004
"The High Price of Drug Politics", (Co-Author), The European Lawyer, October, 2004
"Litigation Cost Control Through Advance Planning"., The Practical Litigator, July, 1991
"Corporate Counsel's Guide to Litigation Management", Editorial Board, 1990
"Litigation Management and Cost Control", The Lawyer's Brief, September, 1989