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McKinney Insurance Coverage Lawyer
Overview
Alex Beard has over 30 years of experience representing individuals and businesses, with a practice focusing on insurance coverage and civil appeals. He has extensive experience with liability insurance claims, and enjoys analyzing coverage issues under numerous types of insurance--including commercial general liability, and business. He has handled over 100 appeals and original proceedings throughout Texas' 14 intermediate appellate courts, the Texas Supreme Court, and U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
A former U.S. Senate intern for Senator Strom Thurmond (R.S.C.), Alex maintains an interest in national politics. He enjoys playing competitive tennis, coaching his two sons, and cooking Cajun food.
About Alexander N. Beard
Practice Areas
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Litigation
- Appeals
Litigation
- 50%
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)
Education
- Tulane Law School, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1988
Juris 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, 1985
Bachelor of Arts
Major: Political Science
Classes and Seminars
- Former Instructor, Legal Research and Writing, Southern Methodist University School of Law
Achievements
Other Sources of Feedback About Alexander N. Beard
Honors
- AV® Preeminent Rating, Martindale Hubbell
Office Information
Address
6850 TPC DriveSuite 210 McKinney, TX 75070
Phone
Fax
- 214-919-3555
Accepts Credit Cards
Yes
Office Hours
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday | 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Friday
Publication
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)
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