Houston, TX Lawyers

Environmental Law

600 Travis St, Houston, TX 77002, USA

Gerry Pels, Chair of the Firm-wide Environmental Section - Energy and Industrial, has been one of the leaders of the Texas environmental legal community for over 30 years. His diverse practice focuses on the areas of environmental compliance, counseling, and litigation. During his career, Gerry has consistently led teams working on cutting edge matters of environmental law, including resolving the well-known Cooper v. Aviall litigation and arguing Clean Air Act issues before the 5th Circuit in litigation involving the Texas SIP. Gerry has been consistently recognized in Chambers USA since 2004 as well as in The Best Lawyers in America for Environmental Law. He was also an adjunct law professor for seven years teaching both environmental law and an advanced RCRA seminar. Gerry's wide range of experience includes agency negotiations, assessing and counseling air, water, stormwater, and waste permit compliance, representing clients at contested permit, enforcement, and other hearings.

Personal Injury Law

6711 Cypress Creek Pkwy, Houston, TX 77069

Greg Baumgartner is the founder of Baumgartner Law Firm, a personal injury law firm based in Houston, Texas. Greg holds double law degrees, is a graduate of Trial Lawyers College, and has been preeminent rated for decades. SuperLawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, Top 10 Truck Accident Lawyers, Top Houston Personal Injury Lawyers, Top Houston Car Accident Lawyers, Top Houston Truck Accident Lawyers, Best Attorneys of American, and numerous others recognized Greg. A member of the Texas and Colorado State Bar Association, Greg is a co-founder of the NW Bar Association in Houston, TX, and is active in many other professional organizations

Civil Litigation

2323 S Shepherd Dr, Houston, TX 77019, USA

Personal Injury Law

7 W. Rivercrest Dr, Houston, TX 77042

Area of Practice: Mass Torts

Personal Injury Law

9703 Richmond Dr., Suite 200, Houston, TX 77042

Area of Practice: Mass Tort Litigation HOWARD NATIONS has been at the forefront of civil and personal injury litigation for over 50 years and has built a national practice focused on mass tort pharmaceuticals, individual catastrophic injuries, and complex business litigation. Howard graduated from Florida State University in 1963 and from Vanderbilt Law School in 1966. He has four trial board certifications and has tried countless cases involving catastrophic injury, wrongful death, breach of contract, will contests, securities fraud, real estate fraud and domestic relations, among others. He also represented the accused in more than 300 pro bono criminal cases. As a pioneer in courtroom technology, Howard was the first attorney to have computer-generated liability and medical animations admitted into evidence at trial. As a leader in education, Howard co-founded AAJ’s National College of Advocacy, and has taught advocacy-related courses in law schools for 35 years. As one of the most sought after educators in the law profession, he is widely published and has lectured to lawyers in all 50 states. Howard also pioneered the use of forensic psychological and neurolinguistic principles to persuade judges and jurors in trial.