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Travis J. Sales
Partner
Litigation
One Shell Plaza
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
United States of America
Phone: 713.229.1378
Fax: 713.229.7878
Education and Honors
J.D. (with high honors), The University of Texas School of Law, 1987
Order of the Coif
Chancellors
Member, Texas Law Review
Phi Delta Phi

B.B.A. (with highest honors), accounting, The University of Texas, 1984
Outstanding Student Award, 1984
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Gamma Sigma
Phi Kappa Phi

Recognized by Law & Politics as a "Texas Super Lawyer," 2004, 2007 - 2009

State Bar of Texas Presidents' Award, 2009

Houston Bar Association President's Award, 1992 and 2002

Admissions and Affiliations

State Bar of Texas, Director, 2009-2011

United States District Courts for the Southern, Eastern, Northern and Western Districts of Texas

American Bar Association

Houston Bar Association, President, 2008-2009; President-Elect, 2007-2008; Second Vice President, 2005-2006; Secretary, 2004-2005; Director, 2001-present

American Board of Trial Advocates, Associate

Houston Lawyer Referral Service, President, 2003-2004

Houston Volunteer Lawyers Program, Chair, 2007-2008; Treasurer, 2006-2008

International Association of Defense Counsel

Defense Research Institute

Texas Bar Journal, Editorial Board, 2004-2006

University of Texas School of Law Alumni Executive Committee, 2008-2010
Practice Areas

Concentration

Products liability, pharmaceutical defense, commercial and insurance litigation

Summary

Travis Sales has extensive experience with pharmaceutical products liability as well as commercial and insurance matters. Mr. Sales served as President of the Houston Bar Association (2008-2009). He has represented defendants in a nationwide consumer class action suit involving claims of antitrust and RICO violations, fraud and deceptive trade practices in connection with alleged overcharges for a well-known prescription medicine. He represents pharmaceutical companies in product liability actions, including several mass tort actions and multi-district litigations. Mr. Sales has represented numerous large and small companies in commercial and contract disputes, both as plaintiffs and defendants.

Representative Engagements

  • Merck & Co., Inc. – pharmaceutical product liability cases and commercial litigation, including defense of Vioxx litigation 
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals L.P. – pharmaceutical product liability cases, including defense of Seroquel litigation
  • BASF Corporation – commercial disputes
  • Other Leading pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers – product liability defense
  • CenterPoint Energy, Inc., and its predecessors – numerous personal injury and commercial disputes
  • State Farm Insurance Companies – commercial cases against automobile repair shops
  • Science Applications International Corporation – commercial disputes in arbitration and litigation
  • SourceNet Solutions Inc. – plaintiff representation in a commercial dispute with a major high-tech company
  • Power Strategies, L.L.C. – plaintiff representation in a commercial dispute with Allied Waste, Inc.
  • Pinnacle Natural Gas Corporation – personal injury defense and insurance matters
  • Dow Chemical Corporation – commercial disputes involving complex chemical industry contracts
  • Texas Farm Bureau Insurance Company – third-party and direct insurance defense

Publications, Speeches and Presentations

  • "The New Presumption of Adequate Warnings in Texas Pharmaceutical Litigation," Texas Bar Journal, July 2006
  • Keeping Your Client's Confidential Documents Confidential: Document Production and Organization in Texas, Lorman Education Services, June 2001
  • "Changes in the Rules for Discovery: The 1999 Texas Rules of Civil Procedure," Texas Association of Trial and Appellate Specialists, Houston, April 1999