Overview

Mr. Engerrand practices law as President of Brown Sims, P.C. in its Houston, Texas office and teaches as an Adjunct Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center. He supports a number of civic, industry, and charitable groups and serves as President of The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation.

Experience

Representative Matters

Mr. Engerrand’s publications have been cited and quoted by the United States Supreme Court as well as appellate and district courts from California to New York. Four of the past five en banc maritime cases decided by the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit cited his articles. He successfully argued the other case.

Recognition

  • Best Lawyers
  • Super Lawyers
  • Houstonia Top Lawyer
  • Premier Lawyers of America
  • Best Lawyers in Texas
  • Multiple Best Professor Awards at South Texas College of Law Houston 
  • Super Lawers

Memberships

Professional

  • Maritime Law Association
  • Houston Bar Associations
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Texas Association of Defense Counsel
  • Order of the Coif
  • Phi Beta Kappa
  • Phi Kappa Phi
  • Phi Delta Phi
  • Mariners Club
  • Propeller Club
  • Texas Bar Foundation

News

Speaking Engagements

For the past 46 years Mr. Engerrand has lectured on legal subjects in courses and seminars presented by The University of Texas, Tulane University, The University of Houston, Louisiana State University, Loyola University, South Texas College of Law Houston, and The University of St. Thomas, as well as to meetings and seminars presented for The United States Department of Labor, The State Bar of Texas, The State Bar of Louisiana, The International Association of Drilling Contractors, The Workers’ Compensation Educational Conference, The National Association of Marine Surveyors, The International Transportation Management Association, the Houston Claims Association, and a host of other groups.

Mr. Engerrand has written extensively, with more than 1000 papers presented at seminars and conferences. His publications include: Maritime Oilfield Contracts Reconsidered, 41 Hous. J. Int’l Law 241 (2019); Escape from the Labyrinth: Call for the Admiralty Judges of the Supreme Court to Reconsider Seaman Status, 40 Hous. J. Int’l Law 741 (2018); Collateral Source Issues in Maintenance and Cure Cases, 42 Tul. Mar. L.J. 1 (2017); Removal of Admiralty Suits, 41 Tul. Mar. L. J. 1 (2016); Admiralty Jury Trials Reconsidered, 12 Loy. Mar. L.J. 73 (2013); The Relationship Among General Maritime Law, OPA, and OCSLA, 25 U. San. Fran. Mar. L.J. 253 (2013); Vessel Status Reconsidered, 11 Loy. Mar. L.J. 213 (2013); Forum Selection and Arbitration Clauses in Seamen’s Injury Claims, 11 Loy. Mar. L.J. 109 (2012); Indemnity for Gross Negligence in Maritime Oilfield Contracts, 10 Loy. Mar. L.J. 319 (2012); A Tedious Balance: Third-Party Claims under the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act, 10 Loy. Mar. L.J. 1 (2011); Jones Act Issues after Norfolk Southern Railway v. Sorrell, 6 Loy. Mar. L. J. 1 (2008); Primer on Maintenance and Cure, 18 U. San. Fran. Mar. L.J. 41 (2005-06); Primer of Remedies on the Outer Continental Shelf, 4 Loy. Mar. L. J.  19 (2005); Medicare Set-Asides and Protecting the Parties’ Interests in Longshore Claims, 3 Loy. Mar. L.J. 11 (2004); The Fleet Rule for Seaman Status: The Peril of Perils, 2 Loy. Mar. L.J. 92 (2003); DOHSA’s Reach: What Are the High Seas Beyond a Marine League from Shore? 1 Loy. Mar. L.J. 1 (2002); Changes in Pursuing and Defending Attorney’s Fees Claims in the Fifth and Ninth Circuits, 14 U. San Fran. Mar. L.J. 155 (2001-02); Recent Developments in Admiralty Law in the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit, 24 Tul. Mar. L. J. 741 (2000); Recent Developments in Admiralty Law in the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit, 20 Hous. J. Int’l L. 265 (1998); Removal and Remand of Admiralty Suits, 21 Tulane Mar. L. J. 383 (1997); Recent Developments in Admiralty Law in the United States Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit, and the Eleventh Circuit, 18 Hous. J. Int'l L. 709 (1996); Seaman Status Reconstructed, 32 S. Tex. L. Rev. 169 (1991); Admiralty Law, 23 Tort & Ins. L.J. 251 (1988); Seaman Status Reconsidered, 24 S. Tex. L.J. 431 (1983); The Continuing Conflict Between Congress & the Supreme Court over the Standard of Care in Longshore Third Party Actions, 22 S. Tex. L.J. 423 (1981); Troubled Waters for Seaman’s Wrongful Death Actions, 12 J. Mar. Law & Com. 327 (1980), reprinted in 21 S. Tex. L.J. 191 (1980).

Mr. Engerrand is author of the casebook, Admiralty Environmental and Insurance Issues, Fifth Edition, © 2020, the chapter “Concurrent Jurisdiction” in The Longshore Textbook, Seventh Edition, and the monthly Longshore/Maritime Update, summarizing all of the maritime decisions issued throughout the United States.

Education

University of Texas School of Law, cum laude, 1976

Florida State University, magna cum laude, 1973

Admissions

  • Texas, 1976
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals – Federal, Fifth, Ninth, and Eleventh Circuits
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims
  • U.S. District Courts – Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
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