Adams and Reese partner and construction team leader David Toney has been named partner in charge of the firm’s Houston office, as announced by the managing partner Gif Thornton. The firm has a designated partner in charge for each of its 18 regional offices across the southern United States and Washington, DC.
Toney joined Adams and Reese in 2008 to help lead the Houston office’s construction and real estate litigation practice. He practices primarily in the areas of construction disputes, commercial litigation, products liability and personal injury defense.
He has broad experience in business and commercial litigation, as well as construction and real estate litigation which includes complex, multi-party construction disputes concerning construction as well as design defects, product failure and warranty claims. Toney has been named among the Texas Super Lawyers® (by Thomson Reuters) since 2012 following his selection to Texas Rising Stars® (by Thomson Reuters) from 2008-2011, both of which recognize Texas attorneys based on peer evaluations. Toney is also listed among Best Lawyers® (by BL Rankings, LLC) in Construction Law since 2015.
Toney was elected President for 2011 for the Houston Bar Association's Construction Law Section after serving as that section's President-Elect for 2010, Secretary/Treasurer for 2009, and on its council in 2007 and 2008.