Barry D. Peterson, Esq.

Born Wichita Falls, Texas, June 28, 1946. Admitted to bar, 1972, Texas; admitted to practice in U. S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts, Northern District of Texas, Western District of Texas, U. S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Education:
Texas Tech University (B.S., 1969) and St. Mary’s University (J.D., 1972), Phi Alpha Delta.

Member:

• Amarillo Bar Association (Secretary-Treasurer, 1975-1976); State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel (Director, 1989-1997; Vice President, 1998-2004; 2007-2009); Defense Research Institute, American Board of Trial Advocates (Chapter President, 1995-1996 and 2003-2004); College of the State Bar of Texas; and Life Fellow Texas Bar Foundation.
• Professional: State Bar of Texas Pattern Jury Charge Volume 3 Committee (1991-1992; 1992-1993)
• Civic: Downtown Kiwanis Club (President, 1983-1984); Crime Stoppers (Director, 1987-1989); Amarillo Symphony Board (President, 1999-2002); Deacon, First Baptist Church; Harrington Cancer Center External Relations Committee; Amarillo Symphony/Orchestra Board; Amarillo Botanical Gardens Board (2009-2011).

Significant Reported Cases:
Texas Beef Group v. Oprah Winfrey, 201 F.3d 680 (5th Cir. 2000); Sparger v. Worley Hospital, 547 S.W.2d 582 (Tex. Supp. 1977); Gormley v. Stover, 907 S.W.2d 448 (Tex. Supp. 1995); Knie v. Piskun, 23 S.W.3d 455 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2000, pet. den’d); Martinez v. Battelle Memorial Institute, 41 S.W.3d 685 (Tex. App. -Amarillo 2001, no pet.); Chisholm v. Maron, 63 S.W.3d 903 (Tex. App.-Amarillo 2001, no pet.); McKee v. McNeir, 151 S.W.3d 268 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2004, no pet.); McWilliams v. Werner Enterprise and, Drivers Management, 112 S.W.3d 314 (Tex.App.-Amarillo 2003, pet. den’d).

Practice Areas:
Professional Liability and Malpractice; Medical Professional Liability; Personal Injury; Products Liability; Insurance Coverage; Commercial Litigation; Trucking Litigation; General Civil Litigation.

Practicing: General Civil Trial, Professional Liability, Medical Malpractice, Commercial Litigation