Kevin Corcoran

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Spencer Fane attorney Kevin Corcoran

Overview

Kevin G. Corcoran is a distinguished trial lawyer. His involvement in Energy, Contractual, Petrochemical, Mass Tort, and Pipeline related matters spans over 30 years. He has handled and tried a variety of complex and difficult commercial and personal injury lawsuits with success, including a large contractual dispute in the oilfield services industry spread over 4 states, large explosion cases on pipelines and in industrial facilities, multiple death and serious injury cases, and environmental leaks and spills incidents.

From bet-the-company litigation to individual claims, Kevin brings knowledgeable judgment and a strong work ethic to his cases. As a result of his skills and hard work, he is respected as a trusted trial lawyer when results matter. Kevin has represented clients in complex commercial disputes and catastrophic claims in the Oil & Gas, Energy, Petrochemical, Pipeline, Retail, Consumer Product, Maritime, Manufacturing, Trucking, High Tech and Media & Entertainment Industries. Currently representing a client in a large contractual dispute at a major Texas Port involving the removal of pipelines. He has also represented companies internationally in Japan, Mexico, United Kingdom, France, Germany, China and Australia.

Kevin is an elected member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and a Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation.

Representative Clients Include: Texaco, Sooner Pipe, LLC, Grace Drilling, Hampshire Chemicals, STRC Oilfield Technologies, ADV Films and Stoneridge Pipeline Integrity, LLC.

Credentials

Education

  • The University of Texas School of Law, 1989 (J.D.)
  • University of Houston Law Center, 2013 (LLM)
  • The University of Texas at Austin, 1986 (B.A.)

Bar Admissions

  • Texas

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas

  • Institute for Energy Law – Chairman Oilfield Services Committee 2020-2024
  • Interfaith Caring Ministries, Galveston County, President of the Board
  • Galveston County Bar Association – President 2017-2018
  • Galveston County Central Appraisal District – Board Member 2016-2018
  • General Counsel Forum – Board Member Houston 2006-2015
  • Theatre Under the Stars (TUTS) – Board of Directors 2005-2014

  • Texas Bar Foundation, Fellow
  • Texas Super Lawyers 2020-Present
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Associate

  • State Bar of Texas
  • Houston Bar Association
  • Galveston County Bar Association
  • Institute for Energy Law