Sedgwick’s Houston Office Adds Three New Attorneys

July 2008

Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP announces that its Houston office, which opened in December 2006, has added three new attorneys: special counsel Joseph R. Larsen and associates Jacob A. De Leon and Collin G. Warren. Their addition expands the firm’s expertise to our clients in the areas of media, entertainment and sports law as well as commercial and insurance practices. Larsen, De Leon, and Warren join the already established Sedgwick team of attorneys in Houston that includes, Julie Adams, Carrie Weitinger, Shannon Thorne, and Monika Moore.

Larsen becomes a member of Sedgwick’s growing media, entertainment and sports law practice in Texas. In addition to his media expertise, Larsen also brings experience in business litigation and bankruptcy, which will complement the Houston office’s existing admiralty, construction, energy and insurance practices.

“The growth of our Houston office demonstrates the firm’s commitment to serving our clients in Texas and nationwide,” said Neil Rambin, managing partner of Sedgwick’s Texas offices. “Joe is a strong addition to our team of extremely talented attorneys. His wealth of media expertise will be a great benefit to the firm’s media clients.”

Larsen has extensive experience in all aspects of media representation including defamation, defending subpoenas and prior restraint matters as well as litigation counseling and access to government records and court proceedings. He also practices in general and commercial litigation and bankruptcy, and is experienced in insurance coverage disputes.

“We are thrilled with Joe’s addition to the Houston office,” said Sedgwick Houston partner Julia Adams. “As we continue to grow the Houston office, we are looking to talented and experienced attorneys such as Joe, Jacob and Collin to help us expand the services we are able to offer our clients.”

Larsen, formerly of Ogden, Gibson, Broocks & Longoria LLP, received his joint juris doctorate/MBA, cum laude, from the University of Houston and his B.B.A., magna cum laude, from the University of North Dakota.

“Sedgwick’s international presence, impressive client base and exciting media practice were all attractive to me,” said Larsen. “I have had the pleasure of working with many of Sedgwick’s media attorneys before, and I look forward to working alongside them now as colleagues.”The Houston office also adds associates De Leon and Warren. De Leon focuses his practice on business and commercial litigation, construction and insurance coverage. De Leon, formerly of McFall, Breitbeil & Shults, PC, received his juris doctorate from the George Washington University Law School and his B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Warren, formerly of Genner Gertz, LLP, provides litigation defense in matters involving insurance coverage, securities and antitrust, commercial transactions, bad faith claims, and workers’ compensation and non-subscriber claims. Warren received his juris doctorate from the South Texas College of Law and his B.S. from Texas A & M University.