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Practices:
Commercial and Business Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation, Products Liability, Trademark and Trade Secret Litigation

Admitted: 1995

Education:
J.D. 1994, University of Texas School of Law; B.B.A. Accounting, 1981, University of Oklahoma

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Email: mark@ckptlaw.com

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attorneys


	Thad Barreneche

	Jeff Cash

	Dimitri Charalambopolus

	James J. Doyle III

	Darin Klemchuk

	Bhaveeni D. Parmar

	Patrick Powers

	Keith Taber

	Mark Taylor

Mark's practice focuses on commercial and personal injury litigation. Mark has worked on commercial cases involving fraud, breach of contract, minority shareholder oppression, theft of trade secrets, trademark infringement, and noncompetition agreements. His experience in personal injury litigation includes cases of product liability, negligence, medical malpractice, premises liability, and toxic exposure.

PROFESSIONAL HISTORY
Briefing Attorney for Justice John Cornyn of the Texas Supreme Court 1994-95
Davis Graham & Stubbs (Denver, Colorado) 1995-97
Thompson & Knight 1997-99
Kaeske Law Firm 1999-2005

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AND HONORS
Member, Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Editor in Chief, Texas Law Review 1993-94

PRESENTATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS
Preparing Witnesses for Depositions, Houston Law School
CLE Program, 2003
A Proposal to Limit Industrial Relocation Incentives, Texas Law Review, Vol. 72, 1994


	Representation of investors in cable television network in breach of contract and fraud case against Fortune 100 Company with potential damages in excess of $100 million.

	Representation of the family of a plumber electrocuted by a defectively wired ground fault circuit interrupter installed at a home where the plumber was hired to perform repairs.

	Representation of numerous mesothelioma victims in products liability cases against the makers of the asbestos products to which they were exposed and in premises liability cases against the owners and operators of the facilities where the workers were exposed to asbestos dust.

	Representation of both employers and employees in disputes over the enforceability of noncompetition agreements.

	Representation of the family of a woman given an incorrect dosage of pain medication which placed the woman in a coma for 17 days and caused lasting cognitive damage.

	Representation of leading manufacturer of specialty teas in trademark infringement case.