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Practice Areas: Consumer Law, Ethics-Legal Malpractice, Health Care, Litigation: Personal Injury <P> Zandra E. Foley represents lawyers, accountants, architects, engineers, insurance agents, brokers, management companies and other practicing professionals and groups i

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Zandra E. Foley devotes her practice to trial in State and Federal courts. She frequently represents individuals, businesses, and professionals in various types of tort and contract litigation including property damage, death and injury claims, malpractice claims, premises liability claims, auto claims and claims involving intentional torts.

Zandra’s clients have included apartment complexes, movie theaters, national product manufacturers, corporations, small businesses, lawyers, accountants, engineers, brokers, doctors, nurses and other professionals. She has first chair trial experience and has defended claims asserted under the Texas Dram Shop Statute as well as claims involving state and federal trucking laws and regulations.
Representative Experience

Obtained defense verdict on behalf of accounting firm that allegedly overbilled client and committed malpractice
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of tax lawyer who allegedly committed legal malpractice.
Defended a Houston lawyer at trial from title company alleging involvement in mortgage fraud.
Obtained dismissal of State Bar grievance on behalf of Houston attorney who allegedly conspired with others to convert land from client.
Obtained defense verdict for Ford Motor Company in a DTPA/Consumer law claim.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of a home dialysis company in a medical malpractice lawsuit concerning the applicability of the responsible third party statute to the medical malpractice claims.
Obtained summary judgment on behalf of foster parents accused of lack of supervision in a case involving the sexual assault of a child by a third party.
Defended a Houston lawyer in a three-day trial from a former client seeking thousands of dollars in a legal malpractice claim involving the defense of a contract claim.
Appealed the denial of a Special Appearance on behalf of an Indiana lawyer and law firm seeking dismissal from a legal malpractice lawsuit in Texas.
Obtained directed verdict on behalf of environmental sanitation company sued for damages allegedly sustained after providing services in response to Tropical Storm Allison.
Defended one of the nation’s largest brick manufacturers in personal injury lawsuit.

Professional and Community Activities

Houston A&M Club 2006 – Present
Houston Bar Association 2006 – Present
Legal Lines Volunteer 2006 – Present
Houston Lawyers Association 2006 – Present
Defense Research Institute (DRI) 2006 – Present
American Bar Association, Professional Responsibility Section 2009 – Present
Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS) 2009 - Present

Speeches and Presentations

Lights, Camera, Action: The Jury Trial, Thompson Coe’s 7th Annual Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2014, April 10, 2014, Houston, Texas
The Beginning of Winning: Strategies for Planning an Effective Voir Dire, Webinar sponsored by the American Bar Association, April 8, 2014
E&O Update: Agents Rights and Duties, CPCU Society Conferment Luncheon, November 5, 2013, Houston, Texas
Cerberus and Other Three-Handed Monsters: Analyzing and Defining the Duties in the Trust and Estate Arena, 2013 DRI Annual Meeting, Professional Liability CLE, Chicago, IL
2013 Construction Claims Handling: Coverage and Liability, in-house presentation for firm client in Chicago, Illinois 2013
Civil Engineering Liability: Understanding the Litigation Process, HalfMoon Education Inc. presents: Legal Issues for Texas Civil Engineers, Houston, Texas, April 30, 2013
Going for the Shutout: Strategies for Minimizing Damages from the Tort Reform Playbook, Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update, 2013
Conflicts, Confidentiality and Malpractice: Ethics Seminar, Burleson, LLP in-house presentation in Houston, TX 2012
From Lost Cause to Jackpot: Legal Malpractice Damages, OneBeacon Risk Management Seminar, Las Vegas, NV 2012
Navigating Consent Policies in Professional Liability Cases, Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2012
E&O: Avoiding the Scarlet Letters of Malpractice, Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2011, Thompson Coe Houston Seminar
Appraiser Liability Avoidance, Houston Area Appraisal Institute, August 17, 2010
Premises Liability: A Closer Look, Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2010, Thompson Coe Houston Seminar
Who Can I Make Pay-Contribution, Indemnity & Proportionate Responsibility, Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update 2009, Thompson Coe Houston Seminar (2009)
Course Director, April 2009, University of Houston Advanced Insurance and Tort Claims, Houston and Dallas, Presented paper Who Can I Make Pay: Contribution, Indemnity & Proportionate Responsibility
Presented paper Texas Tort Law Update, 2008 Texas Insurance and Tort Law Update, November 2008, in-house presentation for firm client

Professional Recognition

Named in Law & Politics magazine's Texas Super Lawyers® - Rising Stars list for 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014