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J. Mark Brewer

Attorney Mark Brewer

BPLawyers, PLLC

Practicing lawyer since 1981

  • admitted to the Missouri Bar in 1991

  • admitted to the Texas Bar in 1988

  • admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court in 1996

First rated by “A.V.” by Martindale-Hubbell for professional excellence and highest ethical standards in 1992.

  • Mr. Brewer has tried numerous cases in military, federal, and state courts in Texas and Missouri. He obtained numerous multi-million-dollar jury verdicts and settlements, resolving complicated problems for hundreds of clients, while maintaining the highest ethical and legal standards. Mr. Brewer has also handled dozens of cases on appeal in state and federal courts and has been counsel to amicus curiae in numerous notable U.S. Supreme Court cases.

  • Areas of Practice:

    • Business, Tort and Commercial Litigation

    • Arbitration

    Bar Admissions

    • Texas

    • Missouri

    • U.S. Supreme Court

    • U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit

    • U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

    • U.S. Court of Appeals 6th Circuit

    • U.S. Court of Appeals 8th Circuit

    • U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 1981

    • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas

    • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas

    • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas

    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

    Education

    • University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri - Juris Doctor

    • University of Southern California, Cambridge, England - M.A., Master of Arts in International Relations

    • Lantana Ridge Property Owners Association v. SJWTX, Inc., Case No. 03-19-00303-CV (Texas Court Of Appeals, Third District, Austin. April 16, 2020)

    • Hotchalk, Inc. v. Scottsdale Ins. Co. No. 16-17287 (United States Court Of Appeals For The Ninth Circuit. June 4, 2018)

    • Calisessi ex rel. U.S. v. Hot Chalk, Inc., CV-13-01150-PHX-NVW, 2015 WL 1966463 (D. Ariz. May 1, 2015)

    • Stein v. Dowling, Case No. 12-CV-0816-H (BGS) (United States District Court, S.D. California. April 4, 2012)

    • American Heritage, Inc. v. Nevada Gold & Casino, Inc.; 259 S.W.3d 816 (Tex.App.- Houston [1 Dist.] 2008)

    • U.S. v. Ramos, 537 F.3d 439 (5th Cir. 2008); certiorari denied, 129 S.Ct. 1615

    • Scott Bader, Inc. v. Sandstone Products, Inc., 248 S.W.3d 802 (Tex.App.-Houston [1st Dist.] 2008)

    • In re Enron Corp.

    • In re EbaseOne Corp.; 2006 WL 2405732

    • Comerica Bank vs. Banco Lavra, 2006 WL 1547719

    • U.S. ex rel. Bowman v. Computer Learning Centers, 73 Fed.Appx. 735 (5th Cir. 2003)

    • Brewer & Pritchard, P.C. v. Nick Johnson and James Chang, 73 S.W.3d 193 (Tex. 2002)

    • Morales v. Daley, 116 F. Supp. 2d 801 (S.D. Tex. 2000)

    • Gundle Lining Const. Corp. v. Adams County Asphalt, Inc., 85 F.3d 201 (5th Cir. 1996)

    • Metropolitan Life Ins. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp., 84 F.3d 560, (2nd Cir. 1996); certiorari denied, 519 U.S. 1007 (1996), 117 S.Ct. 508, 136 L.Ed.2d 398

    • Harvey Const. Co. v. Robertson-Ceco Corp., 10 F.3d. 300 (5th Cir. 1994)

    • US ex rel American Bank v. CIT Constr., 944 F.2d 253 (5th Cir. 1991)

    Teaching

    • University of Maryland – Business Law Instructor, 1983 – 1987

    Honors and Awards

    • Rated as “A.V.” for professional excellence and highest ethical standards since 1992