Instructors

Adrienne Gasser

Ms. Gasser joined Downs Stanford, P.C. in December 2013 in the Houston-area office, is a shareholder, and handles Insurance defense of Texas Workers’ Compensation claims. Prior to joining Downs Stanford, P.C., Ms. Gasser worked for another Houston law firm as a Claimant’s attorney where she managed Workers’ Compensation cases and attended mediations and trials. Ms. Gasser graduated from St. Edwards University with Honors, with a B.A. in English Writing and Rhetoric in 1999 and received her J.D. in 2006 from the University of Houston Law Center.

Stuart Colburn

Mr. Colburn is a shareholder of Downs Stanford and opened the Austin, Texas, office. He is board certified in Workers’ Compensation Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a certified lobbyist and attends Legislative meetings and hearings. Mr. Colburn is the firm’s representative at Division meetings. Mr. Colburn has extensive experience in all phases of dispute resolution before the Division of Worker’s Compensation and in district courts across the state. He is extremely active in the education of attorneys, adjusters and employers for workers’ compensation and bad faith allegations and is certified by the Texas Department of Insurance as a continuing education provider. Mr. Colburn is the founder and first chair of the State Bar of Texas Workers’ Compensation Section. He also serves as the Course Director for numerous programs including the Texas State Bar’s Advanced Workers’ Compensation Seminar and Texas Workers’ Compensation Forum. Mr. Colburn is the co-author of the Texas Workers’ Compensation Handbook published by LexisNexis. He serves on the Executive Committee of the LexisNexis Advisory Board for Larson’s on Workers’ Compensation. He serves as founder and first chair of executive committee for the workers’ compensation subgroup for Primerus Defense Institute.

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