Attorneys

Law Firm (1 of 168).jpg

TREK DOYLE | PARTNER

trek@doyleseelbach.com

512.960.4892

Trek has successfully litigated personal injury and commercial cases for almost 30 years since he graduated from University of Texas School of Law with honors. Trek has represented individuals as well as national retailers, insurers, major domestic and foreign automobile, tire, and other product manufacturers. Years ago, Trek even represented citizens of this great country who had been falsely accused of criminal acts (but now that generally only happens when the federal court “asks”).

Trek's current clients include Fortune 100 retailers, and he has developed sophisticated strategies for handling personal injury claims filed by employees of companies who do not subscribe (i.e., "nonsubscribers") to Texas workers' compensation. Trek regularly advises employers on the interpretation of occupational plans and defends ERISA and other employment-related discrimination claims.

Prior to founding Doyle & Seelbach PLLC, Trek worked as a litigation partner at Winstead PC, one of the largest law firms in Texas. Prior to that Trek worked in the product liability section of Clark, Thomas & Winters.

Representative Experience

  • Representation of companies in personal injury disputes, including general liability and employee injury claims filed against employers who do not subscribe to the Texas workers’ compensation scheme

  • Representation of employers in ERISA and traditional labor and employment-related claims

  • Representation of product manufacturers in product liability claims 

  • Representation of parties in business and commercial litigation

Extended Bio

Trek attended law school thirty years ago at the University of Texas in Austin. While there, Trek served as an editor on the American Journal of Criminal Law. To gain practical skills, Trek participated in the Criminal Defense Clinic as well as the Mental Health Clinic. In the Mental Health Clinic, Trek was honored to represent self-proclaimed “Al Capone” and the “Emperor of Saturn.” Both experiences gave him a deeper understanding of what it truly means to represent a client. Trek graduated with honors in 1994. 

Prior to law school, Trek attended the University of Texas in the colorful eighties. He graduated with high honors in 1989. In between his undergraduate days and law school, Trek lived in Japan and taught English as part of Japan’s JET program.

Trek grew up in San Antonio, Texas where he graduated from John Marshall High School. Unfortunately, Trek caused a car wreck when he was sixteen (thankfully, no one was seriously injured) and got deposed by a well-known San Antonio area plaintiff’s lawyer on his seventeenth birthday. The case went all the way to the eve of trial before it settled. Trek figured out then that his lawyer was thoroughly unprepared and did not even know the identity of key fact witnesses. From that moment, Trek was destined to become a lawyer. 

Trek lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, Kristen. Their son, Cason, lives in New York City pursuing his dream of working in the entertainment industry in front of or behind the camera.

Education

University of Texas School of Law

  • J.D., 1994, honors

  • Order of the Coif

  • Notes Editor, American Journal of Criminal Law

  • Criminal Defense Clinic

  • Mental Health Clinic

University of Texas

  • B.A., 1985 with high honors

  • Liberal arts “undecided” (for longer than was appropriate)

Awards & Recognition

  • Texas Super Lawyer 2022-2023 (now that he is older)

  • Texas Rising Star (years ago when he was younger and therefore eligible)

  • Texas Bar Foundation Fellow

Publications and Speaking Engagements

  • Healthcare Industry Breakout, 21st Annual PartnerSource Employer’s Conference, September 30, 2021

  • Will there be Texas work injury lawsuits alleging COVID-19 coronavirus exposure? Perhaps, but employees who file COVID-19 lawsuits against their employers may face an uphill battle; Article, April 20, 2020

  • Opting Out of Workers’ Compensation in Texas, Lockton Law Day, February 13, 2020

  • A Commitment to Employee Care - Aligned, Balanced and Connected, 18th Annual PartnerSource Employer’s Conference, October 25, 2018

  • Legal Panel: Focus on Texas Nonsubscription, Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers, Annual Meeting, May 2, 2018

  • Defining the Employer's Duty to Train; Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers – Capitol Update; November 30, 2016

  • Investigation and Evaluation of Liability in Nonsubscriber Claims; York Risk Services Group Training, 2016

  • Flip Side Of Texas High Court's Austin v. Kroger Decision; Law 360, September 2, 2015

  • Texas Supreme Court Further Limits Slip-and-Fall Liability For Premises Owners and Employers; Law 360, June 2015

  • Putting Texas Premises Liability Law In Perspective; Law 360, 2015

  • Legal Considerations for Nonsubscriber Lifting Injury & Premises Liability Claims; TXANS 24th Annual Conference, 2014

Professional, Charitable and Community Organizations

  • Wonders & Worries, Board President, Vice President, and Member 2007-2016

  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, fundraising through Team in Training (2006 San Diego Marathon, 2008 Tahoe Century Ride, 2010 Fredericksburg three-day ride, 2013 Kerrville Half-Iron Triathlon)

 Admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit

  • U.S. District Court, Northern, Southern, Eastern and Western Districts of Texas

  • Texas State Courts