R. Stephen "Steve" Ferrell

Steve Ferrell is an experienced Civil Trial Lawyer. He is Board Certified in Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

Steve has earned a reputation for honesty, hard work, and thorough preparation on behalf of his clients. Before switching his practice to represent consumers on the plaintiff's side of the docket, Steve spent 24 years defending insurance companies and large corporations against all kinds of claims and lawsuits. Now, instead of defending insurance companies, Steve represents families, individuals and small businesses who have been harmed by the wrongful conduct of insurance companies and large corporations. Steve has handled serious injury cases involving brain damage, burns, amputations, and spinal cord injuries. He has also handled a wide range of complex insurance claims and lawsuits. Clients who hire Steve Ferrell don't have to worry about having their case handed off to an inexperienced associate. Steve gives each case he accepts his personal attention.

Steve Ferrell is one of the few Texas attorneys who is "Double Board Certified" in both Civil Trial Law and Personal Injury Trial Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. He has tried scores of jury trials to verdict as the lead lawyer in urban and rural courthouses throughout the State of Texas, and has also represented clients in lawsuits filed across the United States. Cases Steve has tried to verdict have involved Accidents caused by Drunk Drivers, Breach of Contract, Catastrophic Accidents, Construction Defects, Corporate Negligence, Drowning, Industrial Accidents, Insurance Bad Faith, Longshoremen, Premises Liability, Toxic Exposures, 18 Wheeler Accidents, Workers Compensation, Wrongful Death, Wrongful Seizure of Assets, and other complex issues.

Steve has been honored for his work by attorneys on both sides of the docket (plaintiff and defense)."

Steve Ferrell's Professional Accolades include:

• Elected to the rank of "Advocate" by lawyers on both sides of the docket in the prestigious American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
• Named a "Life Fellow" by both the Texas Bar Foundation and the Houston Bar Foundation
• Received Martindale Hubble's highest peer rating ("AV Preeminent")
• Named a "Texas Super Lawyer" three times in a statewide bar poll.
• Rated "Superb" (the highest possible rating) by the lawyer rating service Avvo.com.
• Member of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association (TTLA)
• Member of the Houston Trial Lawyers Association (HTLA),
• Member of the Texas Association of Civil Trial and Appellate Specialists (TACTAS).

A Native Texan, Steve was born 100 yards from the Alamo in San Antonio, Texas. After attending public schools in San Antonio, and New Braunfels, Texas, Steve obtained his undergraduate degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1982, and his law degree from the University of Houston in 1985. Steve has been married to his wife for over 26 years and they have four daughters.

Clients know that when they hire Steve Ferrell to represent them, they get experience, integrity and results.

Steve Ferrell's Published Opinions

Served as Lead Counsel or Co-Counsel on the following published cases:

• Mower v. Haymes, 780 S.W.2d 896 (Tex. App.-Houston 1st Dist. 1989, no writ).
• Nielson v. Allstate Ins. Co., 784 S.W.2d 735 (Tex. App.-Houston 14th Dist. 1990, no writ).
• Port of Houston Authority v. Guillory, 814 S.W.2d 119 (Tex. App.- Houston 1st Dist. 1991)
• aff'd, 845 S.W.2d 812 (Tex. 1993)
• Guillory v. Port of Houston Authority, 845 S.W.2d 812 (Tex. 1993).
• Golden v. McNeal, 78 S.W.3d 488 (Tex. App.-Houston 14th Dist. 2002, pet. denied).
• Pennsylvania Pulp & Paper Co., Inc. v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., 100 S.W.3d 566
• (Tex. App.-Houston 14th Dist 2003, pet. denied).
• GJR Management Holdings, L.P. v. Jack Raus, Ltd., 126 S.W.3d 257
• (Tex. App.-San Antonio 2003, pet. denied).
• Alaniz v. Rebello Food & Beverage, L.L.C., 165 S.W.3d7 (Tex. App.- Houston 14th Dist. 2005, no pet.).
• Swank v. Cunningham, 258 S.W.3d 647 (Tex. App.-Eastland 2008, pet. denied).