Members of the firm have a number of accomplishments of which they are particularly pleased. They include:

• Recognized by Best Lawyers In America for representation of individuals since 1983
• Chosen among Texas Super Lawyers since its inception
• Recognized by Texas Super Lawyers as one of the top 100 lawyers in Houston, Beaumont and Corpus Christi area, 2005
• Chaired the Houston Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section
• Taught Civil Trial Advocacy at the University of Houston School of Law
• Past President of the Texas Consumer Association
• Advisor to the Benefits Review Board Service, Longshore Reporter
• Graduated number one in law school class

The firm's attorneys are experienced and have been setting legal precedents since the late 1970's while representing employees, injured individuals and oil and gas producers.

Our attorneys' published cases include:

Southeastern Pipe Line Co. v. Tichacek, 997 S.W.2d 166 (Tex. 1999).

Trammel Crow Co. v. Harkinson, 944 S.W.2d 631 (Tex. 1997).

Moncrief v. ANR Pipeline Co., 95 S.W.3d 544 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2002).

Tesoro Petroleum Corp. v. Nabors Drilling USA, Inc., 106 S.W.3d 118 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2002).

Wiltz v. Maersk, Inc., 135 F.Supp.2d 783 (S.D. Tex. 2001).

North Central Oil Corp. v. Louisiana Land & Exploration Co., 22 S.W.3d 572 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 2000).

Moncrief v. Williston Basin Interstate Pipeline Co., 174 F.3d 1150 (10th Cir. 1999).

Southeastern Pipe Line Co. v. Tichacek, 977 S.W.2d 393 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1998).

McDill v. VSSI Tokyo, Inc., 920 F.Supp. 727 (S.D.Tex. 1996).

Harkinson v. Trammel Crow Co., 915 S.W.2d 28 (Tex. App. - Dallas 1995).

Nicor Explor. Co. v. Florida Gas Trans. Co., 911 S.W.2d 479 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1995).

Quanto Int'l Co. v. Lloyd, 897 S.W.2d 482 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 1995).

Thorpe v. Volkert, 882 S.W.2d 592 (Tex. App. - Houston [1st Dist.] 1994).

Shearson Lehman Hutton, Inc. v. Tucker, 806 S.W.2d 914 (Tex. App. - Corpus Christi 1991).

Texports Stevedores Co. v. Director, Office of Workers' Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of Labor, Edward M. Maples, and Joe Mazzanti, 931 F.2d 331 (5th Cir. 1991).

Tillman v. Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc., 732 F.Supp. 1402 (S.D. Tex. 1990).

Castorina v. Lykes Bros. SS Co., Inc., 758 F.2d 1025 (5th Cir. 1985).

Strachan Shipping Co. v. Nash, 782 F.2d 513 (5th Cir. 1986).

Landry v. Carlson Mooring Service, 643 F.2d 1080 (5th Cir. 1981).

Diamond M. Drilling Co. v. Marshall, 577 F.2d 1003 (5th Cir. 1978).