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| | Address | | 1616 S. Voss Road, Suite 550 | | Houston, Texas 77057-2630 | | (Ft. Bend, Harris & Montgomery Cos.) | | | |
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(Main Office)
| Boston & Hughes, P.C. practices in the following areas of law:
Medical Malpractice Defense, Professional Malpractice, Personal Injury, Intellectual Property, Business and Commercial Litigation, General Litigation, Employment Law, Products Liability. Civil Trial and Appellate Practice in State and Federal Courts. | | Year Established: 1991 | Firm Profile:
The practice of Boston & Hughes, P.C. focuses on civil trial and appellate work with a strong emphasis on litigation. Our firm's philosophy is to provide the highest quality legal services consistent with the best interests of each client. Our lawyers pursue all legal avenues available while utilizing a common sense approach. Boston & Hughes offers the highest quality legal services and advanced technology while delivering the direct, personal service expected from a smaller firm. Our attorneys are skilled in taking a large amount of complex information and presenting it in a clear, understandable and persuasive manner. | | Firm Size: 4 | | James R. Boston, Jr. (Member) born Dallas, Texas, January 17, 1958; admitted to bar, 1982, Texas, U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: Tyler Junior College (A.A., cum laude, 1977); University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 1979); South Texas College of Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member, Order of Barristers. Board of Advocates, South Texas College of Law, 1980-1982. Warren P. Cunningham Award for National Appellate Advocacy, 1982; Regional Championship Teams: NAAC Moot Court Competition, 1981; Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition, Best Appellant's Brief, 1982. Finalist, Jessup International Law National Moot Court Finals, 1982. Briefing Attorney, Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 1982-1983. Listed in: The Best Lawyers in America; Texas' Best Lawyers; "Texas Super Lawyers", 2008; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers; Who's Who in American Law; National Directory of Who's Who in Executives and Professionals; Who's Who Among Top Executives; Cambridge Who's Who Registry of Business Leaders. Honored Member, National Registry of Who's Who. Speaker, "Burning Issues in Medical Malpractice Law," Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2007; "Medical Malpractice Update, the Defense Perspective," Texas Judicial Conference, San Antonio, Texas, 1990. Author: "Burning Issues in Medical Malpractice Law," Advanced Medical Malpractice Seminar, 2007; "Preparing the Defendant Doctor for Deposition," TMLT Defense Counsel Seminar, 2002; "Liability Associated with Injured Children," Edward T. Smith Orthopaedic Lectureship, 1987. Sustaining Life Fellow, Texas Bar Foundation. Member: Houston Bar Association; State Bar of Texas; College of the State Bar of Texas; Greater Houston Society for Healthcare Risk Management; Attorney-Mediators Institute; Defense Research Institute; American Board of Trial Advocates. Fellow: Houston Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Trial Practice; Litigation; Civil Appeals; Business Litigation; Personal Injury; Personal Injury Defense; Products Liability; Products Liability Defense. Email: James R. Boston, Jr. | | —————————— | | Matthew B. E. Hughes (Associate) born Banbury, England, April 1, 1964; admitted to bar, 1991, Texas; 1992, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. Education: University of Texas (B.B.A., 1988); University of Houston (J.D.,1991). Order of the Barons. Member, University of Houston Law Review. Co-Author: "The Good Samaritan's Law: A Physician's Wobbly Shield," 2 Anesthesia Malpractice Protector 2, February 1990; "AIDS and the ADA: Reasonable Referral or Refusal To Treat," Texas Medicine, May 1994. Presenter: "Deciphering Records: What to Look For and What Should be There," Medical Records Law in Texas Seminar (Lorman Education Services), Feb. 13, 2008; "Sexual Harassment," Hidalgo County Sheriff's Department, McAllen, Texas, July 10, 1996; "Employment Law Seminar," (Topics: Discipline and Discharge, Sexual Harassment, Suggestions for Employee Safety), Marshall & Gonzalez, L.L.P., Embassy Suites Hotel, McAllen, Texas, July 25, 1996; "Employment Law Seminar," (Topics: Sexual Harassment, Some Suggestions for Employee Safety in an Increasingly Violent World), Resourcing Staffing and Marshall & Gonzalez, L.L.P., J.W. Marriott Hotel, Houston, Texas, November 12, 1996. Member: Houston Bar Association (Appellate, Healthcare, Labor and Employment Sections); State Bar of Texas (Appellate, Healthcare, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Labor and Employment Sections); Defense Research Institute; College of State Bar of Texas. (Board Certified, Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization). Reported Cases: Hector v. Christus Health Gulf Coast, 2005 WL 1981303 (Tex. App.— Houston [14th Dist.] 2005, pet. filed); Lookshin v. Feldman, 127 S.W.3d 100 (Tex. App. Houston, 1st Dist., 2003. rev. den'd); Edgeworth v. Wilson, 113 S.W.3d 559 (Tex. App. Texarkana 2003, no pet.); Tesch v. Stroud, 28 S.W. 3d 782 (Tex. App.-Corpus Christi 2000, no pet.); Chandler v. Cash, 20 S.W. 3d 69 (Tex. App.-Texarkana 2000, no pet.); Jones v. Legal Copy, Inc., 846 S.W. 2d 922 (Tex. App. Houston, {1st Dist.} 1993, no writ). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Employment Law; Intellectual Property; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Labor and Employment; Employment Litigation; Insurance Defense; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation; Medical Liability; Medical Negligence; Medical Malpractice Defense; Personal Injury. Email: Matthew B. E. Hughes | | Gary A. Sommer (Associate) born Huron, South Dakota, February 24, 1961; admitted to bar, 1989, Arizona; 1999, Texas, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona, U.S. Circuit Court, Ninth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: South Dakota State University (B.S., 1983); Arizona State University, School of Law (J.D., 1989); George Washington University National Law Center (LL.M., 1994). Member: State Bar of Texas; State Bar of Arizona. [U.S. Navy, Judge Advocate General Corps., 1989-1993]. Reported Cases: Price v. Divita, __ S.W.3d __, 2006 WL 2192802 (Tex.App. -- Houston [1st Dist.] 2006); Hababag v. Garcia, 2006 WL 3027613 (Tex.App. -- Beaumont 2006). Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice Defense; Medical Liability Defense; Appellate Practice; Civil Appeals; Insurance Defense; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Defense Litigation. Email: Gary A. Sommer | | R. Gregg Byrd (Associate) born Houston, Texas, October 17, 1970; admitted to bar, 1998, Texas; U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas. Education: Texas A & M University (B.A., Psych., magna cum laude, 1993); University of Texas at Austin, School of Law (J.D., 1997). Assistant District Attorney, Dallas County, 1999-2001. Member: State Bar of Texas; Houston Bar Association; Defense Research Institute. Languages: Spanish. Practice Areas: Medical Malpractice; Criminal Law; Wills. Email: R. Gregg Byrd |
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