This year, the AAA estimates 112.7 million people will be traveling from December 23 to January 2, showing an increase of 3.6 million travelers from last year. This year is expected to be the third busiest travel season since the AAA began tracking this data in 2000. If you are making plans to travel through Houston, the AAA projects that the busiest travel day will be December 27th from 3:45 to 5:45PM on I-69 North and I-610 to TX-10. Traffic in Houston is expected to be up 36% from last year....

BEAUMONT, Texas – Powerhouse Texas-based trial law firm Provost Umphrey has earned honors from US News – Best Lawyers, winning a spot on the prestigious Best Law Firms list for 2023. The firm ranked in the top-tier of the Beaumont region for personal injury, product liability and mass torts/class actions on behalf of plaintiff clients harmed through corporate negligence and dangerous products. Provost Umphrey’s Nashville office made the top-tier of firms in that metro area for labor and...

Prestigious legal guide honors firm attorneys for personal injury, personal injury products liability, environmental litigation expertise Texas Super Lawyers has recognized nine Provost Umphrey attorneys as top lawyers in the state for their work with plaintiffs involved in general litigation for personal injury, personal injury products liability, and environmental litigation. The 2022 edition of the prestigious peer-review legal guide highlights the leading attorneys in Texas within their...

Matthew C. Matheny, Provost Umphrey partner, has been accepted into the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA dedicates itself to the preservation and promotion of the Seventh Amendment, which guarantees the right to civil jury trials. Members in this prestigious invitation-only group must have tried a minimum of 10 civil jury trials to conclusion. More than 7,600 lawyers and judges are involved in ABOTA chapters in all 50 states. "ABOTA is one of the nation's most effective...

Four attorneys receive elite ‘Lawyer of the Year’ honors from nationally respected guide Sixteen Provost Umphrey attorneys have been honored in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America, including four singled out as “Lawyer of the Year” in specific practice areas. For the eighth year in a row, all equity partners received Best Lawyers in America honors. Equity Partner Matthew C. Matheny received Lawyer of the Year for his work representing plaintiffs in mass tort and class action litigation,...

Port Neches Students Photographs will be hung on the walls of the firm’s new offices Two Port Neches-Groves High School students were honored with an award for their photographed works that will be displayed in Provost Umphrey Law Firm’s new office. The works by students, Emily Mire and J’Dynee Illa-Postel, depict the Jefferson County Courthouse and Federal Courthouse respectively. “We knew we wanted to fill these walls with artwork that was meaningful to our firm,” says Matthew Matheny,...