Wolfe, R. Bradley

Monica Markovich believes that education is the key to effective legal representation. She educates clients about the risks and possible rewards in a particular situation so they can anticipate what to expect.

Some of that education happens in the midst of defending a lawsuit. Ms. Markovich has significant experience litigating a wide range of civil suits and administrative proceedings. For example, she tried a series of Defense Base Act "test cases" in order to develop favorable decisions on a novel economic issue. As she prepared the claims for administrative trials, she educated her clients about the lack of relevant precedents, the potential outcomes, and the expenses associated with bringing the case to trial. She enabled her clients to make an informed decision to "test" the economic issue in each case.

She teaches in a much broader sense through public seminars sponsored by companies and organizations covering several specific areas of the law. Those seminars range from such topics as Employer's Rights and Responsibilities under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, and Defining the Mental Trauma Injury, to The Transportation and Sale of Refrigerated Cargo -- Protecting Your Interests.

Ms. Markovich also gives in-house seminars to industry groups in such subject areas as workers' compensation, bad faith litigation, and maritime law.

"I tailor in-house seminars for insurers and employers based on topics relevant to their businesses," she says. "Through teaching these courses, I can provide continuing education as well as the credit required by the Texas Department of Insurance for the maintenance of Texas adjusters' licenses in a manner that is efficient for the attendees."

She is Board Certified in Workers' Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and serves on the Board of Directors of the International Refrigerated Transportation Association. "IRTA keeps me in touch with issues pertinent not only to the refrigerated transportation industry, but also to the maritime community," she says.

Ms. Markovich graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990 and earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993.