Wolf McGavran is an associate in the Business Litigation Practice Group in the Houston office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. Wolf regularly assists clients from a variety of industries involved in commercial disputes, including those for breach of contract, warranty, and business torts.
Wolf is a contributor to Haynes and Boone's Social Media blog, the SoMe Law Brief.
Representative Experience
- Successfully obtained dismissal from federal court of lawsuit involving oil company's assets in Papua New Guinea.
- Obtained favorable settlement for company in relation to dispute over the sale of oil and gas interests valued at more than $10 million.
- Resolved various discovery disputes and complex electronic discovery matters.
- Prosecuted criminal cases for the City of Houston as a volunteer prosecutor, including trying ten jury trials to verdict.
Selected Publications
- "Social Media and Discovery - The Role of Technology in Evidence Collection," co-author with Sashe Dimitroff, 39 Jo Alice Darden ed., 2011.
- "Fifth Circuit Nixes Court-Ordered Deadline to Act on Drilling Permits," News and Developments, American Bar Association Section of Litigation, March 18, 2011.
- "The (Too Short) Extension of Section 1603 Renewable Energy Cash Grants," co-contributor with Paul Dickerson, published in The Electricity Journal, March 2011.
- Intended Consequences: Regulating Cyber Attacks, 12 Tul. J. Tech & Intell. Prop. 259 (2009).
- Picking Roommates on the Internet: Matching Roommates Online and Losing Communications Decency Act Immunity in the Process, 11 Tul. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 139 (2008).
Memberships
- United Way Young Leader
- American Bar Association
- Texas Bar Association
- Houston Bar Association
- Houston Young Lawyers Association
- Houston Young Professionals Endeavor
Online Publications
07/12/2011 -
Texas Supreme Court Limits Use of Unrecoverable Medical Bills
On July 1, the Texas Supreme Court handed down an opinion that has the potential to impact any case where medical or health expenses are at issue. In the wake of the Court’s ruling, a plaintiff may not recover medical expenses for amounts that the plaintiff’s health providers bill but have no right to be paid. In addition, the Court held that such bills are inadmissible - including to show pain and suffering.
03/18/2011 -
Fifth Circuit Nixes Court-Ordered Deadline to Act on Drilling Permits
On March 15, the Fifth Circuit temporarily stayed a court-imposed deadline that would have required federal off-shore regulators to act on certain drilling permits in the Gulf of Mexico. The Fifth Circuit’s order came just four days before the March 19 deadline imposed by Judge Martin Feldman of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana.