Brown is certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in Personal Injury Law. He was admitted to the Texas Bar in 1991 and is licensed to practice in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas and the U.S. Supreme Court. His areas of practice in include health law, personal injury, toxic tort and benzene and other chemical exposure claims; environmental contamination, leukemia, myelodysplastic syndrome, and other refinery-related cancer claims; products liability; oil, gas and pipeline tort;18-wheeler truck-accident claims; food misbranding; and consumer law.
In 2012, Brown's verdict for McWilliams v. Chevron USA Inc. was named to the Top 100 Verdicts of 2012 by The National Law Journal. The Plaintiff, a former petroleum inspector, received $17, 498, 392 after suffering from leukemia due to extensive benzene exposure while working on ships and barges in Southwest Louisiana and Southeast Texas.
A member of the State Bar of Texas, Brown also is a member of the Port Arthur and Jefferson County Bar Associations. He is a member of the Southeast Texas Trial Lawyers and Texas Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Association for Justice.
Brown graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelors of Business Administration from Lamar University and from the Baylor University School of Law in Waco.
Additional Contact
Mary Gonzalez, 409-835-6000, mgonzalez@provostumphrey.com
Significant Verdicts
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McWilliams vs. Chevron - $17.4 million (Petroleum worker with leukemia caused by benzene)
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Gomez vs. Humble Sand & Gravel - $2.2 million (Sandblaster with silicosis lung disease)
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Ellender vs. Mobil - $6.6 million (Refinery worker with leukemia caused by benzene)