Mr. J. Hampton Skelton | Attorney

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Hamp Skelton is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from Princeton University cum laude in 1978 with a degree in history, and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law with honors in 1981. He joined Vinson & Elkins in Houston upon graduating and practiced in its antitrust and commercial litigation section. He moved to Austin in 1986, becoming partner in charge of litigation at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld's Austin office. His present law office opened in September, 1991.

Hamp is a member of the bars of the states of Texas and Georgia, the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and of the U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas. His practice encompasses a wide spectrum of litigation areas, with special expertise in coverage litigation, insurance regulatory litigation, lender liability, consumer protection/deceptive trade, securities fraud, racketeering, director and officer liability, and intellectual property. He has broad experience at the pretrial, trial and appellate levels, in both the state and federal courts, as well as expertise before the Texas administrative and regulatory agencies.

Admission

Verified Texas

1982

Verified Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Verified Georgia

Verified Texas Eastern District Court

Verified Texas Northern District Court

Verified Texas Southern District/Bankruptcy Court

Verified Texas Western District Court

Verified US Supreme Court

Education

Princeton University

Skelton Woody & Arnold Highlights

Insurance, Dispute Resolution, Litigation, Construction, Lawsuit & Dispute

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