Coats Rose Director Patrick Gaas Chosen to Join Prestigious Trial Lawyer Honorary Society

HOUSTON, June 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- The Litigation Counsel of America has selected Coats Rose construction litigation Director Patrick E. Gaas to their advisory board. This prestigious membership is limited to the less than one-half of one percent of American lawyers, and is by invitation only.

Texas's LCA Fellow delegation will include only around 314 private practice lawyers.  Fellows are selected based upon excellence and accomplishment in litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and superior ethical reputation.

Coats Rose has three such Fellows, Directors Heather Asselin and Jerry Young, in addition to Pat Gaas.

Pat Gaas brings more than twenty years of experience in construction law to his clients.  Gaas joined Coats Rose as a Director of the firm in March 2003.

Pat Gaas has presented seminars to the Bar Association and many client groups, with topics ranging from suretyship, lien laws, construction contract provisions to insurance issues.  Texas Super Lawyer recognized Pat Gaas in 2005, 2006 and 2007-2013.  Gaas received an AV Preeminent rating from Martindale Hubbell in 2012, H Texas Magazine also named him one of Houston's Top Lawyers for three straight years.

Coats Rose is a business transaction and litigation law firm based in Houston, Texas. For over 25 years, Coats Rose attorneys have worked with clients in construction/surety law, real estate law, commercial litigation of all types, municipal law, public finance, affordable housing, insurance law, labor and employment law, and governmental relations. Coats Rose is comprised of over 90 attorneys, with offices in Houston, Clear Lake, Dallas, Austin, San Antonio, and New Orleans.

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