CURRICULUM VITAE OF ANDY TINDEL 

Andy Tindel is the managing attorney of the Tyler, Texas branch office of the Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P.  The Tyler office of Provost Umphrey specializes in the preparation, trial and appeal of a wide variety of major civil damage claims including intellectual property and technology matters, patent infringement suits, copyright and trademark disputes, securities fraud litigation, anti-trust cases, class actions, unfair competition and related business tort matters and catastrophic personal injury cases. Mr. Tindel frequently serves as an advisor, attorney and local counsel for national and overseas clients and law firms with litigation pending in the United States District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas as well as state trial and appellate courts throughout East Texas. 

In 2005 Mr. Tindel served as Chairman of the Litigation Section of the State Bar of Texas.  In 2007 Mr. Tindel was named one of only 4 "Top-Notch" Plaintiff's Personal Injury Trial Lawyers in the State of Texas by Texas Lawyer Magazine.

Mr. Tindel is Board Certified in the specialties of Civil Trial Law, Civil Appellate Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and has been recognized by Texas Monthly Magazine as a "Texas Super Lawyer" since 2003.  Mr. Tindel is also a frequent author and lecturer at continuing legal education seminars throughout Texas.

EDUCATION AND BACKGROUND:

• Undergraduate: Baylor University, B.B.A. in Accounting, 1979

   

• Law School: Baylor University, Juris Doctor, 1982 

   

• Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization: Civil Trial Law, Personal Injury Trial Law and Civil Appellate Law

   

• Board Certified by the National Board of Trial Advocacy: Civil Trial Advocate

   

• Law Clerk: Hon. William M. Steger, United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas: 1982-1985

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV

• Texas Super Lawyer: 2003-2007