Richard J. Judge, Jr.
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Richard J. Judge, Jr. was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1999. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit and U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Western and Eastern Districts of Texas. Mr. Judge received his J.D. in 1998 from South Texas College of Law, where he was a member of Phi Delta Phi International Honors Fraternity. He received a B.B.A. (Finance) in 1993 from The University of Texas at Austin.
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VcardMr. Judge has over sixteen years of civil and business litigation experience in State and Federal courts to include: complex commercial disputes, contract, employment, construction defect, personal injury, insurance coverage, environmental, health and safety, deceptive trade practice, professional liability, federal and state subpoenas, trade secret, property damage, real estate, oil & gas, collections, partnership, product liability, royalty, antitrust, bankruptcy, torts, negligence, trade secret, misappropriation, unfair competition, forensic engineering and industrial hygiene disputes. He has handled legal matters throughout the State of Texas and across the United States.
Mr. Judge was born in Royal Oak, Michigan and moved to Texas in 1976. He is an active member of The Woodlands Bar Association where he served as a Director and Vice President. He is also an active member of the Texas Bar Foundation, Montgomery County Bar Association, Harris County Bar Association, Bar Association of the Fifth Federal Circuit, Texas Young Lawyers Association, Texas Exes, Longhorn Foundation, South Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and Woodlands United Methodist Church. Mr. Judge has resided in The Woodlands, Texas since 2004 with his wife, Alison, and their two sons.
LITIGATION COUNSEL | WARD LAW FIRM – THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS | OCT 2002 – PRESENT | [FORMERLY DRUCKER, RUTLEDGE, WARD & SMITH, L.L.P. - OCT 2002 – DEC 2004]
- Counsel for commercial and business litigation firms
- Lead counsel and first chair on several jury and bench trials
- Serve as outside counsel for international forensic engineering and consulting firm
- Handle client responses to subpoenas and verify compliance with federal and state subpoena rules
- Assist with professional licensing and compliance issues in various states, including for engineering, architecture, private detective and other design professionals
- Supervise and assist local counsel in various states and monitor litigation budgets
- Draft and update employment and non-compete agreements and prosecute violations of agreements
- Develop and update company policies, procedures, risk management strategies, indemnities and advise clients on legislative changes to the law
- Prepare and examine various business documents and contracts
- Assist and oversee litigation holds and document retention procedures for active litigation matters
- Obtain favorable out of court settlements through negotiation and mediation
- Gained legal experience in complex commercial disputes, contract, oil & gas, employment, consumer, construction defect, factoring, personal injury, insurance coverage, environmental, health and safety, deceptive trade practice, fair debt collection, professional liability, trade secret, property damage, real estate, collections, forensic engineering and industrial hygiene disputes
LITIGATION ASSOCIATE | BOYER & KETCHAND, P.C. – HOUSTON, TEXAS | FEB 1998 – OCT 2002
- Lead counsel and first chair for arbitration dispute against stockbroker resulting in award for all requested relief
- Advised client for OSHA investigation of workplace death resulting in finding of no violations by client
- Successfully defended claims filed with TWC, TCHR and EEOC
- Secured favorable outcomes for various employment related disputes, including discrimination, sexual harassment, FMLA, unpaid wages, wrongful termination, worker’s compensation and borrowed servant doctrine
- Maintained collection docket with average of 125 active cases
- Handled numerous depositions and mediations
- Gained legal experience in contract, employment, consumer, oil & gas, royalty, title, construction, partnership, environmental, health and safety, deceptive trade practice, real estate, collections, personal injury, product liability, antitrust and bankruptcy disputes
- Action Box Co. v. Panel Prints, Inc., 130 S.W.3d 249 (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2004, no writ)
- Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S., Inc. v. Dover Energy Exploration, L.L.C., 56 S.W.3d 772 (Tex.App. Houston [14th Dist.] 2001, no writ)
- Jones v. Star Houston, Inc., 45 S.W.3d 350 (Tex.App. Houston [1st Dist.] 2001, no writ)
- ATC Healthcare Servs. v. New Century Fin., Inc., 2013 Tex. App. LEXIS 14282 (Tex.App-Houston [1st Dist.] 2013)
- New Century Fin., Inc. v. Oledix Techs., LLC, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89350, 2013 WL 3245954 (S.D. Tex. June 25, 2013)
- Life Fellow of the Texas Bar Foundation 2014 District 3 Nominating Chair
- The Woodlands Bar Association Director 2009 – 2015 Vice President – Social 2009 - 2010
- Montgomery County and Houston Bar Associations
- South Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
- Texas Exes and Longhorn Foundation
- Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity Texas Alpha House Board, Inc. – Director & Secretary
- Admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Southern, Northern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
DOCTORATE OF JURISPRUDENCE | SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW
Honors and Activities
- Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
- South Texas University of Texas Exes - President
- Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges
- Garland R. Walker Mock Trial Competition
BACHELOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION | THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
- Major: Finance
