Hartley Hampton - Houston, TX

Hartley Hampton Law Firm Overview

Hartley Hampton has provided a wide range of sophisticated legal services to his clients since 1977. He has experience in virtually every aspect of complex civil litigation and has represented families from all walks of life, as well as businesses both large and small. He has handled personal injury cases involving medical and legal malpractice, defective products, premises liability, oilfield accidents and airplane and helicopter crashes, as well as securities fraud and business disputes.

Hampton is board certified in Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization and certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.

Hampton is past president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, past president of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association, past president of the Houston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, and a member the International Society of Barristers.

He was editor of the Houston Lawyer in 1986, and taught product liability at South Texas College of Law in 1990 and 1991.

He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and the U.S. district courts for the southern, eastern, western districts of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

His peers have voted Hartley a "Texas Super Lawyer," an honor that places him in the top 5% of attorneys in the state, every year that the list has been featured in Texas Monthly. He has also been selected by his peers for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America (Copyright Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.) for years. Hampton is rated AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics.

*CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.

Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards.

Catastrophic Injuries
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Construction Site Accidents
Motor Vehicle Accidents
Truck Accidents
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Severe Burns
Sexual Abuse
Wrongful Death Claims

Frequent Case Types

• Hospital Errors and Injuries in Houston, TX
• Nursing Errors and Injuries in Houston, TX
• Surgical Error and Injuries in Houston, TX

Practice Areas

• Medical Malpractice
• Birth Injuries
• Catastrophic Injury
• Brain Injuries
• Civil Trial Practice
• Complex Litigation
• Medical Products & Devices
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff
• Legal Malpractice
• Professional Negligence

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, Product Liability, South Texas College of Law, 1980 - 1981