David M. Prichard
Texas
Prichard Oliver Montpas LLP
10101 Reunion Pl #600
San Antonio, TX 78216
United States
Tel: (210) 477-7400
Email:
dprichard@pomllp.com
Web:
www.pomllp.com
David has practiced law for more than 40 years, trying over 150 lawsuits to jury verdict. He has handled cases across the country, representing domestic and foreign manufacturers of a broad array of products, including automobiles, heavy trucks, recreational products, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and firearms. He has also represented large, multinational corporations, midsized companies and individuals in commercial matters throughout the country and across the State of Texas including such diverse matters as oil and gas disputes, antitrust cases, intellectual property suits, First Amendment challenges, and political controversies.
David began his career at San Antonio’s largest full-service law firm where he practiced for almost 15 years and quickly earned equity shareholder status. In 1993, David started a litigation and appellate boutique in 1999. David has earned the respect of fellow trial lawyers nationwide and is recognized as a top trial lawyer by local, regional and national publications. David’s practice has diversified over the years with clients asking him to defend lawyers in professional negligence cases, breach of contract, and other commercial cases.
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1978
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American Board of Trial Advocates – San Antonio Advocate
- Product Liability Advisory Council, Sustaining Member
- Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee – Member 2003; Chairman 2013 – Present
- Best Lawyers in America (multi-year designation)
- Texas Super Lawyers (multi-year designation)
- AV Preeminent Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- Top 100 Verdicts of 2010-2012 – Texas Verdicts Hall of Fame
- International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers: Product Liability Defense
- Texas Bar Foundation
Prichard Oliver Montpas is well known for our nation-wide products liability defense practice, and we have earned a reputation for handling big cases in tough jurisdictions. We have the technical knowledge necessary to defend our clients who are facing allegations of defective design, defective manufacturing, or faulty marketing. We represent designers, manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in litigation involving a wide variety of products including automobiles, personal recreational vehicles, heavy equipment, and consumer products.
Most importantly, Prichard Oliver Montpas is a trial firm that knows how to present complex issues to juries and judges. That matters for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is your opponents will know this about our firm and so will the judges. Retaining Prichard Oliver Montpas signals your commitment to addressing serious issues with professionalism and excellence. Whether it is a case we have handled from inception or a case that is handed to us weeks before trial, we put the pieces together in a way that tells a logical and compelling story.
Prichard Young has a history of representing some of the largest companies in the country in serious litigation, and has established itself as a “go to firm” for product liability and business/commercial litigation. We defend clients in product liability cases, and we represent both plaintiffs and defendants in business/commercial disputes.
Here are a few areas of expertise that we handle.
- Business and Commercial Litigation
- Product Liability & Tort Litigation
- Appellate & Complex Litigation Support
- Partnership Disputes
- Breach of Contract Cases
- Oil and Gas Litigation
- Estate and Probate Litigation
We can do things leaner, more efficiently, and with results consistently better than our peers. We focus on what our clients want to achieve and at what cost, then we partner with them to create a strategy to attain those goals.