Personal Injury Lawyers
in Houston, Baytown and Galveston, Texas
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
A personal injury lawyer who is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law must have handled jury trials dealing with matters such as vehicle accidents, worker's compensation, premises liability, products liability, statutory tort claims, maritime accidents, or social security claims which involve a physical or mental injury to a person. The personal injury lawyer must also have extensive knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure, and other substantive law involved in the trial of personal injury cases.
To become Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, a lawyer must also have:
- Been licensed to practice law for at least five years
- Devoted a required percentage of practice to personal injury trial law for at least three years
- Handled a wide variety of personal injury trial law matters to demonstrate experience and involvement
- Attended personal injury trial law continuing education seminars regularly to keep legal training up to date
- Been evaluated by fellow lawyers and judges
- Passed a day-long written examination
Initial certification is valid for a period of five years. To remain certified, an attorney must apply for recertification every five years and meet practice, peer review and continuing legal education requirements for the specialty field.
The consumer can identify a Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certified attorney in one of many ways. A Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certified attorney is entitled to indicate certification on business cards and letterhead by stating "Board Certified- Personal Injury Trial Law- Texas Board of Legal Specialization." Special Competence awarded by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and list the certification in legal directories and telephone listings under "Attorneys- Board Certified."
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was created by, and operates under the authority of, the Supreme Court of Texas. Its members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.
The Board administers the program by which an attorney may earn a certificate of special competence in a particular field of law. The program is voluntary and is funded entirely by fees imposed on participating personal injury lawyers.
For more information please write to:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
P. O. Box 12487
Austin, Texas 78711-2487
or call
(512) 463-1454
(800) 204-2222 ext. 1454
Fax (512) 477-7719
Providing Comprehensive Legal Representation to Clients in
Houston and Throughout the Texas Gulf Coast
Marc Whitehead & Associates – Attorneys at Law, L.L.P.
5300 Memorial, Suite 725 | Houston, Texas 77007
Houston: (713) 228-8888
Fax: (713) 225-0940
Toll Free: (800) 562-9830
