Fields Alexander - Partner

Fields Alexander joined Beck Redden & Secrest L.L.P. in the Fall of 2001, becoming a partner in December 2003. Mr. Alexander received his B.A. from the University of Texas in 1987 and his J.D. from the University of Texas School of Law in 1992. Following law school, Mr. Alexander served as law clerk to the Honorable Lee H. Rosenthal, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas. Mr. Alexander has previously practiced law as an associate at Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P. and as a partner at Brown McCarroll, L.L.P.  

Mr. Alexander’s practice includes a wide variety of litigation matters for both plaintiffs and defendants. He has tried cases in venues across Texas, including Brazoria, Denton, Harris, Jasper, Jefferson, Orange, Travis, and Williamson Counties. He has also argued before Texas state courts of appeal as well as the Fifth Circuit. Mr. Alexander has trial experience in cases involving contractual disputes, business torts, professional malpractice, product liability, and personal injury.

Education Background

• J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1992
• B.A., University of Texas, 1987

Bar Admissions

• All State and Federal Courts in Texas  

Professional Activities and Memberships

• Vice Chair, State Bar of Texas Standing Committee on Administration of Rules of Evidence
• Member, International Association of Defense Counsel  
• Member, Houston Pro Bono Network
• Member, Garland Walker Inns of Court
• Adjunct Professor, University of Houston, course material: trial advocacy: Spring 2008, Fall 2004

Professional Honors

• Named in Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Personal Injury – Litigation and Product Liability – Litigation, 2008
• Rising Star, Texas Law, Texas Monthly, 2004, 2005, 2006  

Publications, Speeches, and Presentations

• Buddy Can You Spare a Federal Issue? Federal Jurisdiction in Certain Legal Malpractice Claims, IADC Professional Liability Newsletter, September 2008.
  http://www.iadclaw.org/pdfs/IADC-ProfessionalLiab-Sept08.pdf
• Texas Bar’s Annual Litigation Update Institute, Commercial Litigation Update, January 2008
• Panel member, Annual Taxpayers Against Fraud Conference, Washington, D.C., September 2006

Civic Involvement

• Chair, Law and Government Section of the Houston Philosophical Society
• Member, University of Texas Liberal Arts Foundation Advisory Council