Bio
Background:
Glenn W. Cunningham is an experienced trial lawyer, with the legal expertise and the passion to help victims and their families secure justice in cases involving abuse, neglect or wrongful death.
Glenn W. Cunningham began his legal career in 1990 in the internationally renowned law firm of Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P. (now Norton, Rose, Fulbright, L.L.P.) in Houston, Texas. In 1994, Glenn became a named-principal in the firm Boston & Cunningham, P.C., before joining Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P. (now Andrews Kurth, L.L.P.) in Houston, Texas to strengthen the firm's professional negligence section in 1997.
In 2001, the San Antonio, Texas law firm of Maloney & Maloney, P.C. brought Glenn to San Antonio to head the firm's "nursing home negligence" section. In 2004, Glenn formed the Law Offices of Glenn W. Cunningham, where his mission to make a difference continues.
Success:
Glenn W. Cunningham has distinguished himself as a trial lawyer. He has achieved verdicts and settlements totaling tens of millions of dollars; results that not only provide relief for victims and their families, but deter future unacceptable behavior.
Glenn W. Cunningham credits much of his success as a trial lawyer to the 10 years that he spent as a defense attorney. During the years that Glenn defended doctors and hospitals, he learned the ins-and-outs of the health care system, the tricks that doctors, hospitals and their lawyers use to defend meritorious claims, where hospitals hide documents and relevant records, and how healthcare professionals cover for each other. Glenn utilizes this "inside " knowledge to advantage when prosecuting healthcare professionals for their negligence.
Professional Recognition:
Glenn W. Cunningham was selected as one of the Top 50 Super Lawyers in Central and West Texas, named one of the Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas by The National Trial Lawyers, and ranked as a Top Medical Malpractice Lawyer in San Antonio by S.A. Scene. Glenn has an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating, and a Superb "10.0" rating from AVVO, also the highest rating.
Glenn W. Cunningham is on the Executive Committee of The National Trial Lawyers, and is a Past President of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, as well as the San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association. Glenn is honored to serve in leadership positions of such fine organizations -- organizations that fight daily to protect the rights of Texans to access the courthouse to secure justice.
Glenn W. Cunningham is recognized by colleagues as a scholar, in addition to being a talented trial lawyer. Beginning as a student at Baylor Law School, where he was the Managing Editor of the Baylor Law Review, and continuing to the present, Glenn has published papers and articles on relevant legal topics, and is a frequent lecturer at statewide conferences.
Honors and Awards
Top 50 Super Lawyers in Central and West Texas, 2017  2018
Texas Super Lawyer, 2009  Present
Top 100 Trial Lawyers in Texas, The National Trial Lawyers, 2011  Present
Best Lawyers of San Antonio, 2012  2020 (Medical Malpractice), S.A. Scene
Membership Excellence Award, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2009
Making a Difference Award, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2008
“AV” Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell, since 2000
Superb “10.0” Rated, Avvo
Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
Professional Associations and Memberships
The National Trial Lawyers, Executive Committee, 2012  Present
Texas Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2018
San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association, President, 2008
Bexar County Justice PAC of SATLA, Chairman, 2008
American Association for Justice, Member, 2002 to Present
Areas of Practice
Medical Malpractice
Nursing Home Abuse
Personal Injury
Wrongful Death
Litigation Percentage
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
Texas, 1990
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
Education
Baylor University School of Law, Waco, Texas
J.D. - 1990
Honors: Baylor Law Review, Managing Editor
Honors: Dean's List
Honors: John C. Gabbert, Jr. Memorial Scholarship
Honors: Judge James R. Jenkins Memorial Scholarship
Honors: Hilton E. Howell Memorial Scholarship
Honors: American Jurisprudence Award in Practice Court
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Law Fraternity
Honors: SBA Board of Governors
Honors: 1 L Class President
University of Texas, Austin, Texas
B.A. - 1984
Major: Psychology
Speeches & Presentations
“Seven Take Aways of the Texas Tech Law Review Project,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2019.
“Health Care Liability Update,” State Bar of Texas 35th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, 2019.
“Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2019.
“Medical Torts Update and Retrospective,” Soaking Up Some CLE 2019, A South Texas Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, 2019.
“Ethical and Effective Marketing,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Annual Conference, 2018.
“When Personal Injury Settlements Meet Special Needs Planning,” University of Texas School of Law CLE, 2018.
“Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2018.
Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2018.
“Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” South Plains Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2018.
“Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2017.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolving Standard,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar, 2017.
“Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017.
“Legislative Update,” El Paso County Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2017.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Permian Basin Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2016.
“Arbitration  Tips and Traps from the Plaintiff’s Perspective,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 27th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2016.
Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2016.
“Arbitration Trends,” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Medical Torts Course, 2016.
“Capped Med Mal Cases  Tribulations, Traps & Tips,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 26th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2015.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear CLE Seminar, 2015.
Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2014.
“Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE Luncheon, 2013.
“Does a Medical Malpractice Practice Still Exist in Texas?,” St. Mary’s Law School Student Chapter of the American Association of Justice, 2013.
“Chapter 74 Reports: You Might Not Need the Kitchen Sink Anymore,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 24th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2013.
“Recent Med Mal Cases 2012: The Good, Bad and Really Ugly,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 23rd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2012.
Faculty, Texas Advocacy College of Texas, Texas Trial Lawyers Association, 2012.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” South Plains Trial Lawyer Association CLE Luncheon, 2012.
