Laura Anne Cavaretta

Partner, Board Certified Civil Appellate Law; Texas Board Of Legal Specialization

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Location:

San Antonio, TX

Industry:

Law Practice

Work:

Cavaretta, Katona & Francis, Pllc
Partner, Board Certified Civil Appellate Law; Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Plunkett & Gibson 1999 - Jan 2011
Shareholder
Russell & Hollan 1998 - 1999
Attorney
Lang Ladon Green Coghlan & Fisher 1988 - 1998
Attorney
Fourth Court of Apppeals Sep 1987 - Aug 1988
Briefing Attorney To Chief Justice Carlos Cadena

Education:

St. Mary's University School of Law 1984 - 1987
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates, Law St. Mary's University School of Law 1983 - 1985
Doctor of Jurisprudence, Doctorates The University of Texas at El Paso 1980 - 1984
Bachelors, Bachelor of Arts, Journalism Loretto Academy 1976 - 1979

Skills:

Legal Research
Legal Writing
Litigation
Board Certified
Civil Litigation
Appeals
Torts
Appellate Practice
Medical Malpractice
Courts
Defense
Trials
Product Liability
Commercial Litigation
Mediation
Arbitration
Public Liability
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Insurance Law
Personal Injury Litigation
Depositions
Breach of Contract
Litigation Management
Attorneys
Automobile Accidents
Civil Rights
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Hearings
Business Litigation
Toxic Tort
Construction Law
Licensing
Trade Secrets
Jury Trials
Employment Discrimination
Bad Faith
Professional Malpractice
Discrimination
Dispute
Health Law
Legal Issues

Interests:

12 Half Marathons
Completed One Full Marathon

Laura Anne Cavaretta, San Antonio TX - Lawyer

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Address:

Cavaretta, Katona & Francis PLLC
One Riverwalk Place 700 N Saint Marys St Ste 1500, San Antonio, TX 78205
2105882901 (Office)

Licenses:

Texas - Eligible To Practice In Texas 1987

Education:

St. Marys University School of Law
Degree - Doctor of Jurisprudence/Juris Doctor (J.D.)
Graduated - 1987
St. Mary's University School of Law
Degree - JD
Graduated - 1987
University of Texas System, El Paso
Degree - BA
Graduated - 1984
Loretto Academy
Graduated - 1979

Specialties:

Litigation - 20%
Appeals - 20%
Personal Injury - 20%
Medical Malpractice - 20%
General Practice - 20%

Laura A. Cavaretta, San Antonio TX - Lawyer

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Office:

Cavaretta, Katona & Francis PLLC
700 N. Saint Mary's Street, Suite 1500, San Antonio, TX 78205

Phone:

2105882901 (Phone), 2105882908 (Fax)

Specialties:

Civil Appeals
Medical Malpractice Defense
Hospital Liability Defense
Health Care Litigation
Physicians Licensing
Nurses Licensing
Appellate Practice
Civil Rights
Civil Rights Defense
Civil Rights Section 1983
Civil Practice
Federal Civil Practice
Constitutional Law
Freedom of Religion
Media and First Amendment
Health Care
Health Care Liability
Hospital Law
Hospital Peer Review
Hospital Premises Liability
Hospital Privilege
Physicians Professional Liability
Hospital Liability
Hospital Risk Management
Medical Staff Credentialing
Insurance Defense
Automobile Liability Defense
Casualty Insurance Defense
Disability Insurance Defense
General Liability Defense
Property Damage Defense
Property Insurance Defense
Public Liability Defense
Self Insured Defense
Legal Malpractice
Legal Malpractice Defense
Dental Malpractice Defense
Litigation
Civil Litigation
Defense Litigation
Federal Civil Litigation
Trial Practice
Medical Malpractice

Memberships:

State Bar of Texas
San Antonio Bar Association (Member, Medical Legal Liaison Committee, 1999-present
Chairman, 2000-2001, 2007-2008, 2008-2009
2011-2012
Co/Chair, Bench-Bar Conference Committee, 2003-2004
Member, Installation Committee, 2004-2005)
International Association of Defense Counsel
Defense Research Institute
Women Lawyer's Alliance.

