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Fred L. Shuchart Shareholder

Fred L. Shuchart <small>Shareholder</small>

Fred is a shareholder at Ramey, Chandler, Schein, PC.  He was born in St. Louis, Missouri and obtained his undergraduate degree from Duke University in Economics and German where he graduated Magna Cum Laude.  He attended Washington University School of Law and was inducted into the "Order of the Coif" and the "Order of the Barrister" upon graduation. Fred started his legal career in St. Louis and was part of the legal team for the longest running jury trial in American jurisprudence, Kemner v. Monsanto.

Fred has been named to the Texas Super Lawyers list (by Thompson Reuters) in the area of Insurance Coverage from 2007 to present and was named as a member of Super Lawyer's Blue Ribbon panel in 2015.  He was named as a top lawyer in Insurance Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale Hubbell in 2013 and 2014.

When Fred is not in the office or the courtroom, he travels throughout the country presenting seminars on coverage and extra-contractual issues to his clients. Fred participates in the Houston Bar Association’s “Teach Texas” program which teaches 7th graders about the Texas and Federal Court Systems. Fred also teaches two insurance courses at South Texas College of Law Houston.

Fred is licensed to practice law in the States of Texas, Missouri and Illinois along with all Federal District Courts in Texas and the Federal Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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Education

  • J.D., Washington University in St. Louis, 1985
  • Magna Cum Laude, Duke University, 1982

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Houston Bar Association
  • Metropolitan St. Louis Bar Association
  • CLM Alliance - Greater Houston Chapter, Director of Education
  • State Bar of Texas
  • State Bar of Missouri
  • State Bar of Illinois

Publications/Speeches

“UM/UIM Update,” 31st Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, April 5, 2024

“Stowers and Multiple Carriers,” 18th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper & Scully, February 2, 2024

“Stowers and Multiple Carriers,” 30th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, April 21, 2023

“Stowers Update,” 29th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, April 8, 2022

“Legislative Update,” 17th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper & Scully, January 28, 2022

"Appraisals: The Process and Protection from Contractual and Extra-Contractual Claims," 28th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, April 9, 2021

"Will General Liability Insurance Respond to COVID-19 Claims?" 16th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper & Scully, January 29, 2021

“Chapter 151 - Issues Encountered,” 15th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper & Scully, January 31, 2020

"Restatement of the Law of Liability Insurance," 26th Annual Insurance Symposium, Cooper & Scully, April 5, 2019

Panel: “Joint and Several Contractual Liability and Settlement Credits: A Look at the “One Satisfaction Rule” in Texas,” 14th Annual Construction Symposium, Cooper & Scully, January 25, 2019

“Stowers, Liens and Subrogation and Automobile Policy Coverage Issues” presented to Pronto Insurance Company (San Antonio & Brownsville locations) April/May 2018

"SIU/Fraud - Red Flag!," 25th Annual Insurance Symposium, April 2018

“GAIC v. Hamel: Requirement of Trial” panel discussion at 2018 Cooper & Scully P.C. Construction Law Symposium

“Stowers, Liens and Subrogation and Automobile Policy Coverage Issues” presented to Voyager Indemnity Insurance Company on April 18, 2017

“Stowers, Liens and Subrogation and Automobile Policy Coverage Issues” presented to Sentry Insurance (Arizona office) on September 28, 2017

“Appraisals: Protection from Contractual and Extra-Contractual Claims presented at 2017 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

"Fraudulent Joinder of Adjusters" presented at 2016 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

“Construction Coverage Issues and Additional Insured Provisions” presented at 2015 Dallas City Attorney’s Office In-House CLE, June 26, 2015

“Stowers: Past, Present & Future” presented at 2015 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

“Recent Developments in Construction Coverage” presented at 2015 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Construction Law Symposium

“Stowers: Past Present & Future” presented at the Houston Bar Association on September 19, 2014

“Patterson v. Home State County Mutual” May 29, 2014 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Webinar

“Stowers for the 21st Century” presented at 2014 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

Coverage and Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar, March 13, 2014, Davenport, Iowa

“Expert Witness in Bad Faith and Coverage Litigation” a Strafford Publication Webinar

“Lennar v. Markel – Settlement and Allocation” presented at 2014 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Construction Law Symposium

“Reservation of Rights” presented to Western Litigation, Houston, Texas, November 15, 2013

“Coverage: Real or Illusory” presented at 2013 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

Extra-Contractual Liability Seminar, presented to Voyager, Scottsdale, Arizona, December 5, 2012

“What’s New in Stowers” presented at 2012 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law symposium

“Allocation Among Insurers” presented at 2012 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Construction Law Symposium

“Certificates of Insurance” presented at 2011 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Construction Law Symposium

“Expert Witnesses in Coverage Lawsuits” presented at 2011 Cooper & Scully, P.C. Insurance Law Symposium

“Duty to Defend” presented at Cooper & Scully, P.C. 2011 Insurance Law Update in Scottsdale, Arizona

“Triggering Stowers” presented at Cooper & Scully, P.C. 2011 Insurance Law Update in Scottsdale, Arizona

“Prompt Payment of Claims” presented at Cooper & Scully, P.C. 2011 Insurance Law Update in Scottsdale, Arizona

“The Appraisal Provision and Extra-Contractual Exposure” Cooper & Scully, P.C. Newsletter, Volume 4, May 2015

“Medical Liens” Cooper & Scully, P.C. Newsletter, Volume 2, June 2014

"Extra-Contractual Exposure: An Overview and Recent Developments"

"Policy Limits and Stowers Demands"

"Insurance Coverage Issues in Third-Party Policies"

"Reservation of Rights and Denial Coverage"

"Consumer Protection and Ethics for Adjusters and Claims Personnel"

"Insurance Coverage Issues in Professional Liability Policies"

"Does the Vendor's Endorsement Provide Additional Coverage to Physicians?"

"Independent Counsel in Texas”

"The Business Pursuit Exclusion"

"The Duty to Defend and Article 21.55"

"Are Punitive Damages Covered in Texas"

Honors

Selected as one of 2018's Top Lawyers by Houstonia Magazine

Selected as one of America's Top 100 Civil Defense Litigators (2018 and 2019)

Selected in Texas Monthly's Super Lawyers Magazine (by Thomson Reuters) for 2007 – present in Insurance Coverage

Super Lawyer's Blue Ribbon Panel 2015

Selected as a Top Lawyer in Insurance Law by American Lawyer Media and Martindale Hubbell in 2013 and 2014

Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Rated

The Order of Barristers

The Order of the Coif

Adjunct Professor - South Texas College of Law (2009-Present)

Adjunct Professor - University of Houston - Downtown (2011-2012)