I was a two-sport varsity athlete in college and a three-year starter on the football team at Duquesne University. After attending law school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, I became licensed to practice in Texas in 1982. I became a shareholder of Dunn, Kacal, Adams, Livingston, Pappas & Law at age 31. Two years later, I co-founded the firm Livingston & Markle; which later became Markle, Ramos & Zito, PC. After 20 years defending physicians, manufacturers of products, industrial facilities and the alcohol industry in personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits, I left insurance defense to become the partner in charge of the Houston office of Morgan & Weisbrod, LLP, representing victims of medical malpractice. Today, I continue to represent select victims of medical malpractice and drunk drivers, while also representing self insured business entities in the defense of dramshop lawsuits, non-subscriber claims, premises and assault & battery actions. I also represent plaintiffs and defendants in business disputes, including breach of contract, partnership disputes, tortious interference and the breach of employment and non-competition agreements. As of the end of 2011 I had tried 107 cases to juries and many more to Judges and Administrative law Judges in 23 counties across the state of Texas. I have been Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law since 1987 and Civil Trial Law since 1988. I am a Diplomate of NBOTA in Civil Trial Advocacy and an Advocate level member of ABOTA. I am a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. Thompson Reuters has named me as a Texas SuperLawyer every year since 2003. Both myself and my law firm are AV rated by Martindale-Hubbell.
