Gary A. Norton
El Paso, Texas
phone 915-545-4900
fax 915-545-4911
email: norton@windlehood.com
Areas of Practice:
Tort Litigation
Professional Liability
General Liability
Premises Liability
Medical Malpractice
Health Law
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1991
U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
Education:
Texas Southern University Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, Texas, 1988
Texas Tech University School of Law, Lubbock, Texas, 1991 J.D.
University of Texas, El Paso, 1987 B.S.
Representative Cases:
Ponce v. El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd., 55 S.W.3d 34 (Tex. App. 2001)
Urrutia v. Alicea, S.W.3d (Tex. App. 2003)
Urrutia v. Alicea, 2003 Tex. App. LEXIS 3788 (Tex. App. 2003)
Urrutia v. Alicea, LEXIS 402 (Tex. 2003)
Esquivel v. El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd., 2005 Tex. App. LEXIS 7001 (Tex. App. 2005)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
“Lawsuit Abuse”
“Texas Court System”
“Legal Implications of Year 2000 Millennium Bug”
“Unauthorized Practice of Law”
“Personal Injury Law”, El Paso Young Lawyers Association Law School for Non-Lawyers, 1996 – 2000
“Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 an Overview for Physicians”, Del Sol and Las Palmas Medical Staffs, 2002
“Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, One Month Left”, Del Sol and Las Palmas Medical Staffs
“Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, Group Health Plans”, Lorman Educational Services, 2002
“Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996, General Overview”, Lorman Educational Services, 2002
“DNR/Legal Implications at the End of Life”, Ninth Annual Pallative Care Symposium, 2003
Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Young Lawyer, 1999 – 2000
Professional Associations and Memberships:
El Paso Bar Association – Member
American Bar Association – Member
State Bar of Texas – Member
Texas Association of Defense Counsel – Member
El Paso Young Lawyers Association, 1996 – 1998 – Director
El Paso Young Lawyers Association, 1998 – 1999 – Secretary
El Paso Young Lawyers Association, 1999 – 2000 – President-Elect
El Paso Young Lawyers Association, 2000 – 2001 – President
Texas Young Lawyers Association, 2001 – 2002 – Director
Fraternities/Sororities:
Phi Kappa Phi
