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DelwinDelwin Hervey | Partner

DHervey@OwensHervey.com
Ph: 214.741.2288

Mr. Hervey graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1993 with a Bachelor of Business Administration. Following his undergraduate degree, Mr. Hervey enrolled at Southern Methodist University School of Law and graduated with honors in May of 1997. Following law school, Mr. Hervey began his practice at Cowles & Thompson P.C., a Dallas litigation boutique, where he gained substantial litigation and trial experience with cases involving products liability, labor employment, premises liability, wrongful death, medical malpractice, deceptive trade practices, transportation and breach of warranty. In early 1999, Mr. Hervey joined the international law firm Vinson & Elkins, LLP where he continued honing his litigation and trial skills working on high stakes products liability and business litigation matters. In 2002, Mr. Hervey took his practice to the international law firm Hunton & Williams, LLP where he gained valuable experience defending a number of corporations, including a large public utility conglomerate in both complex commercial and catastrophic personal injury matters.

Mr. Hervey's most recent matters include:

  • Serving as lead lawyer representing a large multi-national aggregate manufacturer in a $12 million water contamination case. Matter successfully settled on terms very favorable to the client.

  • Representing gas utility company in a $20 million dollar litigation matter following a flash fire that occurred after the ignition of migrating natural gas that had been accidentally released underground when a gas line was damaged by road construction. The case involved serious and permanent personal injuries to the plaintiffs who were burned by the flash fire.

  • Representing large multi-national aggregate producer in $60 million dollar construction matter involving complex engineering design and construction management issues.

  • Representing employers and commercial truck drivers in litigation following trucking accidents involving catastrophic injuries.

  • Working with electrical engineering experts to determine the origin of a catastrophic house fire in lawsuit against electric utility client. Case was settled for nuisance value after proving the plaintiff destroyed valuable evidence after the fire.

  • Litigating and negotiated settlement of warranty disputes for Major automobile manufacturer.

  • Participating in pro bono projects to provide quality legal services to the disadvantaged.

EDUCATION
Southern Methodist University School of Law, Juris Doctorate, cum laude, 1997

University of Texas at Austin
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1993

LICENSES
All Texas Courts
Northern District of Texas
Southern District of Texas
Eastern District of Texas
Western District of Texas

MEMBERSHIPS
State Bar of Texas
Dallas Bar Associations
American Bar Association
Texas Association of Defense Counsel

HONORS
Recognized as a “Texas Rising Star” by the Texas Lawyer Magazine.

WORK HISTORY
Cowles & Thompson, P.C.
Dallas, Texas

Vinson & Elkins, LLP
Dallas, Texas

Hunton & Williams, LLP
Dallas, Texas