Bruce Steckler

Attorney at Law
Phone: (214) 521-3605
Fax: (214) 520-1181
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Biography

Bruce W. Steckler is the head of the General Litigation Section of Baron & Budd, P.C. and is spearheading a variety of products liability, class action, mass tort and complex litigation cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States. Currently, he represents over 700 plaintiffs in the Chinese Drywall Litigation in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, in both individual cases and in class actions. He was appointed by the Hon. Eldon E. Fallon of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana to serve as a member of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee for the Chinese Drywall MDL (In Re: Chinese-Manufactured Drywall Products Liability Litigation; MDL No. 2047). Mr. Steckler also represents individuals in class action claims against some of the largest banks in the United States in the Bank Overdraft Litigation MDL, in which he and his law firm were appointed by the Hon. James Lawrence King of the United States District Court Southern District of Florida to serve on the Plaintiffs’ Executive Committee for Bank Overdraft Litigation MDL (In Re: Checking Account Overdraft Litigation; MDL No.2036). He also represents individuals in class action claims in In Re: EasySaver Rewards Marketing and Sales Practices Litigation; MDL No. 2161. Mr. Steckler was appointed co-lead counsel by the Hon. Michael M. Anello in the United States District Court Southern District of California. Mr. Steckler also serves as liaison counsel and co-lead counsel in the In Re: Texas State Silica Products Liability Litigation; Master Docket 2004-70000 for the past five years. Mr. Steckler has been appointed by Texas state court judges as lead local counsel in shareholder derivative class action cases. In the past two years, Mr. Steckler was appointed as lead local counsel in the following Texas shareholder derivative class action cases:

City of St. Clair Shores Police and Fire Retirement System, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Affiliated Computer Services, Inc., et al; Cause No. CC-09-07377-C, filed in County Court at Law No. 3, Dallas County, Texas and In Re: Electronic Data Systems Class Action Litigation; Cause No. 366-01078-2008, filed in the 366th Judicial District Court, Collin County, Texas

Current Representative Clients

Mr. Steckler’s knowledge and experience in prosecuting complex litigation is further demonstrated by the diversity of clients who have sought his counsel. In the state of Texas, Mr. Steckler currently represents the City of Pasadena, Barber’s Hill Independent School District, and La Porte Independent School District in insurance actions arising from damage caused by Hurricane Ike. Similarly, he has been retained by the cities of Bayamon, Catano and Guaynabo in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to represent them in their environmental damage claims resulting from an oil refinery explosion in October 2009. More recently, the Port of Galveston and the Port of New Orleans have retained Mr. Steckler and his law firm to represent them in the In Re: Marine Fender’s Antitrust Litigation; Cause No. 2:10-cv-02319-VBF-RC filed in the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He also represents individuals in the In Re: Musical Instruments and Equipment Antitrust Litigation; Cause No. 3:10-cv-00103-LAB-POR filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. During the course of his professional career, Mr. Steckler has represented thousands of individuals in occupational injury cases against some of the largest corporations in the United States in individual cases, class actions and mass tort cases.

Education

Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law (J.D. 1992)
– Southern Methodist University Law Review Association, 1992
– Journal of Air Law & Commerce, Leading Articles Editor, 1991-1992
Tufts University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989)

Bar & Court Admissions

Texas
New York
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
Missouri
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, and Eastern Districts of Texas

Recognitions

Texas Super Lawyers (Thompson Reuters, 2003-2011)
D Magazine, Best Lawyers in Dallas (2009, 2011-2012)
D Magazine, Best Lawyers in Dallas under 40 (2004, 2006, 2008)

Professional Associations

American Association for Justice
Federal Bar Association
Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Trial Lawyers Association
Dallas Bar Association
Dallas Association of Young Lawyers

Presentations

“Chinese Drywall Insurer,” HB Litigation Conference, Miami, Florida, November 2011

“Chinese Drywall—What Is It?” State Bar of Texas, 7th Annual Advanced Insurance Law Conference, Dallas, April 9, 2010.

Co-Chair, “Chinese Drywall Litigation,” HB Litigation Conferences, New Orleans, June 18, 2009.

“Hurricane Insurance Litigation,” Galveston Hoteliers and Lodging Association, February 10, 2009.

“Toxic Tort Litigation and the Effects of Tort Reform,” State Bar of Texas (Webcast), 2006.

“Medical Malpractice,” American Urological Association Meeting, San Antonio, Texas, 2005.

Co-Chair, “Silica 101,” HarrisMartin, Houston, 2005.

“Silica Premises Liability Claims,” Mealey’s Silica Conference, New Orleans, 2004.

“An X-rated Version of Medical Malpractice,” Southwest Urological Society Meeting, Boston, 2003.

“HIPAA Compliance for Health Care Providers,” Radiology Business Management Association, Texas Chapter, Fall Meeting, November 10, 2000.

“HIPAA Compliance for Health Care Providers,” D.R.S. Seminar, November 7, 2000.

“Filing and Challenging the Section 13.01 Expert Report,” St. Mary’s – Texas Tech Schools of Law Medical Malpractice Conference, November 3, 2000.

“HIPAA: The Future of Privacy and Confidentiality in Health Care,” State Bar of Texas and Texas Hospital Association, 2000 Health Law Conference, October 30, 2000.

“E-Health Commerce: HIPAA Health Care Fraud and Abuse,” HIPAA Compliance for Health Care Providers seminar sponsored by Medical Business Institute (MBI) and Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., July 26, 2000.

Publications

Co-Author, “Critical Placental Pathology Issues to Consider in Obstetrical Malpractice Cases,” Association of Trial Lawyers of American National College of Advocacy Conference on Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, February 2002.

Co-Author, “Hospital Joint Enterprise,” Association of Trial Lawyers of America National College of Advocacy Conference on Litigating Catastrophically Injured Infant Cases, February 2002.

Reported Cases

Walker, et. al v. Gutierrez, 111 S.W.3d 56 (Tex. 2003)

Emett Barbe, Jr., Et Al. Vs. American Sugar Refining, Inc., Amstar Corporation, Amstar Sugar Corporation, Tate & Lyle North American Sugars, Inc., And Domino Sugar Company; Court of Appeal No. 2011-CA-0544

Peter Becker, Jr., et al v. Murphy Oil Corporation, Supreme Court of the State of Louisiana No. 2011-C-1750

In re EasySaver Rewards Litigation, Case No. 09-CV-2094-MMA (BLM), United States District Court, S.D. California (August 13, 2010).

Matter of Elbert Ford et. al. v. Pulmosan Safety Equipment Corp.; 52 AD 3d 710 – NY: Appellate Div., 2nd Dept. 2008