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Timothy Cook’s practice is focused primarily on commercial and construction litigation.

Timothy graduated summa cum laude from South Texas College of Law, receiving the CALI award for the highest grade in 10 classes including Contracts, Torts, Pre-Trial Procedure, Corporations, and Securities Regulations. He competed as an advocate and brief writer for South Texas College of Law’s legendary moot court team, where he helped to bring home the school’s 122nd National Championship and was inducted into the National Order of Scribes for brief writing.

Willful Misconduct Defined, How Broad Is That Exception to Your MSA?In Texas, most Master Service Agreements related to the oil and gas industry provide indemnities based on who or what was injured rather than who caused the injury. For example, the standard knock-for-knock indemnity will provide that an operator will defend and indemnify the contractor for injury to the operator’s employees even if the injury