Ben A. Baring Jr.
Top Rated Family Law Attorney with 43 years of experience
Litigation
1177 West Loop South, Suite 1700, Houston, TX 77027
About Ben A. Baring Jr.
Practice Areas
- Litigation
Education
- University of Houston Law Center, Houston, TexasJ.D.
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Order of the Barons
- Law Review: Houston Law Review, , 1978 - 1980
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TXB.B.A.
- Major: Accounting
- Honors: With Honors
Representative Cases
- Chase Home Finance, L.L.C. v. Cal Western Reconveyance Corp., 309 S.W.3d 619 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2010)
- Choice Acquistions No. Two, Inc. v. Noesi, 2007 WL 2239206 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2007)
- Dahl V. Commonwealth Land Title Ins. Co., 2006 WL 916150 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2006)
- In Re Davis, 152 B.R. 133 (S.D. Tex 1992)
- LaCoure v. LaCoure, 820 S.W. 2d 228 (Tex. App. - El Paso -writ denied 1991)
- Lehmann v. Har-Con Corp, 39 S.W.3d 191 (Tex 2001)
- Lozano v. Lozano, 2000 WL 33216152 (Tex. 2001)
- Mack v. Landry, 22 S.W.3d 524 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2000)
- MBP v. Board of Trustees of Galveston Wharves, 297 S.W.2d 483 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2009)
- Merry Homes, Inc. v. Chi Hung Luu, 312 S.W.3d 938 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2010)
- Olshan v. Angleton Ind. Sch. Dist, 684 S.W. 2d 179 (Tex. Civ. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 1984, writ ref'd n.r.e. )
- RHS Interests, Inc. v. 2727 Kirby Ltd., 994 S.W.2d 895 (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2000)
- Riner v. Allstate Life Ins. Co., 131 F.3d 530 (5th Cir. 1997)
- Stewart Title Guar. Co. v. Aiello, 941 S.W. 2d 68 (Tex. 1997)
- Wolter v. Donaldson, 79 S.W.3d (Tex. App. - Texarkana 2002)
- Wasserberg v. Flooring Services of Texas, LLC, 376 S.W.3d 202, Tex. App. -- Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, no pet.) (14th Court of Appeals 2012)
- K2M3, LLC v. Cocoon Data Holding Pty. Ltd. ACN 127 993 300, 2012 WL 469705, Tex. App. -- Corpus Christi, June 28, 2012, pet. denied) (2012)
- Ardmore, Inc. v. Rex Group, Inc., 377 S.W.3d 45, Tex. App. -- Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, no pet.) (2012)
- Khan v. GBAK Properties, Inc., 371 S.W.3d 347, Tex. App. -- Houston [1st Dist.] 2012, no pet.) (2012)
- Sanchez v. Southampton Civic Club, Inc., 367 S.W.3d 429, Tex. App. -- Houston [14th Dist.] 2012, no pet.) (2012)
- Stewart Title Guaranty Co. v. Sugar Land Settler's Way/Ponderosa, Ltd, 2012 WL 195527, Tex.App. -- Houston [14th Dist.], January 24, 2012 (2012)
- Seber v. Union Pacific Railroad Co., 350 S.W.3d 640, (Tex. App. -- Houston [14th Dist.] 2011, no pet.) (2011)
- Ardmore, Inc. v. Rex Group, Inc., 2011 WL 486588, Tex. App. -- Houston [1st Dist.], no pet. (2011)
Classes and Seminars
- Adjunct Professor, Legal Research & Writing, University of Houston Law Center, -
- Panel Speaker, Is Lehmann v. Har-Con the Final Word on Summary Judgment Finality?, HBA Appellate Practice Section,
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1984
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas, 1980 - Present (Member)
- State Bar Appellate Practice and Advocacy Section, 1987 - Present (Member)
- Houston Appellate Practice Section, 1990 - Present (Member)
- The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects, 1996 - Present (Member)
- Houston Bar Association, 1980 - Present (Member)
- "The Appellate Advocate," Newsletter of the Appellate Practice Section of the Houston Bar Association, Editorial Board, 1998 - 1999 (Committee Member)
Past Positions
- Fourteenth Court of Appeals of the State of Texas, Briefing Attorney, -
Articles
Published Works
- Note, Implying Damages Under the Fifth Amendment, Univ. of Houston Law Rev., 16 Hous. L. Rev. 1007, 1979
- Opinions and Memorandum Opinions in Civil Cases
Office Info
Other Colleagues
- 50 years of experienceFinancial, Foreclosure, Commercial Law, Insurance, Litigation, Legal Malpractice, Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Nearby Lawyers
- Litigation
- 1.5 miles away
- 1 mile away
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