Find Lawyers in Houston, Texas for Personal Injury Litigation - Defendants

Fields Alexander has won verdicts for both plaintiffs and defendants in a number of difficult venues. His success with juries has been recognized by his peers, as evidenced by his election into the International Society of Barristers, The American Board of Trial Advocates, and by his repeated recognition as one of the best lawyers in America in several practice areas. He has a national practice, and frequently appears for clients not only across Texas, but throughout the country. He has also ...

Robert E. Ammons is the founding partner of The Ammons Law Firm. Rob received his B.A. from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. After receiving an academic scholarship, Rob continued his education at Baylor University School of Law where he was Editor of the Baylor Law Review, a member of the Order of the Barristers, and a member of Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity. He received his J.D. cum laude in 1988 and was selected to serve as a Briefing Attorney for the Texas Supreme Court.Rob has represen...

Mike Bell focuses his practice on complex business litigation and arbitration. He has extensive expertise in handling disputes involving contracts, UCC, fraud, fiduciary duty, corporate and partnership duties, business torts, energy, lender liability, real estate, and insurance recovery. Mr. Bell is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He is a member of the Panel of Distinguished Neutrals of the International Institute of Conflict Prevention and Resol...

From early in his practice, John has represented leading industry sector companies in the earliest stages of emerging legal claims and evolving scientific knowledge. He has broad experience in the development of strategies, witness selection and preparation, scientific evidence, corporate knowledge and conduct, and trials. Where trials have not been the best course he has negotiated wise settlements, sometimes with novel settlement procedures for efficient and economical tort damages evaluati...

Board Certified in Civil Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, Howard Close has tried and arbitrated difficult assignments from patent and trade secret litigation in northeast Texas to multiple death and burn cases along the Texas-Mexico border, to massive coverage cases in Beaumont. He and his team have tried state and national class actions, medical device, oil & gas, nursing home, insurance coverage and intellectual property matters in both state and Federal Court. He a...

Jeff is co-chair of Bradley's Oil and Gas Law team and is a recognized trial lawyer who represents energy sector companies in complex oil and gas litigation involving catastrophic personal injury, wrongful death, surface and downhole tool incidents, and royalty and mineral interest disputes. Jeff has significant experience in both the legal and technical issues related to oil and gas exploration, and has been lead counsel in over 100 matters resulting from oilfield incidents. He has tried cas...

Parker Fauntleroy is an experienced litigator and trial counselor whose practice primarily focuses on working with companies involved in catastrophic claims and complex disputes in Commercial Construction, Oil and Gas, Electrical, Communication and Gas Utilities, and Trucking Industries. Parker operates from a philosophy that protecting the client’s brand and business relationships is one of the most critical components of his work. He serves as a trusted advisor to clients; protecting ...

Sammy Ford IV has tried over 20 cases before judges, juries, and arbitrators in his career, averaging more than two trials per year. He represents companies and individuals around the country in all manner of civil matters, including complex commercial litigation, business torts, securities and consumer class actions, and catastrophic personal injury cases. He is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. In 2017, he served as second chair in a tr...

No stranger to a construction site, John Grayson worked his way through college as a laborer, equipment operator and pouring concrete in the Houston area. While a student, he pumped gas and fixed flats at a service station and worked in the History Dept at Texas A&M University. Grayson is a Principal in Cokinos | Young and represents major contractors, EPC contractors, subcontractors, pipeline contractors and owners, mechanical contractors and owners in complex construction matters across...

Patty Hair has over twenty-five years of experience in litigating cases before Texas state and federal courts, presenting cases to arbitration panels and briefing and arguing cases before Texas state and federal appellate courts. Her experience has involved all aspects of commercial litigation, including disputes involving commercial and residential construction, real property development, oil and gas interests, employment, partnerships, contracts, leases, trade secrets and indemnity provisio...

