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

Areas of Practice

• Deceptive Trade Practices
• Business & Commercial Law
• Consumer Protection
• Contracts
• Uniform Commercial Code
• Class Actions -- Plaintiff
• Sex Offenses
• Hazardous Waste
• Ethics & Professional Responsibility
• Ethics
• Professional Responsibility
• Debarment
• Health & Health Care Law
• Bad Faith
• Errors & Omissions Insurance
• Litigation & Appeals
• Class Actions
• Complex Litigation
• Federal Appellate Practice
• Federal Trial Practice
• State Appellate Practice
• State Trial Practice
• US Supreme Court
• Wrongful Death -- Defense
• Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
• Animal Bites -- Plaintiff
• Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff
• Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff
• Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Premises Liability -- Plaintiff
• Property Damage -- Plaintiff
• Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff
• Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff
• Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff
• Products Liability Law
• Apparel
• Asbestos
• Chemicals & Cosmetics
• Food & Agricultural Products
• Machinery & Tools
• Medical Products & Devices
• Motor Vehicle Defects
• Pharmaceutical Products
• Recreational Products
• Legal Malpractice
• Medical Malpractice
• Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
• Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff
• Toxic Torts
• Pesticides
• Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy
• Toxic Mold
• Civil Trial Practice
• Catastrophic Injury
• Sexual Abuse Trauma
• Wrongful Death
• Business Disputes
• Securities Fraud

Honors and Awards

• "Texas Super Lawyer" (Texas Monthly)
• Best Lawyers in America

Published Works

• Hampton, Schick & McGehee's Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Annotated, (Co-Author), Thompson-West, 2005
• Editor, Houston Lawyer

Classes and Seminars

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

West Practice Categories

Deceptive Trade Practices, Business & Commercial Law, Consumer Protection, Contracts, Uniform Commercial Code, Class Actions -- Plaintiff, Sex Offenses, Hazardous Waste, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Ethics, Professional Responsibility, Debarment, Health & Health Care Law, Bad Faith, Errors & Omissions Insurance, Litigation & Appeals, Class Actions, Complex Litigation, Federal Appellate Practice, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, US Supreme Court, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Aviation Accidents -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Property Damage -- Plaintiff, Railroad Accidents -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Products Liability Law, Apparel, Asbestos, Chemicals & Cosmetics, Food & Agricultural Products, Machinery & Tools, Medical Products & Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Pharmaceutical Products, Recreational Products, Legal Malpractice, Medical Malpractice, Securities Fraud & Insider Trading, Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff, Toxic Torts, Pesticides, Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy, Toxic Mold