W Fred Hagans
We represent both individuals and companies in commercial civil litigation. We forged our reputation in high-stakes litigation – claims that involve complicated matters of law, rigorous analysis, sophisticated legal strategies and plain old hard work. Our experience includes matters involving intellectual property, contract disputes, oil and gas disputes, insurance coverage and bad faith, shareholder disputes, product liability, and catastrophic wrongful death cases. Clients range from Fortune 100 companies in multi-national disputes to families who have suffered tragic losses.
Board Certified Civil Trial Lawyer - National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
W Fred Hagans
Hagans Burdine Montgomery Rustay PC
3200 Travis - 4th floor
Houston TX 77006
Tel: 713 222-2700
Fax: 713 547-4950
Fred has led the firm in obtaining more than 100 settlements or verdicts of over $1 million during more than 35 years of trial experience. His clients range from individuals to Fortune 100 companies. Fred’s recent work includes successful resolution of a major oil company’s multi-million dollar royalty dispute, a multi-million dollar insurance bad faith claim, matters involving deaths from catastrophic product failures and a patent infringement action involving publicly-traded telecommunications providers. He also successfully defended a major oil company from billion-dollar allegations of patent infringement and handled a class arbitration regarding breach of fiduciary duty.
Fred’s achievements have prompted his peers to vote him to the Law and Politics’ Texas Super Lawyers list as well H Texas Magazine’s Top Lawyers and Lawyers for the People lists, to include him on the American Board of Trial Advocates, to elect him multiple times to the Texas Association of Certified Trial and Appellate Specialists board of directors, and to honor him with numerous other awards. Fred’s work has also been recognized among the judiciary. He speaks at judicial education seminars and serves as vice chair of the State Bar of Texas Judiciary Relations Committee. He was appointed co-chair of the Texas Supreme Court Professionalism Committee that wrote the Texas Lawyer's Creed.
In addition to managing a busy docket, administering a thriving firm and promoting ethics and professionalism in the legal profession, Fred is actively involved in the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Gulf Coast Chapter, where he has served as president. He received both his undergraduate degree and JD from the University of Texas.
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