Mike Hendryx represents clients in a variety of commercial, coverage, tort, environmental and employment fields. He has tried numerous cases in Texas and state and federal courts and represented clients in jurisdictions outside of Texas. At various times Mike served as regional trial and coordinating counsel. Mike’s accomplishments as a trial lawyer have been recognized by his peers, who have elected him as a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a group of t...

Cory Itkin has established a reputation as one of the most aggressive and prepared trial lawyers in the country. His experience includes maritime accidents, trucking accidents, plant explosions, and other high-stakes personal injury cases. Mr. Itkin has won verdicts and settlements for clients in more than two dozen states. He also obtained favorable results in the high-profile litigation involving families who lost loved ones or workers who were injured in the BP Deepwater Horizon explosion ...

David Kirby is a shareholder in the firm and represents businesses and individuals in arbitration, litigation, and appellate matters, including insurance, commercial, energy, pipeline, contract, personal injury, products liability, and premises liability disputes. He handles matters from inception, including investigation and work-up, through trial and appeal. Mr. Kirby’s practice also focuses on commercial risk management, where he advises clients on insurance coverage, contractual ris...

Walter Lynch is a name partner at Houston’s Jordan, Lynch & Cancienne. He is a seasoned trial lawyer whose experience includes a wide range of matters, including intellectual property, medical issues, personal injury and complex commercial litigation. Mr. Lynch’s previous work as a management consultant is one of the reasons he is able to understand complex matters quickly and effectively identify issues, arguments and opportunities for his clients. Mr. Lynch has tried cases i...

For more than 35 years, Joe Redden has tried scores of cases to jury verdicts in both state and federal courts, representing both plaintiffs and defendants. His docket has included cases involving patent infringement, theft of trade secrets, product liability, oil and gas, breach of contract, fraud, personal injury, and complex commercial litigation. In recent years, he has tried four patent infringement cases to jury verdicts in Marshall, Texas, and Fresno, California. Mr. Redden is also act...

Gwen is a shareholder of Godwin Lewis PC and working out of the firm's office in Houston, Texas, Gwen E. Richard has been aggressively advocating for her clients for more than 25 years. Ms. Richard's practice of law is divided primarily between business and civil law matters. She also accepts some personal injury defense, products liability and professional malpractice litigation matters. Other cases include those involving business and commercial litigation as well as insurance coverage disp...

Dan is a Director at Coats Rose with more than thirty-two years of experience in the practice of law. After receiving his degree from Georgetown University School of Law, he joined the firm of Butler & Binion. In 1985, he joined the firm of Cook, Davis & McFall and became that firm’s first new partner in 1986. In 1990, Dan formed Davis & Shank and subsequently joined the Coats Rose team in 2000. During his career, Dan has successfully tried numerous cases involving a broad r...

Jon Shoebotham focuses his practice on product liability, environmental litigation, commercial litigation, pharmaceutical, and medical device litigation. Three of the cases he has tried to jury verdict have been selected by The National Law Journal as among the most significant defense verdicts in the United States. He is a member of the Texas and New York state bars and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Ct. of App., Fifth Circuit; U.S. Dist. Ct., E. Dist. Texas; U.S. Dist. Ct., N. Dist...

For over twenty-eight years, Paul Smith has been very successful trying many different types of cases to juries. He has also tried numerous bench trials and argued in federal and state appellate courts. Paul has tried a variety of cases on both sides of the docket, including oil & gas, environmental, commercial, personal injury, products liability, professional liability and employment cases. Paul started his career in the Tort section at Vinson and Elkins before joining Ware Jackson. He ...

Mr. Weinstein is the senior partner of Weinstein Tippetts & Little. Prior to founding WTL, he served as the managing partner and litigation section leader of the Houston office of Pillsbury Winthrop, an international full service law firm, and also as co-leader of that firm’s national product liability practice section. He started his career in 1981 as a trial lawyer with Fulbright & Jaworski in Houston, and later formed his own boutique litigation firm, concentrating on complex comme...