​Provost Umphrey equity partner Bryan O. Blevins Jr. was recently named a member of the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Blevins joins Keith Hyde, Zona Jones, D’Juana Parks and James Payne in ABOTA membership. ABOTA membership is obtained only through invitation, and Provost Umphrey is honored to have five of its 22 attorneys as ABOTA members.

​Colin Moore practices toxic tort (asbestos), personal injury, premises and product liability law with Provost Umphrey. Moore has been named to Texas Super Lawyer’s “Rising Stars” list every year since 2007, and he was named to the Best Lawyers in America 2016. Moore is actively involved in the Jefferson County Bar Association and is currently serving is second term as a Director for the organization.

Provost Umphrey attorneys Colin Moore and Ronnie Turner, Jr. have been elected to leadership positions for the Jefferson County Bar Association (JCBA) and the Jefferson County Young Lawyers Association (JCYLA), respectively.

Matthew C. Matheny has been with Provost Umphrey since 2003, with his main focus being personal injury litigation. In 2015, Matheny was named the Baylor Young Lawyer of the Year by Baylor Law School. The award is given to an outstanding alumnus who has brought honor and distinction to the Law School and legal profession. Most recently, Matheny became a credentialed mediator after completing the University of Texas School of Law Center for Public Policy Dispute Resolution Mediator Training.

Edward Fisher joined Provost Umphrey in 2001. Since then, he has obtained multiple verdicts and settlements on behalf of clients. In March 2016, a jury awarded a $4.2 million verdict on behalf of a wrongful death client. The verdict came just four months after a Pennsylvania jury awarded one of Fisher’s clients $1.25 million. Fisher was named to the Best Lawyers in America list in 2015 and 2016.

​James E. Payne is an equity partner at Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P. In addition to practicing personal injury law, Payne is very active in social and civic causes. Most recently, he spoke at the 100 Black Men of Greater Beaumont Annual Scholarship Banquet on “Winning the Game of Life.”

​Provost Umphrey's Zona Jones, along with Steve Harrison of Waco's Harrison Davis Steakley Morrison represent many families pursuing civil claims related to the 2013 West fertilizer explosion.

​Provost Umphrey Law Firm represents family members of two workers who died, six other injured victims

A University of Texas School of Law graduate, Chris Kirchmer focuses primarily on pharmaceutical and medical device product liability law. Most recently, Kirchmer was named to the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the Cook Medical IVC Filter litigation, as well as the Plaintiffs Leadership Counsel for the Bard IVC Filter litigation.