Charles C. Brennig III
cbrennig@callawaybrennig.com

Over the last fourteen years, Chip has established a civil trial practice primarily focusing on cases involving catastrophic accidents and injuries; medical malpractice; commercial and employment disputes; defective products; and commercial trucking litigation. In addition to obtaining dismissal of claims and million dollar settlements for his clients, Chip has compiled an extraordinary civil trial record, having tried more than 50 civil jury cases. Chip is an excellent trial lawyer who has impressed seasoned lawyers all over the state with his trial skills and experience. In 2002, Chip became a named partner of the firm.

Representative Experience

Medical Malpractice

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for an emergency medicine physician in a wrongful death case alleging failure to diagnose thoracic aortic dissection and seeking in excess of $7 million; affirmed by Fourteenth Court of Appeals
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for a surgeon in a wrongful death case alleging laceration of inferior vena cava during laparoscopic surgery and seeking in excess of $3 million
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for an emergency medicine physician in wrongful death case alleging failure to diagnose subdural hematoma and seeking $1.5 million
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for an emergency medicine physician in wrongful death case alleging failure to diagnose septic shock; verdict was reported in the National Law Journal
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for a surgeon in wrongful death case alleging failure to properly perform colon resection
• As lead counsel, obtained a dismissal of all claims against a neonatologist in a newborn wrongful death case alleging failure to diagnosis sepsis. The three remaining healthcare defendants settled for an amount in excess of $1 million
• As lead counsel, obtained several take-nothing jury verdicts for surgeons, emergency medicine physicians and other healthcare providers in medical malpractice cases

Products Liability

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for product manufacturer in product design defect case alleging defective product caused serious personal injuries
• As co-counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for product manufacturer in product liability case involving plant explosion that caused four plaintiffs to suffer extensive second and third degree burns and seeking in excess of $19 million
• As co-counsel, obtained a defense jury verdict for a golf club manufacturer in product liability case alleging defective product caused blindness

Commercial Disputes

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for property owner in breach of contract case involving commercial lease property
• As co-counsel, defended and pursued counter-claim for a major chemical company in an AAA arbitration involving claims in excess of $70 million for property damage and business interruption arising out of a contract for the delivery of chemicals to a chemical plant; immediately prior to the final arbitration hearing all claims were dismissed
• As co-counsel, obtained dismissal of all claims against corporate defendant in breach of contract case arising out of the construction of numerous restaurants and seeking in excess of $1 million
• Current representation of a Fortune 500 Company in breach of contract case involving alleging damage to commercial property and seeking in excess of $1 million

Commercial Trucking

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for commercial trucking company in wrongful death case alleging negligence and gross negligence and seeking in excess of $3 million
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for commercial trucking company in wrongful death case alleging unqualified driver and failure to maintain commercial truck and seeking in excess of $1 million
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing judgment for commercial trucking company in bench trial of wrongful death case alleging negligence and gross negligence
• As lead counsel, obtained a defense jury verdict for commercial trucking company in serious personal injury case alleging failure to inspect and maintain commercial truck.
• Current representation of a commercial trucking company in wrongful death, catastrophic burn injury and bystander case alleging negligence and gross negligence and seeking in excess of $5 million

Premises Liability

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for Hooters of America, Inc. in case alleging that inadequate security resulted in near fatal assault and seeking $4 million
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for property owner in case alleging that inadequate security resulted in parking lot assault
• As co-counsel, obtained directed verdicts in seven-week jury trial in Houston federal court involving more than 50 property owners’ claims that seven major oil companies had contaminated ground water and practiced environmental racism
• As co-counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for property management company in rape case alleging inadequate security and seeking $3 million
• As lead counsel, obtained several take-nothing jury verdicts for property owners in premises liability cases alleging unsafe conditions

First Party Insurance Claims

• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing jury verdict for insurance company in first party insurance case alleging that injuries and damages sustained by insured exceeded underinsured motorist’s insurance coverage
• As lead counsel, obtained a take-nothing judgment for insurance company in bench trial of first party insurance case alleging numerous violations of the Texas Insurance Code; take-nothing judgment affirmed by Fourteenth Court of Appeals

Appellate Practice

• Lead trial and appellate counsel in In Re Mohammad Siddiqi, M.D., No. 14-06-00913-CV, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS _____ (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist] November 30, 2006) (trial court’s order permitting Rule 202 depositions of physicians constituted an abuse of discretion ); writ of mandamus conditionally granted
• Lead trial and appellate counsel in Miles v. Caraway, No. 14-06-00010-CV, 2006 Tex. App. LEXIS _____ (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist] June 29, 2006) (expert testimony on standard of care sufficient to support jury’s verdict); take-nothing judgment affirmed
• Lead trial and appellate counsel in Daugherty v. American Motorists Insurance Company, 974 S.W.2d 796 (Tex. App.-Houston [14th Dist] 1998) (insurer did not violate Texas Insurance Code while handling insured’s claim); take-nothing judgment affirmed

Chip has written articles and spoken to hundreds of lawyers about trial tactics at CLE seminars presented by South Texas College of Law and the University of Houston Law Foundation. Most recently, he wrote an article entitled “Evidentiary Standards for Expert Evidence” and spoke on this topic during CLE seminars for trial lawyers in Dallas and Houston.

Chip is a 1992 graduate of South Texas College of Law where he was a National Moot Court Champion, National Mock Trial Champion, president of the Board of Advocates, a member of the National Order of Barristers for High Honor in the Art of Courtroom Advocacy and a recipient of the American Jurisprudence Award for excellence in Appellate Advocacy.

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