Attorney Profiles

I am the Managing Shareholder of a law firm that practices throughout South Texas, representing individuals and companies who have problems, or are in trouble, or find themselves in lawsuits through no fault of their own. Our firm is involved in all aspects of civil law, from jury trials to mediated agreements, from transactions where everyone was happy, to transactions where everyone cried "foul." I have been with the firm since 1974, other than my four year tour of duty with the United States Army Judge Advocate General Corps.

I am a native San Antonian, my family having arrived back in 1847. I attended Antonian High School in San Antonio, was in the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M, and graduated with a B.A. in 1973. I returned to San Antonio and attended St. Mary's University School of Law, where I was Assistant Editor of the Law Review, and graduated with honors in 1976. I fulfilled my military obligation after law school as a Captain in the Judge Advocate General Corps, where I was assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division, Würzberg, Germany. At that time the post-Vietnam army was a source of many court martials and I gained invaluable trial experience as a prosecutor for two years, and then as a defense counsel for my latter two years. Since my discharge I have been with the firm for more than 20 years. I have tried over 100 civil and criminal jury trials.  I have thoroughly enjoyed my experiences and look forward to our firm's bright future. I am proud to say that this is as fine a group of attorneys that you will find anywhere in the state and I believe everyone enjoys going to the office each day to practice law. There is a great sense of camaraderie and team work between the attorneys with the goal of achieving the best results for their clients advocating within ethical and moral guidelines. We truly try not to have a "bevy of briefcases" work on a file. We are proud of the fact that we have high quality lawyers who can obtain excellent results for their clients while charging what we believe to be reasonable fees.

"Half our life is spent trying to find something to do with the time we have rushed through our life trying to save."
-- Will Rogers

Our secretarial staff is second to none with all of our legal secretaries having at least ten years of experience. However, we realize that we are counselors and that time is sometimes not of the essence. Although many of us pride ourselves on being excellent trial lawyers, we realize that the courthouse is the last resort for many of our clients, and we use all of our resources and assets to achieve prompt and reasonable settlements to protect our clients.

Telephone: 210.734.7092   ext. 1108
E-Mail Tim Griesenbeck

Practice Areas: Insurance Defense, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Product Liability, Commercial Litigation, Construction Litigation, Criminal Law

Managing Shareholder

100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Licensed to practice before the United States Court of Military Appeals, the United States Courts of Appeals for the Fifth and Eleventh Circuits, the United States District Court for the Western and Southern Districts of Texas, and the State Courts of the State of Texas.

St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, TX, 1976
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence, Cum Laude

Law Publication: Associate Editor, St. Mary's University School of Law Law Review, 1974 - 1976

Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, 1973
B.A., Bachelor of Arts

United States Army, Judge Advocate General Corps, Captain, 3rd Infantry Division, Würzberg, Germany, Prosecutor for two years, Defense Counsel for latter two years, 1976 - 1980.

Plunkett & Gibson, Inc., Associate 1981-1983; Shareholder 1983-Present

Chairman, Judicial Committee, Texas A&M University, 1972 - 1973

Member, Ross Volunteers (Honor Guard for the Governor of Texas), Texas A&M University, 1972 - 1973

Selected for Who's Who in United States Colleges and Universities, 1972 - 1973

Distinguished Military Student, 1972 - 1973

Distinguished Military Graduate, 1973

Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity, 1975 - 1976

Associate Editor, St. Mary's Law Journal, St. Mary's University School of Law, 1976

John H. Harlan Society, St. Mary's University School of Law (Top 5% of Graduating Class), 1976

Meritorious Service Medal, United States Army, 1980

Practice Skills Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, 1988

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Contribution and Indemnity," Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Vancouver, Canada, 1988

Presentation: "Anatomy of a Lawsuit," St. Mary's University School of Law Trial Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1989

Presentation: "Anatomy of a Lawsuit," St. Mary's University School of Law Trial Seminar, San Antonio, Texas, March, 1990

Presentation and Paper Delivered: Rookie Seminar, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, San Antonio, Texas, September, 1994

Presentation and Paper Delivered: Slip and Fall and the Defense Perspective, Premises Liability Seminar, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Houston, Texas, February, 1997

