DRHR Partner Profiles

Bradley M. Whalen
Partner

Doyle, Restrepo, Harvin & Robbins, L.L.P.
600 Travis, Suite 4700, Houston, Texas 77002
Phone: 713-228-5100
Fax: 713-228-6138
E-mail: bwhalen@drhrlaw.com
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Practice Description

Brad Whalen has extensive litigation experience including in jury trials, trials to the Court and arbitrations, and in the following areas:

Mr. Whalen has tried cases in federal district court, federal bankruptcy court, Texas state courts, before the American Arbitration Association, and before the arbitration associations of the National Association of Securities Dealers and the New York Stock Exchange. Representative clients and cases include the following:

For a manufacturer of agricultural equipment: Successful defense against claims of product defect brought by a plaintiff who became entangled in the drive line of a post hole digger and who was severely injured -- jury verdict for the defense
For a manufacturer of centrifugal pumps: Permanent injunctive relief against a former employee who took and attempted to sell design drawings
For a chemical products manufacturer: Judgments against a former employee and her husband, who embezzled more than $250,000
For a securities broker dealer: Successful defense from claims by a wealthy and sophisticated investor that he received insufficient and bad investment advice -- the claimants walked away from their claims before arbitration
For a money manager: Successful defense against claims that the management firm's performance did not meet representations about anticipated results — arbitrators dismissed all claims after one day of testimony
For an oilfield equipment manufacturer: Arbitration award in excess of $5 million against a seller of trade credits and its insurance company
For an insurance company executive: Recovery of a confidential amount on claims that he was terminated on a false claim of sexual harassment
For the former president of an energy trading firm: Recovery of a confidential amount on claims that he was terminated on a false basis, and whose severance agreement was breached by his former employer
For an oil and gas royalty interest owner: Recovery of a confidential amount on claims against an executive rights owner which breached its fiduciary duties
For a stockbroker: An arbitration award of $700,000 against his former employer on claims of defamation
For a water authority: The successful acquisition of real property interests for a potable water pipeline
For a motorist injured by an 18 wheeler driver: Successful resolution of his claims for injuries caused by a reckless driver
For an oilfield equipment manufacturer: Recovery of patterns entrusted to a bankrupt vendor less than a week after the vendor filed its bankruptcy petition

Mr. Whalen earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas A & M University in 1985. He earned a Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from the University of Texas at Austin, with honors, in 1988. He is licensed and admitted to practice before the courts of the State of Texas, before the United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern, and Southern Districts of Texas, and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.