EMERSON FIRM - Key Persons
Mr. Emerson is the founder of Emerson Firm, PLLC and has been practicing now for forty-two years. He was born in Little Rock, Arkansas, and was raised there and in Houston, Texas. He obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin and his Juris Doctorate from South Texas College of Law in Houston. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1980 and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd, 5th, and 8th Circuits; U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas; Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas; Western District of Washington; District of Colorado; Eastern District of Michigan; Eastern District of Wisconsin; and all Texas, Washington, and Arkansas state courts. He began his career as outside trial counsel for several large national insurance companies and self-insureds. He transitioned over the years from defense trial work into a mass tort practice and ultimately into a mass tort, class action, and catastrophic injury law practice.
In Re: Bisphenol-A (BPA) Polycarbonate Plastic Products Liability Litigation. Mr. Emerson served as Chairman of the Expert Witness Committee in the consolidated MDL class action.
In both the Gerber's and Carter's Baby Clothing Litigation, Mr. Emerson was Co-Lead Counsel for several parents and the Class. Both cases resolved for plaintiffs in a JAMS mediation.
Mr. Emerson served as a consultant to Canadian plaintiffs' counsel in the Canadian Medtronic Pacemaker Pacing Lead Product Liability Litigation. This case was certified and settled as a Canadian national class action.
In his corporate practice, Mr. Emerson has represented numerous shareholders in shareholder derivative lawsuits brought against corporate boards alleging breaches of fiduciary duties. These suits sought to impose corporate governance reforms aimed at protecting shareholders and eliminating corporate waste and abuse.