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Naman, Howell, Smith & Lee, PLLC

Austin (512) 479-0300

Fort Worth (817) 509-2025

San Antonio (210) 731-6300

Waco (254) 755-4100

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M. Shane O'Dell

Email: sodell@namanhowell.com
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Shane O’Dell focuses his practice on driving value for his clients. Whether evaluating a situation to determine if litigation is necessary, drafting, reviewing, or revising documents to avoid litigation, or revising current policies and procedures to attempt to avoid litigation and maximize risk transfer, Shane’s primary goal is to effectively and efficiently advise the client as to the best result. Advising clients to make sound business decisions, pre-litigation, during a battle in court, or in the post-judgment phase, is the ultimate goal.

Shane’s practice has commonly involved representing individuals and businesses as Defendants, but has represented his clients as Plaintiffs if necessary. His clients and experiences span a large variety of industries and areas of the law including construction, real estate, franchise, restaurant/hospitality, transportation, commercial general liability, commercial litigation, construction defect, workplace injury, nonsubscriber, landlord/tenant, professional liability, personal liability, first party property, bad faith, entrepreneurs, oil and gas, and among others.

AREAS OF PRACTICE

  • General Civil Litigation
  • Appellate
  • Automotive Dealership Law
  • Banking & Finance
  • Bankruptcy & Creditor's Rights
  • Civil Rights Defense
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Construction
  • Corporate
  • Employment Law
  • Health Care Litigation
  • Health Law
  • Insurance Law & Coverage Disputes
  • Intellectual Property
  • Mass Torts / Toxic Torts
  • Oil, Gas & Natural Resources
  • Personal Injury / Wrongful death
  • Premises Liability
  • Products Liability
  • Real Estate
  • Transportation Litigation
  • Trust, Estate & Probate Litigation
BAR ADMISSIONS
  • State of Texas, 2008
  • U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
EDUCATION
  • Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas
  • J.D. – 2008
  • Baylor University, Waco, Texas
  • B.A. – 2005

PUBLISHED WORKS

  • Witness Emotional Preconditions: The Prequel to Reptile Analysis, By Alyssa Parker and Shane O’Dell, DRI For The Defense, December 2020.
  • Changing the Perception of Truck Drivers—America’s Heroes—in the COVID-19 Era, By Jennifer Hall, Chip Campbell, Shane O’Dell, and Kaitlin Kerr, DRI In Transit, Volume 23, Issue 2
  • Seat Belt Evidence: The Evolving Status of the Law and Admissibility, By Shane O’Dell and Quinn Campbell, DRI The Voice Volume 18, Issue 35, September 4, 201
  • Texas Administrative Procedure Act Section 2001.176, Justification and Necessity for Specialized, Local Administrative Appeals Courts, 9 Tex. Tech. Admin. L. J. 153, 2007

PRESENTATIONS AND CLASSES

  • Changing the Perception of Truck Drivers—America’s Heroes—in the COVID-19 Era, By Jennifer Hall, Chip Campbell, and Shane O’Dell, DRI Webinar, July 8, 2020
  • Accident Reconstruction, Continuing Education Class/Presentation approved by Texas Department of Insurance
  • Basics and Application of Texas Litigation, Continuing Education Presentation, Continuing Education Class Presentation approved by Texas Department of Insurance
  • Navigating Uninsured Motorist/Underinsured Motorist Coverage, Continuing Education Class/Presentation approved by Texas Department of Insurance
  • Avoidance of Bad Faith Litigation, Continuing Education Class/Presentation approved by Texas Department of Insurance

HONORS AND AWARDS

  • Fort Worth Magazine 2014, 2015 Top Attorneys (Personal Injury Defense)
  • Fort Worth Magazine 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Top Attorneys (Civil Law - Litigation)
  • Charles P. Bubany Outstanding Service Award, 2008
  • Excellence in Service Award – Texas Tech School of Law, 2008
  • Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Staff Editor, 2006 – 2008
  • Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal, Executive Student Comment Editor, 2007 – 2008
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
  • State Bar of Texas, Member
  • International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
  • Tarrant County Bar Association
  • Tarrant County Bar Foundation, Life Fellow
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Defense Research Institute (DRI)
  • DRI Trucking Law Steering Committee
  • Vice-Editor of the DRI Trucking Law Committee Newsletter, In Transit
  • Claims and Litigation Management Alliance
PAST EMPLOYMENT POSITIONS
  • Carnahan Thomas, 2008 – 2012
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