Richard E. Norman

Education

University of Florida 1990, Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science
Baylor University School of Law 1993, Juris Doctorate degree

• Member, Phi Alpha Delta

• Member, Baylor Order of the Barristers ("Top Ten Speaker" Award)

Representative Cases

• Counsel for class of customers subjected to cancellation provisions in subscription contracts of cellular service providers;

• Counsel for nationwide class of vehicle owners alleging defective rear lift-gate latches in family minivans;

• Counsel for class of vehicle owners alleging diminution in value of pickup trucks as a result of defective sidesaddle fuel tanks;

• Counsel for class of property owners alleging property value diminution stemming from leaking pipelines;

• Counsel for class alleging violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act through the receipt of unsolicited facsimile advertisements;

• Counsel for MDL class of insurers alleging violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act;

• Counsel for nationwide class of homeowners alleging defective smoke detectors;

• Counsel for nationwide class of insurers alleging fraudulent marketing practices related to the sale of insurance products;

• Counsel for class of vehicle owners alleging misrepresentations concerning the available horse power of certain model motor vehicles;

• Counsel for nationwide class of persons alleging breach of contract and fraud in connection with currency exchange rates related to money transfers to Mexico;

• Counsel for nationwide class of movie rental members alleging excessive late fees charged in connection with movie and game rentals;

• Counsel for class of royalty owners alleging oil and gas royalty underpayments;

• Counsel for nationwide class of major bank customers alleging violations of federal Truth in Lending Act;

• Counsel for class of property owners alleging property value diminution stemming from leaking underground storage tanks;

• Counsel for class of African-American employees of major oil company alleging racially discriminatory employment policies and practices in violation of Title VII, and the Civil Rights Act of 1964;

• Counsel for class of cable television subscribers alleging excessive fees charged in connection with late payment of subscription dues;

• Counsel for nationwide class of mobile home owners alleging fraud and conversion of personal property as against major mobile home manufacturer and retailer;

• Counsel for nationwide class of domain name registrants alleging that a national domain name registrar wrongfully destroyed the exclusive possessory interest of class members by posting advertisements and generating advertising revenue on domain names owned exclusively by class members;

• Counsel for nationwide class of consumers of defective polybutylene plumbing pipe which class action was successfully resolved through the creation of a nationwide settlement fund worth more than $1 billion;

• Counsel for nationwide class of elevator owners in case involving alleged elevator design and manufacturing defects;

• Expert witness with regard to class action attorneys fees in Larry Berry, et al. v. Titeflex Corporation, et al.; Clark County, Arkansas Circuit Court No. CV-2004-211;

• Expert witness with regard to class action attorneys fees in Joyce Beasley, et al v. The Reliable Life Insurance Company; Miller County Arkansas Circuit Court No.: 2005-58-1; and

• Expert witness with regard to attorneys fees in Travelers Casualty and Surety Company f/k/a The Aetna Casualty and Surety Company, et al. v. Frank Guyer, et al., Cause No. 699-CV-110, filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division; and

• Expert witness with regard to attorneys fees in Patrick D. McAleese v. Secretary of Health and Human Services; United States Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters; Cause No. 16-1683V

• Counsel for over 200 corporate merchants alleging claims that Visa and MasterCard violated federal antitrust laws through their charging of excessive interchange fees;

• Counsel for over 250 homeowners whose homes were destroyed in the 2018 Woolsey wildfire in Malibu, CA as a result of the alleged negligence of Southern California Edison;

• Counsel for family of young wife and mother catastrophically injured in head-on collision with work truck operated by employee of publicly traded oil field services company;

• Counsel for classes of homeowner’s policyholders against major insurance companies who were allegedly subjected to insurers’ practice of illegally depreciating labor in adjusting damage claims;

• Counsel for class of California customers of Farmers Insurance who homes were systematically underinsured through the improper implementation of computerized underwriting software;

• Counsel for class of BRP personal watercraft whose use of defectively designed plastic resonator;

• Counsel for multiple classes of Texas apartment renters alleging the charging of illegal late rent fees and violations of the Texas Water Code

Admissions

• State Bar of Texas

• United States Supreme Court

• United States District Courts for the Southern District of Texas

• United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas

• United States District Courts for the Western District of Texas

• United States District Courts for the Northern District of Texas

• United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Arkansas

• United States District Courts for the Western District of Arkansas

• United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Michigan

• United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

• United States Courts of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

• United States Courts of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

• United States Courts of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Professional Activities and Honors

• State Bar of Texas District 4A Grievance Committee in Houston, Texas (2000-2006), Member

• Board of Directors for the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2007-2009), Member

• Texas Bar Foundation, Sustaining Life Fellow

• American Bar Foundation, Fellow

• The National Association of Distinguished Counsel ("NADC") (2015-2021)

• AV rated pursuant to the Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings

• Texas “Super Lawyer” in the field of Class Actions/Mass Torts (2008-2024)

• American Bar Association, Member

• Houston Trial Lawyers Association, Member

• The American Association for Justice, Member

• Public Justice, Member

• Board of Directors for The River Performing and Visual Arts Center (1999-2010), Member. The River's mission is to extend arts access to special needs children of all abilities.

• Class Action Preservation Project ("CAPP") Committee, Member (2018 - Present)

Publications

• Co-Author, “Class Action Lawsuits and Product Liability Litigation” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Advanced Product Liability Seminar, Houston 1996

• Co-Author, “Pushing The Envelope Of Damages In Class Actions” Houston Bar Association “Damage Control” Seminar, Houston 1997

• Co-Author, "Standing Of Unnamed Class Members To Appeal A Trial Court’s Approval Of A Class Action Settlement" Class Actions and Derivative Suits, Winter 1998