Biography

Hartley Hampton 
Houston, Texas
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Hartley Hampton, a partner with Fibich, Hampton, & Leebron L.L.P., 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 1980 and 1981.

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.

Mr. Hampton's 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.).

Mr. Hampton is rated AV Peer Review Rated* through Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for legal ability and ethics.

Areas of Practice:
Deceptive Trade Practices
Consumer Protection
Contracts
Uniform Commercial Code
Class Actions -- Plaintiff
Ethics & Professional Responsibility
Ethics
Professional Responsibility
Debarment
Bad Faith
Errors & Omissions Insurance
Litigation & Appeals
Complex Litigation
Federal Appellate Practice
Federal Trial Practice
State Appellate Practice
State Trial Practice
US Supreme Court
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
Securities Fraud & Insider Trading
Sexual Abuse -- Plaintiff
Toxic Torts
Class Actions
Hazardous Waste
Pesticides
Radiation & Electromagnetic Energy
Toxic Mold
Civil Trial Practice
Medical Malpractice
Catastrophic Injury
Sexual Abuse Trauma
Wrongful Death
Business Disputes
Securities Fraud
Certification/Specialties:
Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization


Civil Trial Advocacy, National Board of Trial Advocacy


Bar Admissions:
Texas, 1977
U.S. District Court Western District of Texas, 1988
U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 1981
U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit, 1981
U.S. Supreme Court
Education:
University of Houston Law Center, Houston, Texas, 1977
J.D.


University of Texas, Austin, Texas, 1972
B.A.


Published Works:
Hampton, Schick & McGehee's Texas Civil Practice And Remedies Code Annotated, (Co-Author), Thompson-West, 2005


Editor, Houston Lawyer


Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, Product Liability, South Texas College of Law, 1980 - 1981


Honors and Awards:
"Texas Super Lawyer" (Texas Monthly)


Best Lawyers in America


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Board of Trial Advocates, Houston Chapter
Past President


International Society of Barristers


Texas Trial Lawyers Association
Past President


Houston Trial Lawyers Association
Past President