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Overview
Mr. Kroemer's practice is concentrated in complex business litigation. He has tried numerous cases in state and federal courts, both in Texas and around the country in such diverse areas as oil and gas, environmental impairment, real estate, insurance and reinsurance, securities, products liability, professional malpractice involving architects and engineers, insurance agents and brokers, real estate agents and brokers, and directors' and officers' liability. He has also represented clients in administrative matters, including OSHA commission hearings and appeals.
Prior to attending law school, Mr. Kroemer was a structural engineer in the Experimental Engineering Department at Pratt and Whitney Aircraft Division of United Technologies Corporation where he performed structural engineering on advance designs of gas turbines (jet engines), primarily for military aircraft.
After graduating from law school, Mr. Kroemer was employed by the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division in the Attorney General's Honors Program. He served for five years in Atlanta before moving to Dallas in 1975 to help open the Division's new regional office where he spent another five years. As a Senior Trial Attorney for the Antitrust Division, Mr. Kroemer was in charge of a number of high profile antitrust prosecutions, ultimately becoming responsible for some of the largest and most complex cases in the Division, including the corrugated container case in Houston.
Since leaving the Antitrust Division in 1979 for private practice, Mr. Kroemer has been involved in several major directors' and officers' liability actions and securities fraud suits involving billions of dollars in claims with hundreds of depositions and millions of documents. These cases have often involved multinational corporations with parties from several countries including Mexico, Canada, and the United Kingdom. He has also tried cases for many Fortune 1000 companies. He has represented insurance companies, including ACE, Allstate, State Farm, The Hartford, CNA, Underwriters at Lloyds, and various aviation insurers; major independent oil companies, including Kerr-McGee Corporation and Anadarko Petroleum Corp.; banks, including Wells-Fargo and U.S. Bank; as well as agribusinesses, like Conagra, and many others.
In his free time, Mr. Kroemer enjoys restoring and driving antique cars and working at his horse farm
About Al Kroemer
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner, since 2004
Practice Areas
- Construction
- Energy
- Osha Defense
Representative Clients
- ACE Insurance Companies
- Aluma Systems U.S.A., Inc.
- Brand Services, Inc.
- California Pizza Kitchen, Inc.
- The Hartford Financial Group
- Kerr-McGee Corporation
- Rush Financial Technologies, Inc.
Representative Cases
- U.S. v. Pena-Rodriguez, 110 F.3d 1120 (5th Cir. 1997)
- Triton Energy Corp. v. Square D Co., 68 F.3d 1216 (9th Cir. 1995)
- U.S. v. Fidelity and Deposit Co. of Maryland, 813 F.2d 697 (5th Cir. 1987)
- Harris v. Sentry Title Co., Inc., 806 F.2d 1278 (5th Cir. 1987)
- Harris v. Sentry Title Co., Inc., 727 F.2d 1368 (5th Cir. 1984)
- Harris v. Sentry Title Co., Inc., 715 F.2d 941 (5th Cir. 1983)
- Woods-Tucker Leasing Corp. of Georgia v. Hutcheson-Ingram Development Co., 642 F.2d 744 (5th Cir. 1981)
- U.S. v. International Paper Co., 457 F. Supp. 571 (S.D. Tex. 1978)
- Oryx Energy Co. v. Shelton, 942 S.W.2d 637 (Tex. App. - Tyler 1996)
- Rhodessa Development Co. v. Simpson, 658 S.W.2d 218 (Tex. App. - El Paso 1983)
- Harwath v. Hudson, 654 S.W.2d 851 (Tex. App. - Dallas 1983)
- W.T. Carter & Bro. v. Oryx Energy Co., 5 S.W.3d 704 (Tex. App. - San Antonio 1999)
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Connecticut, 1970
- Texas, 1979
- Georgia, 1971
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 1979
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1981
- U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 2010
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1979
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit, 1994
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit, 1981
Other Affiliations
- State Bar of Texas
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Dallas Bar Association
Classes and Seminars
- Business Law - Undergraduate School, Georgia State University, 1971 - 1974
- Business Law - Undergraduate School, SMU, 1976 - 1977
Past Positions
- Prager, Metzger & Kroemer, PLLC, Shareholder/Director, 1996 - 2003
- Smith & Moore, P.C., Shareholder/Director, 1989 - 1996
- Matthews, Kroemer, Johnson & Turner, Partner, 1984 - 1989
- Vetter, Bates, Tibbals, Lee & DeBusk, Partner, 1980 - 1984
- U.S. Department of Antitrust Division, Senior Trial Attorney, 1970 - 1979
Education
- University of Connecticut School of Law, Hartford, Connecticut, 1970
J.D
Honors: With High Honors - Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA, 1966
Bachelor of Industrial Engineering
Office Information
Address
1999 Bryan StreetSuite 3330 Dallas, TX 75201 - 6978
Phone
Fax
- (214) 978-4150
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