A Houston personal injury lawyer who is Board Certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Trial Law must have handled jury trials dealing with matters such as auto accidents, worker injuries, premises liability, products liability, statutory tort claims, maritime accidents, or social security claims which involve a physical or mental injury to a person. The personal injury lawyer must also have extensive knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure, and other substantive law involved in the trial of personal injury cases.
To become Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, a lawyer must also have:
Initial certification is valid for a period of five years. To remain certified, an attorney must apply for recertification every five years and meet practice, peer review and continuing legal education requirements for the specialty field.
The consumer can identify a Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certified attorney in one of many ways. A Personal Injury Trial Law Board Certified attorney is entitled to indicate certification on business cards and letterhead by stating "Board Certified- Personal Injury Trial Law- Texas Board of Legal Specialization." Special Competence awarded by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization, and list the certification in legal directories and telephone listings under "Attorneys- Board Certified."
The Texas Board of Legal Specialization was created by, and operates under the authority of, the Supreme Court of Texas. Its members are appointed by the President of the State Bar of Texas.
The Board administers the program by which an attorney may earn a certificate of special competence in a particular field of law. The program is voluntary and is funded entirely by fees imposed on participating personal injury lawyers.
For more information please write to:
Texas Board of Legal Specialization
P. O. Box 12487
Austin, Texas 78711-2487
or call
(512) 463-1454
(800) 204-2222 ext. 1454
Fax (512) 477-7719