Provost Umphrey Attorneys Earn Selection to Best Lawyers in America 2016
BEAUMONT, Texas – More
than half the attorneys from the Texas-based law firm
Provost Umphrey are being recognized among the top lawyers in
the nation in the 2016 edition of
The
Best Lawyers in America
, one of the oldest and most respected guides to the
legal industry.
In all, 14 Provost
Umphrey lawyers are included in
Best
Lawyers
for 2016, with Bryan O. Blevins Jr. earning additional
recognition as the Beaumont Lawyer of the Year for plaintiffs’ product
liability litigation, one of the firm’s core areas of practice. This marks the
fourth year that Mr. Blevins has been listed in
Best Lawyers.
“It is very gratifying
to be selected Lawyer of the Year since
Best
Lawyers
is based on the opinions of other attorneys who work in the same
area of law,” says Mr. Blevins. “Like everyone in our firm, I’m committed to
protecting our clients against corporate wrongdoing and making sure they
receive justice.”
Firm founder
Walter Umphrey is included in Best Lawyers for the 25th
consecutive year based on his work in plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation. James E. Payne was selected for the
10
th time, and Joseph J. Fisher II earned recognition for
the fifth time, both for their courtroom efforts on behalf of personal injury plaintiffs.
“There are few, if any,
law firms of our size with more than half of their lawyers honored in
Best Lawyers as a result of their track
records in product liability and personal injury trials,” says Mr. Payne. “We
do our best work in the courtroom, which is reflected by this recognition.”
Four Provost Umphrey
attorneys earned their second consecutive selections to the
Best Lawyers listing in 2016, including Edward Fisher,
D'Juana Parks
and Aaryn Kemp Giblin for their work in
plaintiffs’ personal injury litigation, and
Matthew C. Matheny for his representation
of plaintiffs in mass tort litigation, class actions and personal injury
litigation.
The Provost Umphrey
attorneys honored for the first time in
Best
Lawyers
include David P. Wilson,J. Keith Hyde and Jane Swearingen Leger for plaintiffs’
personal injury litigation, and
Christopher T. Kirchmer and Colin D. Moore for their work in
plaintiffs’ product liability litigation.
Darren L. Brown was honored for the
first time based on his work for plaintiffs in personal injury and product
liability litigation.
For 50 years, Provost Umphrey’s mission has remained to seek justice for
those most in need – those who have suffered a personal injury or death due to
the wrongful conduct of others. Our attorneys fight for our clients nationwide
with offices in Beaumont and Houston, Texas, and Nashville, Tennessee. Led by
Walter Umphrey, Provost Umphrey continues to be one of the most successful
trial law firms in the nation by remaining
Hard-Working
Lawyers for Hard-Working People
.