NEWS

Houston Business Journal
October 16, 2007
Wayne Fisher was recently featured in the Houston Business Journal in an article discussing his role as counsel for the Houston Astros in a case involving problems in the design and construction Minute Maid Park.

Click on the link below to review the article.
Houston Business Journal - Fisher

2007 Texas Super Lawyers
May 23, 2007
Four partners have been named Texas Super Lawyers for 2007. Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd, Tom Brown and Olan Boudreaux have been named Texas Super Lawyers in the annual publication of Texas Monthly magazine. Super Lawyers are selected through a multi-step process of research and verification with the objective of creating a credible and comprehensive listing of the state's outstanding lawyers. Surveys of practicing attorneys, reviews of industry publications and careful investigation of candidates' experience and accomplishments are conducted. Only the top 5% of the state's attorneys are selected for listing.

Wayne Fisher and Larry Boyd are also listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for the state. Larry Boyd and Tom Brown are also listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for the Houston Region.

Best Lawyers in America
April 18, 2007
Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd and Tom Brown were again named to the annual published list of The Best Lawyers in America. Published since 1983, The Best Lawyers in America is widely regarded as the preeminent referral guide to the legal profession in the United States. Listing is based on exhaustive confidential peer-reviews by other attorneys and judges.

Wayne Fisher has been listed in every edition of this publication and is listed in three categories: Commercial Litigation, Products Liability, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation.

Larry Boyd has been listed since 1995 and is listed for Products Liability, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation.

Tom Brown has been listed since 2005 and is listed for Products Liability, Medical Negligence and Personal Injury Litigation.

Houston's Top Lawyers
April 12, 2007
Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd and Tom Brown have again been named to the "H" magazine list of Houston's Top Lawyers.

See the article and picture below for further details.
Houston's Top Lawyers

Partner Named to Hospital Board
January 19, 2007
In 2007, Wayne Fisher was appointed to the Board of Trustees for Scott & White Hospital and Clinic. Scott & White is Texas' largest multi-specialty practice with patient care provided at the flagship Scott & White Memorial Hospital in Temple, Texas and at fifteen other regional clinics.

Partner Named one of 500 Leading Plaintiff's Lawyers
January 15, 2007
Lawdragon legal magazine recently named Tom Brown to its published list of the 500 Leading Plaintiff's Lawyers in America. Brown was honored in the publication for his role as lead trial counsel in Hinton v. Motor Coach Industries. The article stated: "When a tour bus fatally crashed in 2003, Motor Coach Industries said its bus didn't have seatbelts because they weren't required. Brown argued that safety trumps regulations and won a $17.5 million verdict."

Wayne Fisher settles lawsuit for Houston Astros Baseball team
December 18, 2006
Wayne Fisher represented the Houston Astros in their claim against Connecticut General Life Insurance over the insurance company's refusal to pay the Astros a significant portion of Jeff Bagwell's 2006 salary under an insurance policy. Fisher filed suit on the Astros' behalf contending that Connecticut General had breached its contract to pay the Astros 15.6 million in benefits. The case was successfully settled out of court under confidential terms. Olan Boudreaux and Jim Huguenard also participated in the case.

See news article below for further details.
Bagwell Settlement.pdf

Partners Named Best Lawyers For the People
September 19, 2006
In 2006, Houston's "H" magazine created a special listing of the city's Best Lawyers for the People. Partners Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd and Tom Brown were named to the list.

See photo and article below.
Best Lawyers For the People

Texas Super Lawyers
August 18, 2006
Four partners have been named Texas Super Lawyers for 2006. Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd, Tom Brown and Olan Boudreaux have been named Texas Super Lawyers in the annual publication of Texas Monthly magazine. Super Lawyers are selected through a multi-step process of research and verification with the objective of creating a credible and comprehensive listing of the state's outstanding lawyers. Surveys of practicing attorneys, reviews of industry publications and careful investigation of candidates' experience and accomplishments are conducted. Only the top 5% of the state's attorneys are selected for listing.

Wayne Fisher is also listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for the state. Larry Boyd is also listed in the Top 100 Super Lawyers for the Houston Region.

The 2006 Legacy Honors
July 19, 2006
Wayne Fisher, the founding partner of the firm is honored by Texas' prestigious South Texas School of Law.

Click on the .pdf file below for details.
South Texas Gala.pdf

Texas Rising Star
April 17, 2006
Bernard (B.J.) Johnson was again named a Texas Rising Star in the annual Super Lawyer edition of Texas Monthly magazine. Like the Super Lawyer list, Rising Stars are selected through a combination of peer-nomination and research. Rising Stars represent the best of those lawyers practicing for 10 or fewer years and are nominated by those attorneys who have been named as Super Lawyers.

Partner Elected to American College
March 19, 2006
In 2006, Tom Brown was elected a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. Brown joins partners Wayne Fisher and Larry Boyd in this prestigious group. The ACTL is composed of the best of the trial bar from the United States and Canada and is widely considered to be the premium professional trial organization in America. Membership is limited to the top 1% of lawyers from any state and includes both plaintiff and defense attorneys. Membership is extended by invitation only, after careful investigation, to those experienced trial lawyers who have mastered the art of advocacy and whose careers have been marked by the highest standards of ethics. Wayne Fisher was elected in 1978 and has served on the Board of Regents. Larry Boyd was elected a Fellow in 2004.

Bus crash verdict among most significant in nation
January 5, 2006
A recent verdict in a case handled by Tom Brown and Larry Boyd was identified as one of the most significant verdicts in America. Each year, the VerdictSearch company publishes a list of the top 100 verdicts in the nation. The 2005 publication included the verdict in Hinton et al v. Motorcoach Industries, in which a Waco jury held a bus manufacturer liable for failing to equip its buses with seatbelts and safety glass.

Firm recovers landmark verdict calling for seatbelts on buses
November 3, 2005
On November 3, 2005, a jury in Waco, Texas returned a verdict of $17,583,247.00 for the plaintiffs in the case of Hinton et al v. Motorcoach Industries. Tom Brown and Larry Boyd, along with attorneys from Waco and Austin, represented bus passengers who were injured, and the families of those who were killed, when a charter bus overturned. The attorneys proved to the jury that the bus was unsafe because it lacked seatbelts and safety glass. Seatbelts and safety glass are not mandated on buses by the federal government. However, bus manufacturers are free to install the safety equipment on their buses. The jury found that seatbelts and safety glass are affordable and necessary measures to improve the safety of bus passengers.

This verdict is believed to be the first verdict in America in which a bus manufacturer has been held responsible for failing to make its buses safer.

Partner Inducted into IATL
January 19, 2005
Tom Brown was inducted into the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, joining partner Wayne Fisher as an IATL Fellow. Membership in the Academy is by invitation only and is limited to 500 Fellows from the United States and 100 international Fellows from over 30 countries. Members are engaged in civil and criminal trial practice from both sides of the bar. Members are selected on the basis of experience, character and accomplishments after an extensive investigation. Fellows of the IATL represent the most exceptional trial counsel in the world.

Wayne Fisher has been an IATL Fellow since 1979 and was elected President of the international organization in 1993.

See photo below from induction ceremony.
IATL Induction

Partner Elected to ABOTA
January 18, 2005
Olan Boudreaux was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates in October 2004, joining partners Wayne Fisher, Larry Boyd and Tom Brown. ABOTA is a prestigious trial lawyer organization comprised of outstanding trial lawyers all across America. Members must be nominated by their state's executive counsel, meet rigorous qualification requirements and receive the affirming votes of their peers. An ABOTA member must have extensive trial experience and possess high professional and ethical qualities.