John R. Owen
Partner
Born: April 4, 1961
Admitted: To Bar 1985, Oklahoma; 1989, Texas; to practice before U.S District Courts, Oklahoma; U.S District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
Member: Dallas, Oklahoma and United States Bar Associations; State Bar of Texas; Texas Association of Defense Counsel; Defense Research Institute.John R. Owen was born in Toronto, Canada. Mr. Owen received his undergraduate education at the University of Alberta, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1982. Mr. Owen attended law school at Oklahoma City University where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1985. While at Oklahoma City University, Mr. Owen was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Fraternity.

Mr. Owen was admitted to the Oklahoma Bar in 1985 and the State Bar of Texas in 1989. Mr. Owen is also admitted to practice before the United States District Courts in the Northern District of Texas and the Western District of Oklahoma.

Mr. Owen has comprehensive litigation experience in the following areas of law: insurance litigation, premises liability, products liability and medical malpractice, including the defense of medical negligence suits on behalf of insurance companies, physicians, multi-practice groups and hospitals. Mr. Owen also has extensive trial experience, as evident by his participation in approximately 50 Civil Trials.

Mr. Owen is a member of the Dallas, Oklahoma and American Bar Associations, The State Bar of Texas, The Texas Association of Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute.

Gerard "Jerry" T. Fazio
Partner
Jerry was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Fazio attended high school at Skyline High School and served as Student Body President and Captain of the debate team. He then went on to the University of Texas at Arlington on a scholarship where he earned a double B.A. with majors in Political Science and Speech Communication. While at UTA, Jerry and his partner qualified for the National Debate Tournament capping off a successful career competing in college debate tournaments across the country. Jerry attended law school at South Texas School of Law and was a member of their nationally recognized moot court program where he also traveled throughout the country competing in moot court tournaments against other law school advocacy programs. Prior to engaging in private law practice, Jerry was selected as the briefing attorney with Chief Justice J. Curtis Brown of the Fourteenth Court of Appeals in Houston for one year. Jerry is a shareholder in the law firm of Owen & Fazio, P.C. Prior to establishing Owen & Fazio, P.C., Jerry practiced law with Dodge, Fazio, Anderson & Jones, P.C. and Burford & Ryburn practicing general insurance defense litigation and nonsubscriber claim defense.

Jerry has successfully represented companies and individuals accused of committing various negligent acts that have caused personal injuries throughout the State of Texas for the last sixteen years. Jerry is an AV rated attorney by Martindale Hubbell. Jerry is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, in all state courts in the State of Texas along with being admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, United States District Courts for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western District of Texas. Jerry is a member of the Texas College of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Bar Foundation, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and a certified mediator.

During his time away from work, Jerry enjoys playing golf and travel. Jerry is a resident member of Royal Oaks Country Club. He serves on the Board of Directors for Camp Summit, Inc., and is a member of St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church and a member of the Knights of Columbus Council #799.

Gregory Alan Scott
Of Counsel
Mr. Scott is a former police officer with the Dallas Police Department. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree with honors from Southwest Texas State University in 1982, a Master of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1984 and his Juris Doctorate Degree from St. Mary's University School of Law in 1987. He received a second Master of Arts Degree in History from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1996.

Mr. Scott focuses his insurance defense practice in the areas of arson, insurance fraud, and defense of third party casualty claims including wrongful death actions. He is licensed to practice in the State of Texas, the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, and the United States Districts Courts for the Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Districts of Texas. Mr. Scott's professional memberships have included the State Bar of Texas, the American Bar Association, Texas Association of Defense Counsel, Dallas Bar Association and the Dallas Association of Defense Counsel.

Mr. Scott is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. Mr. Scott has successfully tried dozens of civil lawsuits to verdict.

Bobby Womble
Of Counsel
Member: Dallas Bar Association; American Bar Association Texas Association of Mortgage Brokers, Texas Association of Realtors.

Robert A. "Bobby" Womble was born in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Womble received his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas in Austin, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in Government with a minor in Economics in 1988. Mr. Womble attended law school at Cumberland School of Law in Birmingham, Alabama where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1993.

Mr. Womble has comprehensive experience in real estate and securities transactions. Mr. Womble worked in mergers and acquisitions for the Federal Savings and Loan Corporation/ Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in Washington D.C. for the Southwest Plan and Resolution Trust Corporation. After receiving his JD, Mr. Womble began his law career in mergers and acquisitions and securities. Mr. Womble specialized in initial public offerings and private placements. From there, Mr. Womble became in house counsel for a Dallas based Mortgage Lender, Entrust Financial Corporation "Entrust". Mr. Womble is the Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer for Entrust.

Mr. Womble lives in Dallas with his wife Shannon and three daughters. Mr. Womble is a Board Member for Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity; Member of the Salesmanship Club of Dallas; and a Board Member at Royal Oaks Country Club (where he carries a 5 handicap).

Charlie S. Reed
Associate
Charlie S. Reed was born in Pusan, Korea.  Mr. Reed received his undergraduate education at Oklahoma City University, where he received a Bachelor of Religion degree in 1995.  Mr. Reed attended Oklahoma City University on a 4 year academic scholarship.

Mr. Reed attended law school at University of Oklahoma where he received his Juris Doctorate in 1999.  While at University of Oklahoma, Mr. Reed spent a summer studying abroad at Queens College in Oxford, England.  Mr. Reed was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2000.  Mr. Reed is also admitted to practice before all United States District Courts in Texas.

Mr. Reed has comprehensive litigation experience in the following areas of law: family law, commercial litigation, transportation litigation, real estate litigation, construction litigation, insurance litigation, premises liability, products liability and medical malpractice, including the defense of medical negligence suits on behalf of insurance companies, physicians, multi-practice groups and hospitals. 

Mr. Reed is a member of the Dallas and American Bar Associations, the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel and Defense Research Institute. 

Holly D. Friedman
Associate
Holly D. Friedman was born and raised in Dallas, Texas. Ms. Friedman graduated from the University of North Texas in 1998 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree. The following year, Ms. Friedman attended the University of Texas at Arlington where she received a Master of Science Degree in Social Work. After graduation, Ms. Friedman worked in the Solicitor General’s office in Atlanta, Georgia where she was a counselor and advocate for victims of crime.

Ms. Friedman attended law school at South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas. She received her Juris Doctorate in 2005. Prior to joining Owen and Fazio, Ms. Friedman practiced as a Lead Attorney for the United States Small Business Administration where she assisted in the development and implementation of the Hurricane Katrina Grant Program.

Ms. Friedman currently practices in the areas of family law; medical malpractice, insurance defense, products liability, and premises liability

She is an active member of the State Bar of Texas, the Dallas Bar Association, Dallas Young Lawyers Association, American Bar Association and Young Texans Against Cancer where she serves as member of the development committee.