Presentation and Paper Delivered: AIDS/HIV Related Records, Confidentiality of Medical Records, Medical Education Services, Inc., June, 1997

Presentation: "Mock Trial," American National Property & Casualty Co., Springfield, Missouri, June, 1997

Presentation: "First Party Bad Faith & Third Party Claims Against Insurers," AIG, New York City, November, 1997

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "AIDS/HIV Related Records, Confidentiality of Medical Records," Medical Education Services, Inc., June, 1998

Instructor, Legal Research and Writing Methods, St. Mary's University School of Law

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Advanced Medical Malpractice, Recent Case Law," State Bar of Texas CLE, Santa Fe, New Mexico (March 14, 2003)

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law," University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas (June 6, 2003)

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Advanced Personal Injury and Insurance Law," University of Houston Law Foundation, Dallas, Texas (June 13, 2003)

Presentation: "Impact of House Bill 4," Houston, Texas (February 5, 2004)

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Hospital Liability," St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, Texas (March 29, 2004)

Presentation and Paper Delivered:  "Voir Dire in Dire Venues," Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC), Jackson Hole, Wyoming (July 16, 2004)

Presentation: 2005 Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC) "Trial Academy," San Antonio, Texas (April 2, 2005)

Presentation and Paper Delivered: "Attorney Fiduciary Litigation," 2006 Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC), Colorado Springs, Colorado (July 14, 2006)

Presentation: "Risk Management Seminar," Opthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC), San Francisco, California (August 9, 2006)

Development Chairman, American Diabetes Association, Alamo Chapter - (1993 - 1995)

Trustee, St. Mary's University Board of Trustees - (1994 - 1995)

Trustee, World Affairs Council - (1995 - present)

Trustee, Witte Museum Board of Trustees - (2001 - present)

Secretary, Witte Museum Board of Trustees - (2002 - 2003)

Vice-Chairman, Witte Museum Board of Trustees - (2003-2004)

Chairman of the Board, Witte Museum Board of Trustees (2004-2006)

Chairman, Capital Campaign, Witte Museum Board of Trustees (2006 - present)

Trustee, Catholic Charities, Inc. (2005-present)

Instructor, Religious Education, St. Peter's Catholic Church (1991-1993)

Co-Chairman, New Year's Eve Gala, McNay Art Museum (1988, 1989)

Co-Chairman, Annual Meeting and Spring Party, McNay Art Museum (1989, 1990)

Co-Chairman, Annual Fundraiser, St. Peter's Catholic Church (1992)

Chairman, Raffle Committee, Zoobilation Ball (1992)

Underwriting Committee, Santa Rosa Hospital Foundation Annual Fund Drive (1992-2002)

Fundraising Award, American Diabetes Association, Alamo Area Chapter (1993-1994)

President's Award, American Diabetes Association, Alamo Area Chapter (1994)

Chairman, American Diabetes Association Alamo Chapter Gala (May, 1995)

Chairman, San Antonio Symphony  Wine Festival (September 1995)

Co-Chairman, Zoobilation Ball, San Antonio Zoological Society (November 1995)

Chairman, Zoobilation Ball, San Antonio Zoological Society (November 1996)

Leaders Council, Baptist Hospital Foundation (1996-Present)

Underwriting Chairman, Christian Senior Services (1997)

Warm Springs Hospital Foundation (1997)

Membership Committee, World Affairs Council (1997-Present)

Chairman Committee, Justice Deborah Hankinson 1st Election, Texas Supreme Court (1998)

Chairman, San Antonio Symphony Ball (2002)

Corporate Committee, Christus Santa Rosa Health Care Gala (2002)

Secretary, San Antonio Birth Doulas (2004)

Chairman, San Antonio Birth Doulas Advisory Board of Directors (2005-Present)

Chairman, American Originals Gala, Witte Museum (2003).

Investiture Committee, U.S. District Judges Frank Montalvo & Xavier Rodriguez (2003)

Co-Chair, Third Annual Lifetime of Faith & Service Awards Dinner, Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of San Antonio, Inc. (May 25, 2006).

U.S. Courthouse - "Art In The Courthouse" Committee, U.S. District Judge Xavier Rodriguez (2006-Present)