Stephen Pate
USA Guide 2024
Band 2 : Insurance
Band 2
About
Provided by Stephen Pate
Practice Areas
First-party insurance, commercial insurance, extracontractual, bad faith & construction litigation.
Career
Frequent speaker and author on insurance issues. Member, Texas State Bar Pattern Jury Charge Committee. Adjunct professor of Trial Advocacy - University of Houston Law Center. Irish Legal 100. Lexology/ILO Client Choice Award - Texas Insurance (2015). Received the 2018 Tom Segalla Award from American College of Coverage Counsel and the 2019 Andrew Hecker Award from the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. Was named Secretary Treasurer of the American College of Coverage Counsel in 2023.
Professional Memberships
Advocate, American Board of Trial Advocates; Member, American Law Institute; President-Elect, American College of Coverage and Extracontractual Counsel.
Personal
JD, Vanderbilt (1983); BA, magna cum laude, Vanderbilt (1980) Phi Beta Kappa; former clerk, United State District Court, Eastern District of Texas.
Chambers Review
USA
Stephen Pate focuses his practice on bad faith matters, coverage disputes and broker malpractice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Stephen has vast experience. He knows the ins and outs of insurance law."
"Stephen has vast experience. He knows the ins and outs of insurance law."