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Toxic Injury Trial Lawyer - Willis Law Firm
The Willis Law Firm - Texas and New York*
The Willis Law Firm is based in Houston, Texas with a strong national presence and recognition. With 30+ years of personal injury & product liability experience, Mr. Willis has gained a national reputation as a leading personal injury lawyer in the United States. Mr Willis is a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer since 1988. Mr. Willis is an AV+ Rated Lawyer, the Highest Rating by his Peers. Mr. Willis has represented 1000’s of clients over the last 30 years on cases involving serious electrical and thermal burns, pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, lung damage, heart damage, paralysis, anoxic brain damage, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries and wrongful death suits against foreign and domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers, chemical plants and other corporate entities. He has represented thousands of clients in drug cases, medical devices, serious injuries, leukemia / benzene exposure, silica dust exposure / silicosis, ethylene oxide exposure, asbestos exposure / mesothelioma, drug and pharmaceutical injury lawsuits. He specializes in the prosecution of serious injury and death cases involving toxic injuries such as:
benzene exposure – AML Leukemia
silica exposure – Silicosis
asbestos – Mesothelioma
ethylene oxide – Nerve Damage
petroleum solvents – Nerve Damage, Leukemias and Cancers
Committed to helping injured people and their families
Mr. Willis and his personal injury law firm are committed to representing seriously injured people and their families. Mr. Willis was born and raised in Texas. He graduated from Baylor University in 1978 and then went on to graduate from the South Texas College of Law in Houston, Texas in 1982. Mr. Willis served as a Briefing Attorney on the Supreme Court of Texas for the Honorable Robert M.Campbell in Austin, Texas until 1984, when he began to practice plaintiff’s personal injury law in Houston. In 1992, Mr. Willis founded Willis & Associates, a personal injury law firm with heavy emphasis in products liability litigation.
Mr. Willis’ educational, career and legal background include:
Baylor University (BA 1978)
South Texas College of Law (JD 1982)
State Bar of Texas (Admitted in 1983)
New York State Bar (Admitted in 2005)*
Supreme Court of Texas – Briefing Attorney (1983-1984)
Vice President – Harris County Bar Association (1984-1985)
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer (Since 1988)
Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Since 1988)
Texas Bar Foundation (Member since 1996)
Awarded the Steven J Sharp Public Service Award 2001 (National Award)
United States Patent Holder
Board Certified
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Mr. Willis has the distinction of being a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988. This legal certification by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization identifies an attorney who has been recognized as having extensive knowledge and actual experience trying a prescribed number of personal injury cases to a jury verdict. In order to be Board Certified, Mr. Willis had to pass strict testing and qualification requirements to demonstrate his knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure and other areas of substantive law in the trial of civil cases. Less than 2% of all Texas attorneys have earned this important certification in Personal Injury Trial Law.
Recognized and awarded prestigious award
Further, in 1997, Mr. Willis was involved in one of the nation’s first Firestone ATX Radial Tread / Belt Separation and Ford Explorer rollover cases which occurred in Texas. A products liability lawsuit was filed in 1998 against Ford and Firestone due to the Ford Explorer going out of control and rolling after the back left Firestone ATX radial tire’s tread came off. After a long battle with Ford and Firestone a very significant confidential settlement was reached by all parties. On July 17, 2001 Mr. Willis was recognized as one of a very select group of products liability attorneys in the nation and was awarded the prestigious Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award for his contributions in investigating and gathering evidence pertaining to tire belt separation and vehicle rollovers in Firestone Tire and Ford Explorer Cases. The efforts by these selected attorneys and others helped lead to the largest recall in U.S. history. This award was presented to Mr. Willis by the President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA)
Board Certified
Personal Injury Trial Lawyer
Mr. Willis has the distinction of being a Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer, certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization since 1988. This legal certification by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization identifies an attorney who has been recognized as having extensive knowledge and actual experience trying a prescribed number of personal injury cases to a jury verdict. In order to be Board Certified, Mr. Willis had to pass strict testing and qualification requirements to demonstrate his knowledge of the law of evidence, procedure and other areas of substantive law in the trial of civil cases. Less than 2% of all Texas attorneys have earned this important certification in Personal Injury Trial Law.
Recognized and awarded prestigious award
Further, in 1997, Mr. Willis was involved in one of the nation’s first Firestone ATX Radial Tread / Belt Separation and Ford Explorer rollover cases which occurred in Texas. A products liability lawsuit was filed in 1998 against Ford and Firestone due to the Ford Explorer going out of control and rolling after the back left Firestone ATX radial tire’s tread came off. After a long battle with Ford and Firestone a very significant confidential settlement was reached by all parties. On July 17, 2001 Mr. Willis was recognized as one of a very select group of products liability attorneys in the nation and was awarded the prestigious Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award for his contributions in investigating and gathering evidence pertaining to tire belt separation and vehicle rollovers in Firestone Tire and Ford Explorer Cases. The efforts by these selected attorneys and others helped lead to the largest recall in U.S. history. This award was presented to Mr. Willis by the President of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America (ATLA).
Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Lawyer with over 30 years experience.
By Attorney David Willis of The Willis Law Firm
If you have been exposed to any refined petroleum products or chemicals containing benzene, toluene, xylene, naphtha or any aromatic hydrocarbon at a chemical plant, refinery or used a benzene-containing product and later diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, AML Leukemia, Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS), Aplastic Anemia (AA), Multiple Myeloma (MM), or Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL), or CLL then you may have a right to file a benzene exposure lawsuit. Call for a Free Confidential Consultation. Do Not Delay.
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History & Expertise
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- Licensed in State of Texas since 1983 and State of New York since 2005
- Board Certified Personal Injury Trial Law - Texas Board of Legal Specialization
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- Licensed in State of Texas since 1983 and State of New York since 2005
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