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.

Bryan O. Blevins, Jr. is an equity partner at Provost Umphrey. He has spent his entire professional career with Provost Umphrey Law Firm. Blevins serves as administrator, trial coordinator and litigator for the firm's asbestos department, including direct coordination of over 10,000 cases. Blevins was recently named 2016 Southeast Texas "Lawyer of the Year" for Product Liability Litigation by Best Lawyers in America®.