Curry L Cooksey
Senior Partner
Curry has been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1987. He has extensive trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts throughout Texas. He has tried over 200 cases to jury verdict, including healthcare liability, professional liability, trucking, industrial, insurance coverage, and commercial litigation.
Curry is AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell. He has been recognized as a Super Lawyer every year since the inception of that designation in 2003. He served on the State Bar Rules Committee from 1997 to 2003.
Curry enjoys several long-term client relationships that were developed by keeping constant focus on client needs. His experience and expertise facilitate an efficiency in the handling of legal matters that produces favorable results at reasonable costs.
He has been active as a board member in the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Inc. and is an Associate of the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is a Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation and is a member of The Woodlands Bar Association, the Jefferson County Bar Association, and the Montgomery County Bar Association. He attended the University of Texas at El Paso and received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Lamar University in 1978. Curry graduated cum laude from Texas Tech University School of Law in 1982, where he was an editor of the Texas Tech Law Review and a member of the Order of the Coif.
Texas Tech University School of Law 1982, cum laude
B.S. Biology Lamar University 1978
Board Certified in Civil Trial and Personal Injury Law 1987-to present
Professional Experience:
Orgain, Bell, & Tucker LLP 1982-2012
Cooksey Marcin PLLC from 2012 o 2023
Areas of Legal Practice:
Health care defense, general civil litigation defense
Notable Achievements and Awards:
American Board of Trial Advocates,Texas Bar Foundation-Life Member; American Bar Foundation-Life Member
Order of the Coif, Super Lawyer,
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating,
Best Lawyers in America,
Texas Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer of the Year 2021,
Houston Medical Malpractice Defense Lawyer of the Year 2022
Presentations
American Society of Risk Managers webinar on Medical Screenouts, 2015
Telemedicine and the Law, Physician Education Conference,
Florida Emergency Medical Foundation, 2009
Frequent nurse continuing education- Documentation, Legal Issues in Nursing- Angelina College and Lamar University nursing schools, various hospital nursing staffs.
Frequent CLE lecturer for TADC from 1984 to 2020-Medical Malpractice Update, Statute of Limitations, Guardian Ad Litem Considerations
High-Profile Cases:
Park Place Hospital v. Milo, Texas Supreme Court 1995, no cause of action for lost chance of survival;
Garrard v. St. Elizabeth Hospital,Texas Supreme Court 1987, physical injury not required to recover mental anguish damages;
Apollo Emergency Physicians v. Iasis Healthcare Corporation, 13th Court of Appeals 2011, evidence of future damages for tortious interference with a past contract does not equate to tortious interference with a future contract.
Successful Outcomes or Case Resolutions:
Of over 100 medical malpractice cases tried to verdict, lost 8 to plaintiff verdicts.
Professional Memberships and Associations:
Bar Associations: _Texas Bar Association 1982 to present
American Bar Association 1982-2020
Jefferson County Bar Association 1982 to present
Texas Association of Defense Counsel, member and frequent Board member 1982 to 2020
– Legal Committees or Organizations: Malpractice, Premises, and Product Liability Pattern Jury Charge Committee 2016 to present
– Leadership Roles or Positions Held: __Chairman of State Bar Member Benefits Committee responsible for establishing the health insurance exchange, 2016
Contributions to Non-Profit Organizations:
Monthly supporter of Montgomery County Food Bank