David M. Medina

Justice Medina has experience in commercial litigation, appellate law, environmental law, tax controversy litigation, energy litigation, maritime law, arbitration, and mediation.

Justice Medina graduated from South Texas College of Law-Houston in 1989 while working full time for Cooper Industries, Inc. He was a member of the ABA National Moot Court Team and earned academic recognition on the Dean’s List.... Justice Medina became the first Cooper attorney hired directly after law school. In his capacity as Litigation Counsel, he managed a docket that included environmental, product liability, toxic tort, real estate, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation. Justice Medina also taught Advanced Civil Trial Advocacy as an adjunct professor at South Texas College of Law-Houston and Appellate Advocacy at the University of Houston Law Center.

In 1996, Governor George W. Bush appointed Justice Medina to the 157th State District Court in Harris County, Texas. He was elected in November 1996 to fill an unexpired term and was subsequently re-elected to a full term in 1998.

Justice Medina rejoined Cooper in 2000 as an Associate General Counsel responsible for all aspects of complex litigation and product-safety matters domestically and internationally. During his tenure, Cooper prevailed in every litigation taken to trial or appeal, including a case to the U.S. Supreme Court.

In January 2004 Justice Medina returned to public service following his appointment by Governor Rick Perry to serve as General Counsel to the Governor. He served in this capacity until his appointment to the Texas Supreme Court in November 2004. Justice Medina was subsequently elected to a full term and served Texas through December 2012. He authored more than 90 Supreme Court opinions during his tenure. In addition to his Judicial duties, he served as deputy-liaison to the Texas Supreme Court Rules Advisory Committee and the Preservation of Historical Court Records.

Since returning to private practice law in January 2013, Justice Medina has successfully assisted litigants throughout Texas in state district courts, courts of appeals, the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Education

• South Texas College of Law Houston, JD (1989)
• Texas State University, BS (1980)
• University of Texas, LLM, Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law (2017)

Admissions

• Texas
• U.S. Tax Court
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
• U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Practice Areas

• Litigation
• Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
• Appellate Practice & Legal Strategies
• Tax Controversy
• Environmental Enforcement & Litigation
• Energy

Industries

• Energy