Born Oak Park, Illinois August 5, 1963; admitted to the State Bar of Texas, November 1989; Undergraduate education, The University of Texas at Austin, Texas, Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 1986; Legal education, St. Mary’s University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas, Juris Doctorate, May 1989; Order of Barristers.

Mr. Siemer currently handles an active docket of cases in the fields of governmental liability, employment law, general personal injury litigation, premises liability, product liability defense, deceptive trade practices and construction claims. Mr. Siemer is also a certified mediator.

Prior to joining Heard & Medack, P.C. Mr. Siemer was an Assistant City Attorney for the City of Houston Legal Department, Defense Litigation Division, where he defended the City of Houston as well as city employees in civil rights litigation, personal injury cases under the Texas Tort Claims Act, construction claims, premises liability, and cases arising under Title VII. Mr. Siemer has also worked for several law enforcement labor unions representing over 4,000 peace officers in numerous law enforcement agencies in Houston and across Texas in a wide range of job related matters including civil service appeals, arbitration, civil lawsuits (in both state and federal court) administrative proceedings, grand jury investigations and internal investigations.

Mr. Siemer has extensive first chair trial experience in both state and federal court as well as extensive appellate experience in Texas Appellate Courts, Texas Supreme Court and The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

Affiliations

Admissions: State Bar of Texas; United States Supreme Court; United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit; U.S. District Court for the Southern, Northern, and Eastern Districts of Texas.

Member: Houston Bar Association; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Texas Accountants and Lawyers for the Arts.

Publications & Presentations

“Qui Tam Litigation: Pursuing Public Claims for Private Gain Under the Federal False Claims Act,” The Houston Lawyer, January/February 2000.

“Police Supervisor Liability,” presented to the Texas Narcotics Control Program, 11th Annual Training Conference, Dallas, Texas, July 1998,

“Medical Malpractice and the Texas Tort Claims Act,” presented to City of Houston Physicians in service training, September 1996.

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