ISLN:

908467981

Admitted:

1987, Texas
U.S. District Court, Southern and Western Districts of Texas
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

University:

University of Texas-El Paso, B.A., 1984

Law School:

St. Mary's University of San Antonio, J.D., with distinction, 1987

Reported:

In re Bexar County Hospital District, 04-11-00145-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio, March 2, 2011, original proceeding); In the Estate of Dennis M. Vackar, 354 S.W.3d 588 (Tex. App.--San Antonio, 2011, no pet.); Leonard v. Glenn, 332 S.W.3d 403 (Tex. 2011); Garza v. Villareal, 345 S.W.3d 473 (Tex. App.--San Antonio, 2011, pet. denied); Nail v. Godwin, No. 04-10-00193-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2010, pet. denied); Irma Roldan Walz et al v. Construcciones Modernas de Mexico, 307 S.W.3d 374 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, no pet.); In re Godwin, 293 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, original proceeding); Flack v. Hanke, No. 334 S.W.3d 252 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, pet. dism'd); In re Godwin, 293 S.W.3d 742 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, original proceeding); In re Crandall, No. 04-09-00067-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, original proceeding); Leonard v. Glenn, 293 S.W.3d 669 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009, pet. filed); City of San Antonio v. Pollock, 284 S.W.3d 809 (Tex. 2009); Aguilar v. Bexar County Hospital District, 04-08-00872-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2009); Hochhiem Prairie Cas. Co. v. Appleby, 255 S.W.3d 156 (Tex. App.-- San Antonio 2008, pet. dism'd); Parenti v. Moberg, No. 04-06-00497-CV (Tex. App.-- San Antonio 2007); Brzozowski v. Southeast Baptist Hosp., No. 04-06-00497-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio, 2007); Cuellar v. Warm Springs Rehab. Found., No. 04-06-00698-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2007); In re Sun Flynn, LP, 04-07-00596-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2007, original proceeding); N.P. v. Methodist Hosp., 190 S.W.3d 217 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 2006); Cox v. Vanguard Health Systems, Inc., No. 04-04-00762-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2005); Alexander v. University Health System, No. 04-04-00499-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); City of San Antonio v. Pollock, 155 S.W.3d 322 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); Hutchinson v. Montemayor, 144 S.W.3d 614 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); Costello v. Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Corp., 141 S.W.3d 245 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); Olveda v. Sepulveda, 141 S.W.3d 679 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); Bustillos v. Bexar County Hosp. Dist., No. 04-03-00664-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2004); In re Evans, 130 S.W.3d 472 (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2004); Zuniga v. University Health System, No. 03-50286, 82 Fed.Appx. 385 (5th Cir. 2003); Herse v. Jimenez, No. 04-02-00222-CV (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2003); In re Center for Health Care Services, No. 14-03-00819-CV (Tex. App.--Houston [14th Dist.] 2003); Luensmann v. Zimmer-Zampese & Associates, Inc., 103 S.W.3d 594 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2003); Wickware v. Sullivan, 70 S.W.3d 214 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2001); Karagounis v. Bexar County Hosp. Dist., 70 S.W.3d 145 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2001); Hanzi v. Bailey, 48 S.W.3d 259 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2001); Hendrix v. Bexar County Hosp. Dist., 31 S.W.3d 661 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 2000); Silvas v. Ghiatas, 954 S.W.2d 50 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1997); Reynosa v. Bexar County Hosp. Dist., 943 S.W.2d 74 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1997); Montalvo v. Fourth Court of Appeals, 917 S.W.2d 1 (Tex. 1995); City of San Antonio v. Winkenhower, 875 S.W.2d 388 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1994); Peek v. DeBerry, 871 S.W.2d 520 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1994); Bard v. Charles R. Myers Ins. Agency, Inc., 839 S.W.2d 791 (Tex. 1992); John v. State, 826 S.W.2d 138 (Tex. 1992); Resolution Trust Corp. v. Thurlow, 820 S.W.2d 51 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1991); Bard v. Charles R. Myers Ins. Agency, Inc., 811 S.W.2d 251 (Tex. App.--San Antonio 1991).

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Biography:

Phi Delta Phi. John M. Harlan Society. Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal. Briefing Attorney to Chief Justice Carlos C. Cadena, Fourth Court of Appeals. San Antonio, Texas, 1987-1988. Associate ...

Laura Anne Cavaretta, San Antonio TX - Lawyer

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Address:

70 Ne Loop 410, San Antonio, TX 78216

Phone:

2107347092 (Phone)

Experience:

37 years

Specialties:

Appeals & Appellate
Family Law
Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury

Jurisdiction:

Texas (1987)

Law School:

St. Mary's University

Education:

St. Mary's University, JD

Memberships:

Texas State Bar (1987)