Robert H. Espey II
Phone: (713) 223-7072
Email: bob@mmellp.com
Bob's practice is primarily focused on civil litigation involving intellectual property and commercial disputes. Bob has successfully argued cases before federal and state appeals courts. Bob was named one of Houston's top attorneys by H-Texas magazine in 2008 and 2009.
Before forming McClanahan Myers Espey, Bob was a partner in McClanahan & Clearman, LLP where he practiced for eight years. Bob began his law practice in 1998 at Austin’s Brown McCarroll & Oaks Hartline, L.L.P. Prior to law school, Bob worked as an engineer for eight years. He obtained his professional engineering license in 1993.
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas
- Doctor of Jurisprudence, Magna Cum Laude, 1998
- Articles Editor, Law Review
- Order of the Barons
- Order of the Coif
- Public Interest Fellowship Recipient
- The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
- Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering, 1987
Professional Licenses and Court Admissions
- Licensed in Texas. Admitted to practice before the United States Courts of Appeal for the Fifth, Tenth, and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Courts for the Colorado District, Northern District of Oklahoma, Eastern, Northern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas, Northern District of Florida, and Texas state courts.
- Formerly Texas Registered Professional Engineer, No. 74111.
Publications, Seminars and Lectures
- Speaker: "Class Action Litigation and Interlocutory Appeals Under Fed. R. Civ. P. 23(f)," The University of Texas School of Law, San Antonio, September 2002.
Reported Cases
- Richard v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 559 F.3d 341 (5th Cir. 2009);
- American Laser Vision, P.A. v. Laser Vision Institute, L.L.C., 487 F.3d 255 (5th Cir. 2007);
- Tillman v. Camelot Music, Inc., 408 F.3d 1300 (10th Cir. 2005);
- Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, 354 F.3d 400 (5th Cir. 2004);
- Sandwich Chef of Texas, Inc. v. Reliance National Indemnity Insurance Company, 319 F.3d 205 (5th Cir. 2003);
- Goodwin v. Johnson, 224 F.3d 450 (5th Cir. 2000);
- Specht v. Maximus, Inc., 526 F.Supp.2d 740 (W.D. Tex. 2007);
- Clower v. OrthAlliance, Inc., 337 F.Supp.2d 1322 (N.D. Ga 2004);
- Mayo v. Hartford Life Insurance Company, 220 F. Supp.2d 714 (S.D. Tex. 2002);
- Torrez v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 118 S.W.3d 817 (Tex.App.—Fort Worth 2003, pet. dism’d).
News Articles, Television and Film Appearances
- Austin American Statesman, Maximus told to pay worker, December 29, 2007.
- Houston Chronicle, Green wants IRS to probe secret policies on workers, April 4, 2002.