Profile
Mr. Harrison focuses his practice on trial and resolution of business disputes. He has extensive experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in cases involving claims of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duties, fraud and misrepresentation, misappropriation of trade secrets, legal and accounting malpractice, and employment disputes. He has represented clients in a wide variety of industries, including banking and brokerage firms, oil & gas, real estate, construction, industrial and consumer product manufacturing and computer software development.
Now in his 30th year of trial practice, Mr. Harrison is a founding partner of the Houston law firm of Campbell Harrison & Dagley LLP. He is board certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been named a Texas Super Lawyer by Texas Monthly Magazine every year since 2004. He is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists, and the Texas Bar Foundation, and also is a past director of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association and the Houston Bar Association Litigation Section.
Long active in local and state professional organizations, Mr. Harrison is a frequent writer and lecturer on business torts, professional liability, and class actions.
Mr. Harrison earned his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Michigan.
About Robin Harrison
Law School: The University of Michigan Law School
Admitted: 1981, Texas
Professional Webpage: www.campbellharrisonlaw.com/Bio/RobinHarrison.asp
Honors and Awards:
- Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
- Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation
Special Licenses/Certifications:
- Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Federal District Courts for the Northern District of Texas
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists
- Director, Houston Trial Lawyers Association, 2002-2004
- Director, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 1998-2004
- Director, Houston Bar Association, Litigation Section, 1997-2001
- Member, Houston Bar Association
- Member, Texas Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
- Tenth Circuit Courts of Appeals
- Fifth Circuit Courts of Appeals
- Federal District Courts for the Southern District of Texas
- Texas
Scholarly Lectures and Writings:
- "Litigation for the Masses: Class Actions", Houston Bar Association Litigation Section Monthly Meeting, January 1998
- "Business Torts", Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Summer Seminar, July 1998
- "Accountant Liability Litigation: Selected Topics", Houston Bar Association Litigation Section Monthly Meeting, November 1998
- "Accountant Liability: Issues Before and After Enron", Houston Bar Association Litigation Section Monthly Meeting, March 2002
- "Accountant Liability", Lessons from Enron The Issues We Face When Big Companies Fail, Houston Bar Association 2002 Annual Seminar, April 2002
- "Five Mistakes Expert Witnesses Should Avoid in Their Financial Testimony", Texas Association of Certified Public Accountants Monthly Meeting, July 2002
- "Case Screening and Pre-Filing Considerations in Business Tort Cases", State Bar of Texas Business Torts Institute, Fall 2009
- "Blink! Putting Brain Science Principles to Work in Your Trial Practice", State Bar of Texas Business Torts Institute, Fall 2010
- Amendments to the Texas Discovery Rules, The Advocate, State Bar Litigation Section Report, Spring 1999
- Responding to Written Discovery Requests Under the 1999
- "Business Torts," State Bar of Texas Advanced Civil Trial Course, Fall 2003
Verdicts and Settlements:
- Successful resolution by settlement of action by former chief executive officer of a large manufacturing company alleging breach of executive bonus compensation plans
- Judgment following bench trial in favor of interstate pipeline company alleged to have repudiated natural gas purchase agreement and affirming exercise of contractual repricing provision
- Successful representation of national mortgage company in arbitration of dispute concerning sale of multi-million dollar loan portfolio
- Take-nothing judgement in favor of Fortune 500 data processing company following three week arbitration hearing on a competitor's claim for $100,000,000 damages for alleged misappropriation of computer software trade secrets and misappropriation of confidential information
- $4,000,000 recovery for minor child in products liability suit against manufacturer and dealer for negligence and products liability resulting in catastrophic burn injuries
- $6,000,000 recovery for seller of a business against national accounting firm in action for fraud and misrepresentation arising out of purchaser's default under purchase agreement
- $11,300,000 class action recovery for investors in case against national accounting firm for securities fraud
- $34,200,000 jury verdict against NYSE company in favor of equity investors and subsidiary company president in action for breach of contract for the sale of the subsidiary, wrongful termination and defamation of company president
Educational Background:
- University of Michigan, B.A. High Honors, High Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa
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