Ken is an experienced litigator with over twenty-three years experience who defends liability claims asserted against physicians, hospitals and other health care clients. He is AV-Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and devotes his practice to litigation, professional licensure and employment matters in Texas and Oklahoma. Ken represents a diverse clientele which includes general liability insurers, employers, hospitals, academic medical centers, governmental health care entities, physicians and nurses. As a former municipal judge for the City of El Paso, he serves clients with a particularly adept understanding of courtroom procedure. Ken also spent many years as the corporate litigation counsel for the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center which gives him a global perspective on both prevention and management of health care and employment liability, compliance, and professional licensure.

Representative Experience

• Represents physicians, nurses, hospitals and other individual and institutional health care providers in complex medical negligence litigation.
• Frequent lecturer on liability, legislative, operational, medical and licensure issues. Former law school professor who taught health law and litigation.
• Represents health care professionals in licensure and disciplinary actions by state and federal licensing and regulatory authorities.
• Over 20 years of first chair trial experience in complex medical negligence, general liability, and employment lawsuits.
• Managed liability claims for a self insurance fund with over $60 million in reserves.

Education

• Texas Tech University School of Law, J.D.
• University of Texas at El Paso, B.S.

Affiliations & Honors

• State Bar of Texas, Litigation and Health Law Sections
• Adjunct Faculty, Texas Tech School of Medicine, 1995-2002
• Adjunct Faculty, Texas Tech School of Law, 1998-2002
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Defense Research Institute
• Retired U.S. Army Officer

Admitted

• Texas
• Oklahoma
• United States District Courts for the Northern, Eastern and Southern Districts of Texas
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Speeches & Publications

Things You Need To Know From A Health Lawyer
American Society of Breast Surgeons Annual Meeting
Las Vegas, Nevada
April 2010

Legal Issues for Nurses in a Changing Health Care System
Texas Tech School of Nursing
Lubbock, Texas

Legal Liability Issues
Texas College of Emergency Physicians
Austin, Texas

Grand Rounds for Staff and Resident Physicians
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas

Legal Aspects of Nursing
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Odessa, Texas

Nursing: Legal Issues in Every Realm
Texas Tech School of Nursing, Packard Lab
Junction, Texas

Legal Issues for Health Care Professionals
Midland College
Midland, Texas

Documentation and End of Life Issues
East Texas Medical Center
Tyler, Texas

Documentation Under the Legal Microscope
The El Paso Physician
Braxton, Ken Jr., Poe, K. (2000)

Disclosure of Medical Errors-Is Honesty The Best Policy Legally?
ABA Health eSource. March 2006
Braxton, K. and Poe, K.
(re-printed in SorryWorks Newsletter, 2006)

Tort Reform and the Government Physician
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
El Paso, Texas
March 2007

The Changing Legal Climate: Tort Reform and Beyond
Texas Tech School of Nursing
Odessa, Texas
April 2007

How Should Hospital Policy Address Apologies to Patients
AHLA HHS Newsletter Volume 9 Issue 2

Peer Review, Credentialing and Employment Issues for Health Care Providers
Frisco, Texas
September 2007

Legal and Licensure Issues for Nurses
San Angelo, Texas
January 2008

Basic Risk Management for Interventional Procedures
Interventional Pain Management, 2nd Edition
Saunders 2008

Texas Medical Board Investigations
Texas Health Law Conference
November 2008
Austin, Texas