Cynthia Timms, Chair of the Appellate Practice Group, practices civil appellate law and has a wide range of experience in appellate matters, including oil and gas, state and federal class action proceedings, arbitration, intellectual property, punitive damages and other civil business matters. She has represented clients in over 100 appeals in Texas, the U.S. Supreme Court, and the 1st, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 11th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals. She is also active in a number of American Bar Association and State Bar organizations, and is currently working to organize appellate attorneys within the nation for the ABA and writing proposed changes to the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.