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Client-Recommended Attorneys, Adjusters and Experts



McKibben, Martinez, Jarvis & Wood, LLP

Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense


555 N. Carancahua, Suite 1100, Corpus Christi, Texas 78401-0841

Established: 1983

Practice Areas

  • Insurance Defense
  • Product Liability
  • Automobile Liability
  • Professional Malpractice
  • Property Damage
  • Personal Injury
  • Casualty
  • Admiralty and Maritime Law


Client Information

Insurance Clients

Non-Insurance Clients

  • Bay, Ltd.
  • City of Kingsville
  • Lithia Motorists

Personnel Information

Managing Partner


James McKibben

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1969
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1973
Additional Biographical Details:

Senior Counsel, The College of Master Advocates and Barristers

Memberships:
  • Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
Certifications:
  • Board Certified, Civil Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education:
  • University of Houston, B.B.A., 1967
  • University of Houston, J.D., 1969

Partners


Patrick M. Martinez

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1989
  • Colorado, 2001
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1989
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas, 2012
Memberships:
  • American, Hispanic National and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • The University of Texas at San Antonio, B.S., 1986
  • The University of Texas, J.D., 1989
Fraternity Information:
Delta Theta Phi

Lane K. Jarvis Jr.

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2000
Memberships:
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel (District 14 Director)
  • Defense Research Institute
Education:
  • West Chester University, B.A., 1987
  • University of Houston, J.D., 1999

Liza Aguilar Wood

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1999
  • U.S. District Court, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas, 2000
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
Memberships:
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute
Certifications:
  • Certified Mediator
Education:
  • The University of Texas, B.A. (with honors), 1995
  • The University of Texas, J.D., 1998

Associates


Marshall J. Gardner

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Michigan, 2019
  • Texas, 2021
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2022
Memberships:
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
  • Indiana University, B.S., 2016
  • Michigan State University, J.D. (magna cum laude), 2019

Rose M. Harrison

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 2006
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2007
Memberships:
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • State Bar of Texas
  • Texas Bar College
  • Coastal Bend Women Lawyers Association
Education:
  • Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, B.A. Political Science (magna cum laude), 1998
  • Texas Southern University, Thurgood Marshall School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2003
Language:
  • Spanish

Of Counsel


Ken Fields

Corpus Christi, TX

Admitted
  • Texas, 1977
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1981
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit, 1985
Memberships:
  • American and Corpus Christi Bar Associations
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
Certifications:
  • Board Certified Civil Appellate Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
Education:
  • The University of Texas at Austin, B.A. (with honors), 1974
  • The University of Texas School of Law, J.D. (with honors), 1977

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