43 Years Martindale-Hubbell AV Rated; Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law

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Named, TX SupLaw TX Month Mag, 2003-2013; Cert Dip (Highest) NatCollTrAdv

R. Gary Stephens

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Bd Cert Pers Inj Trial law TX Bd Leg Spec; Cert Dipl Nat Coll Tr Adv; Texas Super Lawyer in Texas Monthly Magazine, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013; Texas Trial Lawyers Association Director and Director Emeritus 1985-2007

 Professional Background:  B.B.A. University of Houston 1972; J. D. South Texas College of Law, 1975; Admitted to the State Bar of Texas, 1975; Admitted to practice:  U.S. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fiifth Cir.; U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas; U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas; U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; U.S. District Court for the D. C. Circuit

Memberships:  State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Oklahoma, Pro Hac Vice 2015--2018, 2019; Fort Bend County Bar Assoc; ATLA School, Reno 1976; AAJ, formerly A.T.L.A, Pres Cl, Lead F 2003-2008, NatFinCoun, Founding JusLComm 1995-1996, 2007-2008 & 2011-12, Nat CollTrAdv; HTLA; TTLA, (Past Dir 1982-1992); TTLA, Chmn Fund Comm, 1992-93; TTLA, ChmnPolCommicComm; CollMaster AdvBarr, SenC; HBar FoundFell; RosPoundF, Fell; ChristLegSoc (Houston Chapter); (AIEG); CivJusF; TLPJ; PubCit; Tx Watch;TLColl, Gerry Spence; DipNatInstitTrAdv; Coll SBOT; HBA, AdminJusComm2008-11; ABA ProdLiabPremLiab VCh1980-85

 Primary Area(s) of Practice

 Forty-three (43) years trial exp over 300 trial, 1000s cases in prod liab, wr death, int torts quad, parapl, TBI, med mal, ins bad faith, admir, comm truck acc, veh roll-over, grade crossing wrecks, libel and slander, comm lit, Burns, pipeline expl, process safety.

 Teaching & Publications

Adj Prof Torts, 1980-82; Prod Liab 1981-1983 (STCL); Col SBOT 1998-2002; FacTXC TrAdv FedCivPracInst; ABA VChmn Prod Liab, Gen LiabConsLawComm (1979-1984). Author: "Products Liability, A Survey of Judicial Adoption", ABA, San Francisco, 1982; Locating the Punitive Damages Witness (ATLA, 1995).

Civil Involvement

Chmn Bd, Hobby Comm Bank (1987-1990), Fin Comm, FirstBapHou(1993-95, 1998-00), ). Apart min for FBC at Brompton (1989-91). Mayor Bill White's Mayor's Vet Task F COH 2007-08. USAF (1963-67).