“Top Ten Things a P.I. Lawyer Can Learn from a Med Mal Attorney,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association Real World C.L.E., 2011.
“The Carreras Trap and Stockton Excuse,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2011.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Road Rules San Antonio  A Crash Course, 2011.
“Developing Case Theme and Theory,” Texas Medical Board Trial Skills Course, 2011.
“Proving Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual ‘Real World’ C.L.E., 2010.
Avoiding a Grievance/Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” (Third Verse),” Mexican American Bar Association of San Antonio, 2009.
“New Paradigms: Life After Tort Reform,” Texas Advanced Paralegal Seminar, 2008.
“Medical Malpractice Update,” State Bar of Texas 24th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, San Antonio, 2008.
“New Paradigms,” State Bar of Texas Advanced Medical Malpractice Course, 2008.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases  Roadshow,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar; San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Houston Advocates Luncheon CLE; and Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2007-08.
“Ethics: Avoiding the Grievance Committee,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association’s ‘Real World’ CLE for Personal Injury Lawyers, 2007.
“Avoiding a Grievance / Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” (Second Verse, Same as the First),” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2007.
“When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy,” State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2006.
“Nursing Home Cases: Selection and Profitability,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 16th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2005.
“Recovering Damages After House Bill 4,” State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005.
“The Money Pit: Liens and Subrogation Interests,” State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005.
“When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy,” Legal Ethics in Texas Seminar, 2005.
“New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made Whole Doctrine (Same Song  Second Verse),” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 15th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2004.
“Lien holders: Those Pesky Parasites,” South Texas College of Law Personal Injury/Automobile Injury Conference, 2004.
“How do Liens and Subrogations Influence the Damage Equation?” State Bar of Texas “Real Damages After HB4” Seminar, 2004.
“New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 14th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2003.
“Settlements, Liens and Ethics,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2003.
“Pressure Manometers: Standard of Care?” Cardiopulmonary Department of Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center Hospital, 2000.
“Witness Preparation,” Memorial Hermann Hospital System, 2000.
Mock Focus Group Presentation, Greater Houston Society of Healthcare Risk Management Education Day, Houston, Texas, 1999. `
“Witness Preparation,” Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton, L.L.P., Houston, Texas, 1999.
Mock Deposition of Dr. Janice Kay before Fourth Year Medical Students, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1998.
“Malpractice Claims: Avoiding the Trap,” Plastic Surgery Service, Dermatology Service, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1996.
Texas Medical-Legal Jurisprudence Course, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1991-1994.
“Statutory Hurdles to the Removal of Corneal Tissue,” Lion’s Eye Bank, Houston, Texas, 1994.
“Discoverability of House Staff Evaluations,” Graduate Medical Education Committee, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, 1994.
“Specialized Discovery Devices,” University of Houston Law Foundation, Advanced Civil Discovery Seminar, Dallas, Texas, 1994.
“Discoverability of Credentials Files,” Regional Risk Managers, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Houston, Texas, 1993.
“Medical Malpractice: Theory and Prevention,” Texas Osteopathic Medical Association, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1992.
Publications
“Preface: The Crisis That Was Created,” Texas Tech Law Review Vol. 51, Book 4 (2019).
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolving Standard,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar, 2017.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases: An Evolutionary Tale,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Midyear CLE Seminar, 2015.
“The Carreras Trap and Stockton Excuse,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 22nd Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2011.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Road Rules San Antonio  A Crash Course, 2011.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association 4th Annual ‘Real World’ C.L.E., 2010.
“Mental Anguish Damages in Personal Injury Cases,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association Car Wreck Seminar; San Antonio Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Tarrant County Trial Lawyers Association CLE; Houston Advocates Luncheon CLE; and Capital Area Trial Lawyers Association CLE, 2007-08.
“Avoiding a Grievance / Malpractice: When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy!” (Second Verse, Same as the First) ,” State Bar of Texas 23rd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2007.
“When Mama Ain’t Happy, Ain’t Nobody Happy,” State Bar of Texas 22nd Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2006, and also Legal Ethics in Texas Seminar, 2005.
“The Money Pit: Liens and Subrogation Interests,” State Bar of Texas 21st Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2005.
“New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine (Same Song  Second Verse),” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 15th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2004.
“New and Old Money Grubbers: Liens, Subrogation and the Made-Whole Doctrine,” Texas Trial Lawyers Association 14th Annual Medical Malpractice Conference, 2003, and also State Bar of Texas “Real Damages After HB4” Seminar, 2004.
“New Malpractice Caps Will Hurt Children, Elderly,” San Antonio Express-News, December 11, 2003, at 7B.
“The Most Commonly Encountered Liens and Subrogation Interests in Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home Negligence Cases,” State Bar of Texas 19th Annual Advanced Personal Injury Law Course, 2003.
“Arizona v. Youngblood: A Blueprint to Convict the Innocent?“ 41 Baylor L. Rev. 775 (1989).
Past Employment Positions
Fulbright & Jaworski, L.L.P, Associate, 1990 to 1994
Boston & Cunningham P.C., Principal, 1994 to 1997
Mayor, Day, Caldwell & Keeton L.L.P., Senior Associate, 1997 to 2001
Maloney & Maloney, P.C., Section Head, 2001 to 2004