Alexander N. Beard
Work in Saunders, Walsh & Beard
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 35 years of experience
Insurance, Appellate
6850 TPC Drive, Suite 210, McKinney, TX 75070
About Alexander N. Beard
Practice Areas
- Insurance
- Appellate
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988Juris Doctor
- Honors: Tulane Moot Court Board
- Honors: Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition
- Law Journal: Tulane Maritime Law Journal, Notes and Comments Editor
- Clemson University, 1985Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Political Science
Representative Cases
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Hoffman, 2005 WL 1950848 (Tex. App-Dallas 2005)
- Bruno v. Trinity Universal Ins. Co. of Kansas, 2004 WL 2904308 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2004)
- Utica Nat'l Ins. Co. v. American Indem. Co., 141 S.W.3d 198 (Tex. 2004)
- Wiggs v. All Saints Health System, 124 S.W.3d 407 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2003)
- Coleman v. Cecil, 2003 WL 187434 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2003)
- Arcon, Inc. v. Malone, 2002 WL 31386236 (Tex. App.-Tyler 2002)
- Security Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Farmer, 89 S.W.3d 197 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2002)
- Utica Lloyd's of Texas v. Sitech Engineering Corp., 38 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2001)
- Tri-State Pipe and Equipment, Inc. v. Southern County Mut. Ins. Co., 8 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 1999)
- St. Paul Ins. Co. v. Mefford, 994 S.W.2d 715 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1999)
- Lancer Ins. Co. v. Garcia Holiday Tours, 345 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. 2011)
- Moki Mac River Expeditions v. Drugg, 221 S.W.3d 569 (Tex. 2007)
- North Texas Municipal Water District v. Ball, 2015 WL 1941514 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2015)
- In re State Auto Property & Cas. Ins. Co., 348 S.W.3d 499 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2011)
- Jenkins v. State & County Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 287 S.W.3d 891 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2009)
- Olympia Capital Associates, L.P. v. Jackson, 247 S.W.3d 399 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2008)
- Schievink v. Wendylou Ranch, 227 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App. – Eastland 2007)
- Blanton v. Vesta Lloyds Ins. Co., 185 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2006)
- St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Hoffman, 2005 WL 1950848 (Tex. App-Dallas 2005)
- Bruno v. Trinity Universal Ins. Co. of Kansas, 2004 WL 2904308 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2004)
- Utica Nat'l Ins. Co. v. American Indem. Co., 141 S.W.3d 198 (Tex. 2004)
- Wiggs v. All Saints Health System, 124 S.W.3d 407 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2003)
- Coleman v. Cecil, 2003 WL 187434 (Tex. App.-Dallas 2003)
- Arcon, Inc. v. Malone, 2002 WL 31386236 (Tex. App.-Tyler 2002)
- Security Nat'l Ins. Co. v. Farmer, 89 S.W.3d 197 (Tex. App.-Fort Worth 2002)
- Utica Lloyd's of Texas v. Sitech Engineering Corp., 38 S.W.3d 260 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2001)
- Tri-State Pipe and Equipment, Inc. v. Southern County Mut. Ins. Co., 8 S.W.3d 394 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 1999)
- St. Paul Ins. Co. v. Mefford, 994 S.W.2d 715 (Tex. App.-Dallas 1999)
- Lancer Ins. Co. v. Garcia Holiday Tours, 345 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. 2011)
- Moki Mac River Expeditions v. Drugg, 221 S.W.3d 569 (Tex. 2007)
- North Texas Municipal Water District v. Ball, 2015 WL 1941514 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2015)
- In re State Auto Property & Cas. Ins. Co., 348 S.W.3d 499 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2011)
- Jenkins v. State & County Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 287 S.W.3d 891 (Tex. App. – Fort Worth 2009)
- Olympia Capital Associates, L.P. v. Jackson, 247 S.W.3d 399 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2008)
- Schievink v. Wendylou Ranch, 227 S.W.3d 862 (Tex. App. – Eastland 2007)
- Blanton v. Vesta Lloyds Ins. Co., 185 S.W.3d 607 (Tex. App. – Dallas 2006)
Classes and Seminars
- Former Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Southern Methodist University School of Law
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1988
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1991
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1992
Other Affiliations
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Member)
- Collin County Bar Association (Member, Former Director)
- State Bar of Texas Judiciary Relations Committee (Member)
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- Insurance
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