Adam W. Green

Adam Green, a shareholder in the Houston office, leads the Firm’s Water Technology & Water Treatment Group. Mr. Green concentrates his practice in matters involving water handling systems, water treatment chemistry, products liability, commercial litigation, construction and toxic torts on a national scale. He has served as lead counsel in more than 25 states from Hawaii to Florida to Massachusetts.

EDUCATION:

• South Texas College of Law, J.D., 2000
• University of Texas at Austin, B.A., 1996

ADMISSIONS:

• Texas, 2000
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas

Representative Matters:

• Defended the first reported Legionella wrongful death case against a chemical water treater from the trial court through the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
• National defense of the catastrophic failure of condenser water systems and mechanical equipment.
• Successfully defended exposure-induced wrongful death and serious personal injury claims incident to bacteria, pesticides, urethanes, polymers, biocides, asbestos and others.
• Defense of multi-million dollar construction claims arising from corrosion related failures of mechanical equipment and condenser water systems.
• Secured complete dismissal and an award of attorney’s fees in corrosion based failures of system water piping in HVAC, process cooling and fire water systems.
• Defense of complex disputes including contractual indemnity claims involving general contractors, HVAC mechanical subcontractors, architects, engineers, pipe suppliers, building maintenance and water treaters.
• Lead counsel in cooling technology cases involving the catastrophic failure of condenser water systems and mechanical equipment.
• Lead counsel in matters relating to industrial and commercial cooling through open and closed loop systems, large and small bore condenser water pipes, boiler water and heat exchangers.
• Successfully examined experts in the fields of epidemiology, public health, mechanical engineering, water chemistry and microbiology regarding issues of exposure, prevention and control.
• Intimate knowledge of the history and development of ASHRAE 188P and ASHRAE 188.
• Achieved a full defense decision in products liability arbitration proceedings.
• Represented a consumer products manufacturer in a complex product liability matter wherein statutory indemnity rights were contested and secured.
• Defended railroad cross fatalities and crossing closure actions.
• Lead counsel in defense of personal injuries claims incident to rail cars.
• Successfully tried a real estate agency dispute against a national realty firm involving breach of fiduciary duties, failure to disclosure, fraud and violations of the Texas DTPA.

Professional Honors & Activities:

• Faculty – Environmental Risk Strategies Institute, University of Houston (2011)
• Presenter – Product Liability & Emerging Toxic Torts, University of Houston (2011)
• Keynote Speaker – “Legal Perspectives in Occupational Medicine,” University of Texas School of Public Health (2010)
• Instructor – Nanotechnology, I2ERM (Summer 2008)
• Instructor – Product Liability & Emerging Toxic Torts, I2ERM (Spring 2008)
• Instructor – Vapor Intrusion: A Volatile Legal Horizon (Winter 2006)