Alex J. Bell - Dallas, TX

Overview

Awards and Honors

Education

Classes and Seminars

• “Construction Damages,” Dallas Bar Association Construction Section, May 2023
  
• “Recent Changes to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure,” TADC Winter Meeting, 2022
  
• “Rise of the Machines: Texas Products Liability,” Texas Law Update, April 2019
  
• “Personal Injury Damages,” Texas Law Update, April 2018
  
• “Advancing Your Case Through Motion Practice,” Texas Law Update, April 2017
  
• 10-Minute Mentor Film Segments - topics include 5th Amendment, Daubert Challenges, Effective Closing Argument, Ethics, and Admitting Evidence

Representative Cases

• In re Christianson Air Conditioning & Heating, No. 20-0384 (Tex. 2020). Presented oral argument before the Texas Supreme Court; successfully challenged overly broad jurisdictional discovery directed at design professional client who specially appeared to contest jurisdiction. Orig. proceeding from Tex. App. - Austin.
• Hassell Construction Co., Inc. v. Springwoods Realty Co., No. 23-0836 (Tex. 2023). Petition for review following favorable court of appeals ruling for engineering firm on multi-party construction contract dispute. From Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.].
• Childress Engineering Services, Inc. v. Starside Construction, Inc., No. 24-0405 (Tex. 2024). Petition for review on construction contract dispute. From Tex. App. - Dallas [5th Dist.].
• Cobalt Engineering and Inspections, LLC v. Gilbert, No. 25-0952 (Tex. 2025). Petition for writ of mandamus on behalf of engineering firm. From Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.].
• New Prime, Inc. v. Chohan, No. 21-0017 (Tex. 2021). Petition for review in personal injury matter. From Tex. App. - Dallas [5th Dist.].
• Pro. Serv. Indus., Inc. v. Ibey, No. 05-24-00541-CV, 2025 WL 1737328 (Tex. App. - Dallas June 23, 2025). Obtained reversal and dismissal of all claims against licensed professional firm where trial court erroneously ruled the certificate of merit statute did not apply. Dallas County - 101st District Court.
• Lina T. Ramey & Assocs., Inc. v. Wilkie, No. 05-23-00562-CV, 2023 WL 8183272 (Tex. App. - Dallas Nov. 27, 2023). Obtained reversal of trial court order denying Chapter 150 motion to dismiss; Fifth Court held the certificate of merit statute applied and ordered dismissal. Dallas County - 101st District Court.
• Bella Vista Co. Construction Services v. Childress Engineering Services, Inc., No. 05-25-01584-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas, pending). Representing Childress Engineering on Rule 91a dismissal and Chapter 150 certificate of merit issues. Dallas County - 95th District Court.
• Childress Engineering Services, Inc. v. Bella Vista Co. Construction Services, No. 05-25-00969-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas, pending). Interlocutory appeal; companion matter. Dallas County - 95th District Court.
• Starside Construction, Inc. v. Childress Engineering Services, Inc., No. 05-23-00534-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas 2024). Construction contract appeal for Childress Engineering. Collin County - 401st District Court.
• AGL Constructors v. PTG-HDR JV / Parsons Transportation Group, No. 05-20-00053-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas 2020). Complex multi-party construction contract dispute. Dallas County - 192nd District Court.
• Sarah Gregory and New Prime, Inc. v. Chohan, No. 05-18-00167-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas 2019). Personal injury appeal; matter ultimately presented to the Texas Supreme Court. Dallas County.
• Autumn Ranch, LLC v. Childress Engineering Services, Inc., No. 05-25-01582-CV (Tex. App. - Dallas, pending). Real property and construction dispute; companion matter. Rockwall County - 439th District Court.
• In re Apple Inc., No. 03-24-00591-CV (Tex. App. - Austin 2024). Defended trial court order compelling discovery in construction litigation from Apple’s petition for writ of mandamus. Travis County - 419th District Court.
• Cobalt Engineering & Inspections, LLC v. Gilbert, No. 01-25-00800-CV (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2025). Interlocutory appeal; certificate of merit issues. Galveston County - 212th District Court.
• Walter P. Moore & Associates, Inc. v. Hancock, No. 01-25-00820-CV (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2025). Interlocutory appeal; structural engineering firm, certificate of merit. Fort Bend County - 268th District Court.
• Hassell Construction Co., Inc. v. Springwoods Realty Co., No. 01-17-00822-CV (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2023). Presented oral argument; defended engineering firm’s dismissal from suit related to municipal infrastructure. Harris County - 333rd District Court.
• Thompson Hancock Witte & Assocs. v. Stanley Spurling & Hamilton, Inc., No. 14-21-00091-CV (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2021). Professional liability defense of engineering firm. Harris County - 55th District Court.
• Thompson Hancock Witte & Assocs. v. Brazos Presbyterian Homes, No. 14-20-00827-CV (Tex. App. - Houston [14th Dist.] 2020). Professional liability defense of engineering firm. Harris County - 55th District Court.
• Rock Engineering & Testing Laboratory, Inc. v. Epsilon Zeta Chapter of Alpha Delta Pi, No. 03-22-00407-CV (Tex. App. - Austin 2022). Construction contract appeal. Hays County - 274th District Court.
• Quiddity Engineering, LLC v. Vasquez, No. 11-25-00312-CV (Tex. App. - Eastland 2025). Interlocutory certificate of merit appeal. Ector County - 161st District Court.
• Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. LP v. Audubon Engineering Co., No. 09-26-00078-CV (Tex. App. - Beaumont 2026). Complex commercial and construction appeal. Jefferson County - 136th District Court.
• Brent Hockins v. U.S. Certified Contractors, Inc., No. 02-17-00180-CV (Tex. App. - Fort Worth 2017). Defended dismissal of personal injury claims against contractor performing commercial roof repairs. Denton County - 16th District Court.

Published Works

Articles

• “Got the Winter Claims Blues? Texas Claims and Slip and Falls,” TYLA E-News, February 2017
  
• “Texas Supreme Court Update,” TADC Summer Conference (co-authored with Doug Fletcher), 2016
  
• “Liens: Do I Really Need to Pay This? Again?” Texas Law Update (co-author: Paul W. Bennett), April 2016
  
• “Social Media in Claims and Litigation,” Texas Law Update, April 2015
  
• Contributor, Sexual Assault Survivors Guide, TYLA Signature Project, 2017
  

Bar Admissions

• Texas
• Arizona
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
• U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of Texas
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court Eastern District of Texas
• Supreme Court of Texas
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit

Specialties and Certifications

• Board Certified in Criminal Appellate Law, 2014 - 2019

Other Affiliations

• State Bar of Texas (Member)
• Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC)
• Dallas Bar Association
• American Society of Civil Engineers (Affiliate Member)
• Texas Young Lawyers’ Association (Former Two-Term Board Member)
• State Bar Committee on Administration of the Rules of Evidence