R. Chad Geisler

Principal

Overview

Chad Geisler is a principal in the Austin office at Germer, PLLC, having joined Germer in 2004.  He is a trial lawyer with 25 years of experience in civil litigation and has tried over three dozen cases to verdict in state and federal courts across Texas.  He defends clients in a wide variety of matters, including medical malpractice, construction, insurance coverage, employment, personal injury and Stark/FCA/Anti-Kickback claims.  Chad is a former Assistant United States Attorney in the Western District of Texas, he is a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and he is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Chad graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 with History and English degrees. He received his law degree, with honors, in 1995 from Texas Tech University Law School. While in law school, Chad was an active member of the Board of Barristers, and he won both the intra-school moot court and negotiations competitions. He received the American Jurisprudence Award for moot court, as well. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Texas Association of Defense Counsel, the Austin Bar Association, and he is a Lifetime Member of TexasExes.  He is a frequent speaker at the annual Texas State Bar Advanced Medical Malpractice CLE. Chad is licensed to practice in the Supreme Court of Texas, Texas Courts of Appeals, Texas trial courts, the United States District Courts for the Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Chad was selected as a “Texas Rising Star,” a Thompson Reuters publication, from 2005 – 2008. Chad was also recognized as a Texas Super Lawyer, a Thompson Reuters publication, for 2024-2025. He has numerous published cases in the Southwestern and federal reporters.

Chad’s practice includes medical negligence defense , STARK/Anti-Kickback Statute/Medicare and Medicaid fraud defense, employment defense , personal injury defense , construction law , insurance coverage and first party defense.

Practice Areas

Construction LawEmployment LawHealth LawInsurance LawMedical MalpracticePersonal Injury Defense

Professional Background

  • Joined Germer Beaman & Brown in 2004
  • Former Assistant United States Attorney

Bar Admissions

  • State Bar of Texas – 1995
  • Admitted to practice before the following courts:
    • Texas State Courts
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    • United States District Court for the Western, Eastern, Northern and Southern Districts of Texas

Professional Certifications

  • Board Certified, Texas Board of Legal Specialization
    • Personal Injury

Education

  • Texas Tech Law School
    • Juris Doctor – cum laude – 1995
  • University of Texas Austin
    • Bachelor of Arts – History and English – 1991

Professional Memberships and Affiliations

  • Austin Bar Association
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

Representative Experience

  • Chad has served as first or second chair in over three dozen cases tried to verdict before a judge or jury.
  • Appellate Opinions:
    • Okoye v. UTHSC–Houston, 245 F.3d 507 (5th Cir. 2001)
    • M.D. Anderson Hosp. v. Willrich, 28 S.W.3d 22 (Tex. 2000)
    • Adjemian v. American Smelting, 2002 WL 358829 (Tex. App.–El Paso 2002, no pet.)
    • Logsdon v. Miller, M.D., 2002 WL 437284 (Tex. App.–Austin 2002, pet. denied)
    • Caesar v. Lamar University, 147 F.Supp.2d 547 (E.D. Tex. 2001)
    • Shea v. Brister, 26 F.Supp.2d 943 (S.D. Tex. 1998)
    • Handy v. Brownlee, 2004 WL 2980347 (5th Cir. 2004)
    • Haynes v. United States, 2005 WL 1605822 (W.D. Tex. 2005)
    • Cunningham v. St. David’s Hosp., 2005 WL 2574082 (Tex. App.–Austin 2005, no pet.)
    • Garza v. Scott and White Memorial Hosp., 234 F.R.D. 617 (W.D. Tex. 2005)
    • Heart Hosp. of Austin v. Matthews, 262 S.W.3d 316 (Tex. 2007)
    • MIS v. Westlake Surgical, 554 S.W. 3d 152 (Tex. App. – San Antonio 2018, no pet.)
    • Jones v. Baylor Scott & White, 2020 WL 6852865 (Tex. App.—Amarillo 2020)
    • Sabatelli v. Baylor Scott & White, 832 F. App’x 843 (5th Cir. 2020)
    • Thompson v. Scott & White Memorial Hosp., 2022 WL 2093092 (Tex. App.—El Paso, pet. filed)

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